Historians have debunked many of the popular theories surrounding the tune's creation. Still, its legacy as a patriotic ...

“Yankee Doodle” remains one of America’s most enduring marching tunes, though its origins are obscure. We do know that it was written before the American Revolution and that the phrase “Yankee Doodle” ...

Protest music has a deep and rich history in the United States. One could even say it was born right alongside it. From "Yankee Doodle" being sung back in defiance at the British soldiers who ...

There we were on the Fourth of July, getting ready to enjoy fireworks when someone said, “Jim, who wrote ‘Yankee Doodle’?” Another person quickly threw in “George M. Cohan.” I knew that was incorrect ...