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Battle of Shiloh, Gone To Shiloh, Elton John, Leon Russell, Neil Young
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Album Info. Gone To Shiloh is a cut off of the CD - The Union - a collaboration released on the Decca label by artists Elton John and Leon Russell. Please see more specific Album details below. Please purchase or download this CD. It is a fantastic recording and has already chalked up 1 Grammy nomination. Please read the blog below for more information about The Union and also the Battle of Shiloh.
Gone To Shiloh
Gone to Shiloh is a song written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin about the American Civil War - Battle of Shiloh. It is written from the perspective of the Union and Confederate soldiers, (some of whom were under the age of 18), who fought in the battle and their sorrow of having to leave their families, homes and farms. The soldiers faced the uncertainty of whether or not they would ever return home to their loved ones again.
The song was recorded by Elton John and Leon Russell on their Grammy nominated 2010 collaboration, The Union, released on October 19, 2010 on the Decca label. Gone To Shiloh, although not technically the title cut of The Union, is still basically the title cut. because in the chorus of the song, the phrase 'the Union' is used repeatedly.
The Union was produced by multiple Grammy and Oscar award-winning producer, T. Bone Burnett. Elton and Leon were nominated for a Grammy award for 'Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals' for the cut 'If It Wasn't For Bad', written by Leon Russell and Bernie Taupin, on The Union. Thanks to all members of The Recording Academy who supported this very worthy Grammy nomination. This cut; Gone to Shiloh also features vocals by Neil Young along with Leon Russell and Elton John.
The Battle of Shiloh was a major battle of the American Civil War. The battle was fought April 6-7, 1862 in southwestern Tennessee. The two-day battle of Shiloh was the costliest in American history up to that point in time. The Union casualties were 13,047, (1,754 killed, 8,408 wounded and 2,885 missing). The Confederate casualties were 10,699, (1,728 killed, 8,012 wounded, and 959 missing or captured). Both the Union and Confederate sides were shocked at the carnage at Shiloh. At the time, no one suspected that three more years of such bloodshed remained in the American Civil War and that eight larger and bloodier battles were yet to come.
This slide show video is dedicated to the genius of Leon Russell. Leon is one of my top two favorite musicians of all time. Leon Russell will FINALLY be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in March of 2011. Many thanks to the brilliant Sir Elton John for coming up with the idea of this wonderful collaboration between he and "his idol" Leon Russell -- The Master of Space and Time.
The first slide is a photo of my great, great, grandfather taken in the late 1800's. He is sitting in front of a tent near Morganton, North Carolina, wearing the remnants of his Confederate Army uniform. He was a gunsmith and a blacksmith during the civil war. One of his rifles was prominently displayed in the North Carolina Museum of History when I was a child.
Most of the photographs of the young Civil War soldiers in uniform are from the Liljenquist Family Collection within the United States Library of Congress.
Teachers and professors around the world are using some of my videos to teach history. Please let me know, by leaving me a comment or a message, if you are one of those teachers or even a student using any of my videos for a class project. I love hearing about my vids being used for educational purposes. Thank you. Please rate, leave comments and subscribe to my channel.
Gone To Shiloh
Gone to Shiloh is a song written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin about the American Civil War - Battle of Shiloh. It is written from the perspective of the Union and Confederate soldiers, (some of whom were under the age of 18), who fought in the battle and their sorrow of having to leave their families, homes and farms. The soldiers faced the uncertainty of whether or not they would ever return home to their loved ones again.
The song was recorded by Elton John and Leon Russell on their Grammy nominated 2010 collaboration, The Union, released on October 19, 2010 on the Decca label. Gone To Shiloh, although not technically the title cut of The Union, is still basically the title cut. because in the chorus of the song, the phrase 'the Union' is used repeatedly.
The Union was produced by multiple Grammy and Oscar award-winning producer, T. Bone Burnett. Elton and Leon were nominated for a Grammy award for 'Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals' for the cut 'If It Wasn't For Bad', written by Leon Russell and Bernie Taupin, on The Union. Thanks to all members of The Recording Academy who supported this very worthy Grammy nomination. This cut; Gone to Shiloh also features vocals by Neil Young along with Leon Russell and Elton John.
The Battle of Shiloh was a major battle of the American Civil War. The battle was fought April 6-7, 1862 in southwestern Tennessee. The two-day battle of Shiloh was the costliest in American history up to that point in time. The Union casualties were 13,047, (1,754 killed, 8,408 wounded and 2,885 missing). The Confederate casualties were 10,699, (1,728 killed, 8,012 wounded, and 959 missing or captured). Both the Union and Confederate sides were shocked at the carnage at Shiloh. At the time, no one suspected that three more years of such bloodshed remained in the American Civil War and that eight larger and bloodier battles were yet to come.
This slide show video is dedicated to the genius of Leon Russell. Leon is one of my top two favorite musicians of all time. Leon Russell will FINALLY be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in March of 2011. Many thanks to the brilliant Sir Elton John for coming up with the idea of this wonderful collaboration between he and "his idol" Leon Russell -- The Master of Space and Time.
The first slide is a photo of my great, great, grandfather taken in the late 1800's. He is sitting in front of a tent near Morganton, North Carolina, wearing the remnants of his Confederate Army uniform. He was a gunsmith and a blacksmith during the civil war. One of his rifles was prominently displayed in the North Carolina Museum of History when I was a child.
Most of the photographs of the young Civil War soldiers in uniform are from the Liljenquist Family Collection within the United States Library of Congress.
Teachers and professors around the world are using some of my videos to teach history. Please let me know, by leaving me a comment or a message, if you are one of those teachers or even a student using any of my videos for a class project. I love hearing about my vids being used for educational purposes. Thank you. Please rate, leave comments and subscribe to my channel.