Download or read book Songs of America written by Jon Meacham and published by Random House. This book was released on 2019-06-11 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A celebration of American history through the music that helped to shape a nation, by Pulitzer Prize winner Jon Meacham and music superstar Tim McGraw “Jon Meacham and Tim McGraw form an irresistible duo—connecting us to music as an unsung force in our nation's history.”—Doris Kearns Goodwin Through all the years of strife and triumph, America has been shaped not just by our elected leaders and our formal politics but also by our music—by the lyrics, performers, and instrumentals that have helped to carry us through the dark days and to celebrate the bright ones. From “The Star-Spangled Banner” to “Born in the U.S.A.,” Jon Meacham and Tim McGraw take readers on a moving and insightful journey through eras in American history and the songs and performers that inspired us. Meacham chronicles our history, exploring the stories behind the songs, and Tim McGraw reflects on them as an artist and performer. Their perspectives combine to create a unique view of the role music has played in uniting and shaping a nation. Beginning with the battle hymns of the revolution, and taking us through songs from the defining events of the Civil War, the fight for women’s suffrage, the two world wars, the Great Depression, the civil rights movement, the Vietnam War, and into the twenty-first century, Meacham and McGraw explore the songs that defined generations, and the cultural and political climates that produced them. Readers will discover the power of music in the lives of figures such as Harriet Tubman, Franklin Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Martin Luther King, Jr., and will learn more about some of our most beloved musicians and performers, including Marian Anderson, Elvis Presley, Sam Cooke, Aretha Franklin, Bob Dylan, Duke Ellington, Carole King, Bruce Springsteen, and more. Songs of America explores both famous songs and lesser-known ones, expanding our understanding of the scope of American music and lending deeper meaning to the historical context of such songs as “My Country, ’Tis of Thee,” “God Bless America,” “Over There,” “We Shall Overcome,” and “Blowin’ in the Wind.” As Quincy Jones says, Meacham and McGraw have “convened a concert in Songs of America,” one that reminds us of who we are, where we’ve been, and what we, at our best, can be.
Download or read book Songs of Freedom written by James Connolly and published by Pm Press. This book was released on 2013 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Songs of Freedom is the name of the 1907 songbook edited by the Irish revolutionary socialist James Connolly. For the first time in nearly 100 years, readers will find all of his original songs. Both are reproduced exactly as they originally appeared, providing a fascinating glimpse of the workers' struggle in the early 1900s. To complete the picture, the book includes the James Connolly Songbook of 1972, which contains the most complete selection of Connolly's lyrics and historical background essential to understanding the context in which the songs were written.
Download or read book Songs of Freedom written by Franklin Edson Belden and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Songs of Freedom written by Henry Stephens Salt and published by . This book was released on 1893 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Songs of Independence written by Irwin Silber and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes songs and history of the pre- and post- (1620-1812) American Revolutionary era.
Download or read book Songs of Independence written by Irwin Silber and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Celebrate Freedom written by and published by Pearson Scott Foresman. This book was released on 2002-06-14 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Children learn to celebrate our nation's heritage with these timeless examples of patriotic songs, symbols, and inspirational quotations.
Download or read book Sweet Freedom s Song written by the late Robert James Branham and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2002-03-28 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although it isn't the official national anthem, America may be the most important and interesting patriotic song in our national repertoire. Sweet Freedom's Song: "My Country 'Tis of Thee" and Democracy in America is a celebration and critical exploration of the complicated musical, cultural and political roles played by the song America over the past 250 years. Popularly known as My Country 'Tis of Thee and as God Save the King/Queen before that this tune has a history as rich as the country it extols. In Sweet Freedom's Song, Robert Branham and Stephen Hartnett chronicle this song's many incarnations over the centuries. Colonial Americans, Southern slaveowners, abolitionists, temperance campaigners and labor leaders, among others, appropriated and adapted the tune to create anthems for their own struggles. Because the song has been invoked by nearly every grassroots movement in American history, the story of America offers important insights on the story of democracy in the United States. An examination of America as a historical artifact and cultural text, Sweet Freedoms Song is a reflection of the rebellious spirit of Americans throughout our nations history. The late Robert James Branham and his collaborator, Stephen Hartnett, have produced a thoroughly-researched, delightfully written book that will appeal to scholars and patriots of all stripes.
Download or read book Songs of Freedom written by K. C. John and published by . This book was released on 2006* with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The people of Travancore and Kochi led two separate movements for responsible government. Malabar, under direct British rule, joined the National Movement for freedom. The struggle for responsible government was also part of the national struggle for Independence. The struggle in the three areas of the Malayalam region, after reorganisation of the states linguistically, after independence, ran parallel to one another. In this gripping narrative of the growth of democracy and the humbling of Sir C.P.Ramaswamy Iyer, the late K.C. John, veteran journalist who had a ringside view of the evolution of modern Kerala takes you through the convulsions for freedom that the state went through over the last century.
Download or read book 40 Patriotic Songs Memorial Independence Day the Ultimate American Celebration written by Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra (Musical Group) and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Grand Canyon Suite written by Ferde Grofé and published by Alfred Music. This book was released on 1932 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Titles: * Grand Canyon Suite: Sunrise * Painted Desert * On the Trail * Sunset * Cloudburst
Download or read book Patriotic Songs Selected for Celebrating the Anniversary of American Independence written by and published by . This book was released on 1791 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Melody in Mysore Series Songs of Freedom written by Shruthi Rao and published by Penguin Random House India Private Limited. This book was released on 2024-07-29 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mysore, 1932 The rest of India is ablaze with the fervour of the freedom movement, but Mysore remains tranquil under the maharaja's benevolent rule. For twelve-year-old Leela, the movement feels distant, just words in the pages of newspapers—until Malathi Akka moves into her neighbourhood, bringing with her thrilling ideas, new perspectives, and . . . a gramophone! As Leela gets swept up by the winds of change, it dawns on her that participation in the freedom struggle can take on forms she hasn't even imagined . . . The Songs of Freedom series explores the lives of children across India during the struggle for independence.
Download or read book The Power of Song written by Guntis Šmidchens and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 2014-01-01 with total page 457 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Power of Song shows how the people of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania confronted a military superpower and achieved independence in the Baltic “Singing Revolution.” When attacked by Soviet soldiers in public displays of violent force, singing Balts maintained faith in nonviolent political action. More than 110 choral, rock, and folk songs are translated and interpreted in poetic, cultural, and historical context. Watch the trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gh7vFFjK0rc
Download or read book Songs for the Celebration of American Independence 1806 written by Jonathan Mitchell Sewall and published by . This book was released on 1806 with total page 1 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Songs of Freedom written by Ramachandra Krishna Prabhu and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 562 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Lion Songs written by Banning Eyre and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2015-05-01 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Like Fela Kuti and Bob Marley, singer, composer, and bandleader Thomas Mapfumo and his music came to represent his native country's anticolonial struggle and cultural identity. Mapfumo was born in 1945 in what was then the British colony of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). The trajectory of his career—from early performances of rock 'n' roll tunes to later creating a new genre based on traditional Zimbabwean music, including the sacred mbira, and African and Western pop—is a metaphor for Zimbabwe's evolution from colony to independent nation. Lion Songs is an authoritative biography of Mapfumo that narrates the life and career of this creative, complex, and iconic figure. Banning Eyre ties the arc of Mapfumo's career to the history of Zimbabwe. The genre Mapfumo created in the 1970s called chimurenga, or "struggle" music, challenged the Rhodesian government—which banned his music and jailed him—and became important to Zimbabwe achieving independence in 1980. In the 1980s and 1990s Mapfumo's international profile grew along with his opposition to Robert Mugabe's dictatorship. Mugabe had been a hero of the revolution, but Mapfumo’s criticism of his regime led authorities and loyalists to turn on the singer with threats and intimidation. Beginning in 2000, Mapfumo and key band and family members left Zimbabwe. Many of them, including Mapfumo, now reside in Eugene, Oregon. A labor of love, Lion Songs is the product of a twenty-five-year friendship and professional relationship between Eyre and Mapfumo that demonstrates Mapfumo's musical and political importance to his nation, its freedom struggle, and its culture.
