The Spanish-American War Part 3: Cuba & Puerto Rico

Break The News To Mother Columbia Phonograph Co. 4586 Performed by The J.W. Myers Recorded 1904 Written by Charles K. Harris

Break The News to Mother was written by Charles K. Harris in 1891. It was originally about a fireman. After the tragedy of the USS Maine explosion in Havana Harbor in 1898, Harris rewrote the song and substituted a soldier in place of the fireman. Though the song is often presented as a Civil War song, the popular version of the song is really a Spanish-American War song.

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