July Fourth music isn't just about "The Star-Spangled Banner." Alongside the barbecues, flags, and fireworks, there are a ...

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Finding America in Song" is provided by PBS and viewers like you. Thank you. [Playing "Born in the U.S.A."] Geoff Bennett: ...

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It happens all the time — as the years roll on, the meaning of a song gets forgotten, ignored and abandoned, ultimately leading many to mistakenly confuse the song for being passionately patriotic. So ...

Bruce Springsteen dominated the charts in 1984.

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The past few weeks have been an unusually dramatic time for Bob Dylan’s Never Ending Tour. It began in early June when fans began reporting that Dylan appeared perturbed with Bob Britt, who joined the ...

Independence Day doesn’t always have to mean the music of “The 1812 Overture” blasting over an exploding sky or sitting through a selection of old-timey marching band tunes.