Lee Greenwood: The Heart and Soul Behind ‘God Bless the USA’

One of the biggest stories in the year 1990 was Operation Desert Storm, where the United States joined Saudi Arabia to fight off Iraq’s rogue invasion of neighboring Kuwait. As American soldiers left home, one song rose to become a beloved patriotic anthem…’God Bless the USA.’

 

Lee Greenwood, the singer behind the iconic song, joins Liz to discuss his early life, musical influences, and how his varied career–from blackjack dealing in Las Vegas to achieving fame–led to the creation of this timeless anthem.