An American Trilogy
| "An American Trilogy" | ||||
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| Single by Elvis Presley | ||||
| B-side | "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" | |||
| Released | April 4, 1972 | |||
| Recorded | February 16, 1972 | |||
| Venue | Las Vegas Hilton, Las Vegas, Nevada | |||
| Genre | Popular, country, gospel | |||
| Length | 4:34 | |||
| Label | RCA Victor | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Mickey Newbury | |||
| Producer(s) | Felton Jarvis | |||
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"An American Trilogy" is a 1972 song medley arranged by country composer Mickey Newbury and popularized by Elvis Presley, who included it as a showstopper in his concerts. The medley uses three 19th-century songs:
- "Dixie" — a popular folk song about the southern United States.
- "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" — a marching hymn of the Union Army during the American Civil War; and
- "All My Trials" — a Bahamian lullaby related to African American spirituals and widely used by folk music revivalists