Kate Smith: The Yankees Stop Using The Recording Of The Singer "God Bless America" ​​When They Investigate Racism

New York – The Yankees suspended the use of the recording of "God Bless America" ​​by Kate Smith during the seventh round while they were investigating an allegation of racism against the singer. The New York Daily News reported on Thursday that there were conflicting assertions about Smith's 1939 song, "That's Why Darkies Was Born."

The song originates from Broadway's 1931 review "The Scandals of George White" and was considered a satire. This was recorded by Smith and also by Paul Robeson, who was black.

The team said in a statement: "The Yankees have been informed of a record that was previously unknown to us and have decided to immediately and carefully review this new information.The Yankees take social and racial insensitivities and conclusions very seriously. finals have been drawn, we are mistaken for sensitivity. "

Smith died in 1986. The Yankees used her recording of "God Bless America" ​​and sometimes live singers in the seventh inning since the terrorist attacks of 2001. They used an organ version on Wednesday and Thursday.

CBS Philly reports that Smith is the most famous of the Philadelphia sports scene for having played "God Bless America" ​​before the 1970s Flyers. In 1987, a year after Smith's death, the Flyers erected a statue in the 1970s. Smith's honor outside the Spectrum. This statue is now between the Wells Fargo Center and Xfinity Live!

New York Yankees star Babe Ruth and popular singer Kate Smith are performing together in New York in September 1936, as part of the promotion of her new Bandwagon series on Thursday night, which will debut on September 17 on WABC-Columbia radio station. Kate and the baby figured in a "comic sketch of domestic life".

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