OY531 American March (John Brown's Body):
This melody is more commonly known as "John Brown's Body". Easy version accordion arrangement by Yehuda Oppenheimer.
John Brown's Body (originally known as John Brown's Song) is a United States marching song about the abolitionist John Brown. The song was popular in the Union during the American Civil War. The tune arose out of the folk hymn tradition of the American camp meeting movement of the late 18th and early 19th century.
According to an 1890 account, the original John Brown lyrics were a collective effort by a group of Union soldiers who were referring both to the famous John Brown and also, humorously, to a Sergeant John Brown of their own battalion.
Various other authors have published additional verses and/or claimed credit for originating the John Brown lyrics and tune. |
