Songs:Brother, Can You Spare A Dime (14455)

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"Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?", also sung as "Buddy, Can You Spare a Dime?", is one of the best-known American songs of the Great Depression. Written in 1931 by lyricist E.Y. "Yip" Harburg and composer Jay Gorney, "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" was part of the 1932 musical New Americana. It became best known, however, through recordings by Bing Crosby and Rudy Vallee. [1]


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Brother, Can You Spare A Dime by Big John Shearer SONG

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Vintage Cafe Society Blues


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  • Length: 4:08
  • Times played: 18
  • People hearing: 300
  • Times requested: 9
  • First played: Apr 30th, 2003
  • Last played: Jun 13th, 2008
  • Previously played: Mar 19th, 2008
  • Song ID#: 14455

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