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Creation Date
1-1-1908
Description
“Shine on Harvest Moon” was a Tin Pan Alley favorite from the early 1900s usually credited to the vaudeville team of Nora Bayes and Jack Norworth. A “harvest moon” is not associated with a specific month, but relates to the full moon that occurs nearest to the autumnal equinox when the length of the day and night are equal – usually in September but sometimes in October. The abundance of moonlight at that time aided farmers in harvesting their summer crops.
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