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The soundtrack of the Sixties demanded respect, justice and equality

Michael V. Drake, The Ohio State University When Sly and the Family Stone released “Everyday People” at the end of 1968, it was a rallying...

In the turmoil of 1968, music failed to seize the moment

Alan Williams, University of Massachusetts Lowell While the first half of 1968 was a series of explosive moments – the Tet Offensive, Paris protests, the...

The ghost of Roy Orbison goes on tour – and some...

Peter Lehman, Arizona State University In January, the production company Base Hologram announced its forthcoming Roy Orbison hologram tour, “In Dreams,” with the U.S. leg...

African rhythms, ideas of sin and the Hammond organ: A brief...

Robert Stephens, University of Connecticut The enslaved Africans who first arrived in the British colony of Virginia in 1619 after being forcefully removed from their...

During Vietnam War, music spoke to both sides of a divided...

Lauren Rebecca Sklaroff, University of South Carolina Music is central to Ken Burns’s new Vietnam War documentary, with an original score accompanied by samples of...

African-American Music Appreciation Month: 5 essential reads

Nick Lehr, The Conversation To commemorate African-American Music Appreciation Month this June, California Senator Kamala Harris released a Spotify playlist with songs spanning genres and...

In Tupac’s life, the struggles and triumphs of a generation

Jeffrey O. G. Ogbar, University of Connecticut Beginning June 16, moviegoers will be able to see the much-anticipated “All Eyez on Me,” the biopic of...

Ella Fitzgerald’s flirtation with reefer songs

Adam Gustafson, Pennsylvania State University “The First Lady of Song” Ella Fitzgerald would have turned 100 on April...

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