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Nov 5, 2001 · It didn’t take long for the rumor to begin that Greenwood, who was reaping acclaim (and royalties) for his modern-day American anthem, was actually a draft dodger who fled the USA for Canada...
Lee Greenwood was not a draft dodger, this irony was created to bad mouth him. Elaine from Wilkes-barre, Sc I love "God Bless the U.S.A." It makes me feel so patriotic.
- Lee Greenwood
- 2015
Aug 27, 2021 · It's been nearly 40 years since Lee Greenwood wrote his signature "God Bless The U.S.A." — a patriotic anthem informed by his veteran father, his experiences traveling across the country in a...
- Dave Paulson
- Music Reporter
Greenwood did not serve in the United States military despite the universal draft at the time. He has said that was given a 3A deferment for family hardship due to having children at age 17. [9] He eloped to Reno, Nevada with his first wife Edna Greenwood in 1960.
"God Bless the U.S.A." (also known as "Proud to Be an American") is an American patriotic song written and recorded by American country music artist Lee Greenwood, and is considered to be his signature song. The first album it appears on is his 1984 album You've Got a Good Love Comin'.
- "This Old Bed"
- May 21, 1984
- November 1983
- Nashville, Tennessee
Sep 2, 2017 · GREENWOOD: I would respond to the needs of the United States in any possible way I could. Most of our tours were requested by the [Morale, Welfare and Recreation staffs], USO and even the White...
Oct 4, 2021 · In September 2021, several primarily right-leaning outlets reported that Lee Greenwood, a country singer best known for his patriotic hit "God Bless the USA," had been replaced on the National...
