Songs from Movies

Rowan & Martin at the Movies (1968)

This public service short for U.S. Savings Bonds starts out with Rowan and Martin arriving at a TV studio, ostensibly to host a show. It turns out that trumpet player Herb Alpert is the only other performer listed in the credits who is actually there in person. The others appear in clips, some from their own U.S. Savings Bonds spots, others from unidentified movie or TV appearances. Singer Barbara McNair is shown entertaining U.S. troops in Viet Nam, and the youth group The Young Americans also sings.

The movie Rowan & Martin at the Movies, released in 1968, features 3 songs from artists like Barbara McNair and The Young Americans. What is your favorite song from Rowan & Martin at the Movies?

 

Songs from Rowan & Martin at the Movies

I Wish I Was In Dixie's Land
For Once In My Life
Barbara McNair
Yankee Doodle
The Young Americans