Lindbergh (The Eagle of the U.S.A.)

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"Lindbergh (The Eagle of the U.S.A.)" was a popular song written by famous Tin Pan Alley songwriters, Howard Johnson and Al Sherman in 1927. It chronicles Charles Lindbergh's famous pioneer solo-flight across the Atlantic Ocean in the Spirit of St. Louis. The song was an overnight hit being released immediately on the heels of Lindbergh's safe landing.

Recordings

Victor Records # 20674, side A, Vernon Dalhart, singer. Joel Whitburn estimates this recording would have appeared on the Billboard Hot 100 chart beginning August 1927, achieving a position of #4.
Oriole Records (U.S.) # 922, side A, Harry Crane, singer.
Edison Blue Amberol Cylinder # 5362, Vernon Dalhart, singer.

Whitburn, Joel (1986). Pop Memories 1890-1954. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research, Inc. p. 119. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.

v t e Charles Lindbergh
Aircraft	Spirit of St. Louis (1927–1928) Tingmissartoq (1929–1933) Miles Mohawk (1936–1939)
Works	"WE" (1927) Des Moines speech (1941) The Spirit of St. Louis (1953) Autobiography of Values (1977)
Personal life	Anne Morrow Lindbergh (wife) Jon Lindbergh (son) Anne Lindbergh (daughter) Reeve Lindbergh (daughter) Erik Lindbergh (grandson) Evangeline Lodge Land Lindbergh (mother) Charles August Lindbergh (father) Highfields (home) Lindbergh kidnapping
In culture	Lindbergh Boom "Lindbergh (The Eagle of the U.S.A.)" (1927 song) "Lucky Lindy!" (1927 song) The Flight Across the Ocean (1929 play) The Spirit of St. Louis (1957 film) The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case (1976 TV film) The Spirit of Charles Lindbergh (1984 film) Lindbergh (1998 biography) The Plot Against America (2004 novel) The Plot Against America (2020 miniseries)