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American folk tradition. He stripped away all backing vocals, military drumbeats and militant guitar strumming and simply sang the song with an acoustic guitar as accompaniment. In early 1966, Donovan was still
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recorded "Remember the Alamo" with Tex Ritter's original lyrics. He also utilized different instrumentation from the
Kingston Trio's version by adding a military drumbeat and lush backing vocals. The song was included on his 1963 album
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in the late 1950s. They went on to record several of her songs, including "Remember the Alamo". The song was released with slightly different lyrics on their 1959 album
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