World War I songs

<p><span class="deck"> <span class="typestyle"> Fifty years ago America went into World War I—singing. Irving Berlin, who put some of the songs upon our lips, recalls for American Heritage those gallant and somehow marvelously innocent days.</span> </span></p>

<p>During the World War I, American jazz bands played at hospitals, rest camps, and other venues, delighting doughboys and Europeans alike.</p>