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Lorena
| Composer |
J.P. Webster |
| Lyricist |
Rev. H.D.L. Webster |
| Year Published |
1857 |
| Type |
Somebody's Darling |
| Playing Time |
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| Comments |
"Another pre-Civil War song which achieved wide popularity during
the conflict was this composition by the Reverend H.D.L. Webster and J.P. Webster, who
were, incidentally, not related to each other. For some reason, the song became a
particular favorite of the Confederacy and, in time, came to be identified with the
Southern cause. Hundreds of Southern girls were named for the song's heroine, while
several pioneer settlements and even a steamship proudly bore the name. One
Confederate veteran claimed to have 'heard it more during the war than any other song.' "J.P.
Webster, creator of the melody, was a close collaborator of S. Fillmore Bennett, with whom
he wrote several Civil War songs... Their best-known work, however, was one of the most
popular hymns of all time, 'Sweet By and By.'"
Songs of the Civil War.
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