The history of protest songs in America dates back to the days of slavery. During these times, gospel songs were often sung ...
In an uncertain time, folk musician Jesse Welles – a four-time Grammy Award-nominee from Ozark, Arkansas – is reinvigorating ...
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From Bruce Springsteen on Minneapolis to CSNY on Kent State - a History of Instant Protest Songs
We trace the lineage of rapid-response songs, from Woody Guthrie and Nina Simone to Bruce Springsteen's quick turnaround on "Streets of Minneapolis" ...
His concert at Manchester’s Co-op Arena in May last year featured a lengthy onstage broadside against Donald Trump, and his long history of political activism and recording songs that speak truth to ...
Less than two weeks after he stood on a stage in Red Bank condemning ICE operations in Minneapolis, Bruce Springsteen has ...
Not long after that, Springsteen made good on his word by releasing " Streets of Minneapolis ," a new song inspired by the ...
After a man was shot by ICE agents in Minneapolis, Bruce Springsteen wrote a song, "Streets of Minneapolis," condemning the ...
Sixty-seven years ago today, Johnny Horton stepped into the studio and turned a history lesson into a Grammy-winning No. 1 ...
Bruce Springsteen has always held a mirror up to America. Sometimes that looks like 1975’s Born to Run, about escaping ...
Relive the history of protest music from 1935-1975 in the United States, featuring live music and the background of popular ...
The Beatles started work on their new single "Lady Madonna", Elton John started a three-week run at No. 1 on the U.S. singles ...
Tom Wisner collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklikfe Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution. Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife ...
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