Your 4th of July Playlist

Thanks to my friend Maura (second fifer from left) for providing this clip of the Adamsville Ancients Fife and Drums. What's more Fourth of July than a fife and drum corp playing Marie's Wedding, Mountian Tea and other Irish tunes.

Ok, here we go. The cooler is stocked with cold beer, the grill is ready for the burgers and dogs and of course, Johnsonville Brats. What backyard party would be complete with out Johnsonville Brats. Yeah Meat. ( no, this blog is not brought to you by Johnsonville, but it could be. Anyone out there from Johnsonville or any other company that wants to sponsor this blog feel free to contact me and we could talk. You hear that Anheuser-Busch. "The cooler is stocked with cold Budweiser, and for this 4th of July try Bud in the Limited edition, Red, White and Blue Patriotic Cans. Budweiser will donate a portion of all sales to Folds of Honor, an organization that supports families of US Military personnel killed or disabled while serving their country") The guest are arriving and you need to put on the days music. So here is a list of songs for the Fourth of July.

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, American Girl

Bruce Springsteen, Born in The USA

Ray Charles, America the Beautiful

The Guess Who, American Woman

Grand Funk Railroad, We're an American Band

David Bowie, Young Americans

David Lee Roth, California Girls

Lynyrd Skynyrd, Sweet Home Alabama

Billy Joel, New York State of Mind

Mountain, Mississippi Queen

Ray Charles, Georgia

LeAnn Rimes, Blue Moon of Kentucky

Bruce Springsteen, Jersey Girl

R. Dean Taylor, Indiana Wants Me

Dropkick Murphys, Shipping up to Boston (what? you thought I was going to go with The BeeGees, Massachusetts )

Crosby, Stills and Nash, Ohio

Mark Lindsay, Arizona

Charlie Daniels Band, Texas

Kieth Whitley, Charlotte's in North Carolina

Bobby Sherman, In Seattle

Elvis, Viva Las Vegas

The Ventures, Hawaii Five-0

John Denver, Rocky Mountain High

Elton John, Philadelphia Freedom

Tony Bennett, Moonlight in Vermont

Bruce Springsteen, Nebraska

Merle Haggerd, Okie from Muskogee

Fats Domino, Kansas City

Johnny Horton, North to Alaska

Lyle Lovett, North Dakota

Woody Guthrie, This Land is Your Land

OK, that should get you started. What songs can you add to the list?