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Another tune about Dubuque was "Dubuque" written by Rita Dolphin, Margarete Mary Hughes, and F. C. Maher in 1933.


"[[DUKE OF DUBUQUE]]," with words and music written by Billy Faber and James Marchant, appeared in 1941. The song, originally recorded by the Four Vagabonds for RCA, was revived in the 1980s by ''The Manhattan Transfer'', a pop musical group that sang the song on a television special called "Night of 1,000 Stars" and for PBS-TV on its "Evening at the Pops" with the Boston Pops Orchestra.
[[Image:g-theassociation.jpg|left|thumb|150px|The Association, one of the 1960s most popular recording groups, contributed to the collection of music about Dubuque.]]
In 1967 Jules Alexander of the pop group ''The Association'' wrote "Dubuque Blues" after performing at a ramp dance at the Locust Street parking ramp. The group released the song as part of an album in 1969.
In 1981 [[HEMMER, Paul|Paul HEMMER]] wrote "Let's Hear It For Dubuque" for the [[DUBUQUE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE]].


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[[Category: Songs]]

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MUSIC. The "Beautiful Dubuque Waltz," composed by John William Kothe of Dubuque was first published in 1860 by W. J. Gilbert of Dubuque. The music, dedicated to Maria the daughter of Senator George Wallace JONES, was first performed by the GERMANIA BAND at their Christmas concert on December 27, 1860, held at the Julien Theater. Kothe, a local confectioner, left Dubuque for Cincinnati with hope of achieving success in the music business. After publishing a copyright edition of the waltz in 1869, he was last known as a piano tuner.

<flashmp3>http://www.encyclopediadubuque.org/audio/Beautiful_Dubuque_Waltz.mp3</flashmp3> "Beautiful Dubuque Waltz" composed in 1860 in Dubuque, Iowa by John William Kothe. Performed by Jan Boland on 19th-century wooden flute and John Dowdall on 19th-century gut strung guitar. Recorded May 1994 at King Chapel, Cornell College, Mt. Vernon, Iowa. From the CD Home Sweet Home: Parlor Music from the Civil War Era by Jan Boland and John Dowdall, et al, Koch International Classics, 1995. Used with permission of John Dowdall. Please visit http://www.redcedar.org/ for more info.
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