Citizen Cash
Historian Michael Stewart Foley argued that Johnny Cash was the most important political artist of his time. The author relayed that the musician didn’t fit into one political party and instead…
265 viewsHistorian Michael Stewart Foley argued that Johnny Cash was the most important political artist of his time. The author relayed that the musician didn’t fit into one political party and instead…
265 viewsMusician Gloria Estefan and broadcasting and recording executives testified before the House Judiciary Committee about compensating recording artists for their work. The hearing focused on…
367 viewsThe Washington Post hosted a virtual discussion on the impact of hip hop on culture. Joining the conversation were Kevin Young, the National Museum of African American History and Culture director, and Dwandalyn…
64 viewsMusician Tim McGraw and Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Jon Meacham provided a history of American history through song.
1,228 viewsUnited States Marine Band director Lieutenant Colonel William F. Santelmann provides a musical history of the band by conducting portions of historic songs with ensembles using vintage…
164 viewsThis film sets out to define jazz by looking critically at white America and arguing that the music form could only have been invented by Blacks as an expression of African American life. This independent…
213 viewsAmerica’s Creative Economy: The Impact of COVID-19 was one of the second prize high school central division winners in C-SPAN Classroom’s StudentCam documentary contest. Sean Baker, a sophomore at Lincoln…
37 viewsFlagler College Professor Michael Butler taught a class about music in the post-civil rights era, highlighting artists such as James Brown, Marvin Gaye, and George Clinton. He described how…
372 viewsOhio University American history professor Kevin Mattson looked at the Reagan administration through the critical lens of the punk rock movement of the 1980s. This was a virtual event…
353 viewsA panel of music scholars discussed the life of Ludwig van Beethoven and his popularity in the United States from the 19th century to the present day. The National Archives hosted this…
64 viewsAuthor and former classical musician Jonathan Rosenberg discussed his new book, Dangerous Melodies: Classical Music in America from the Great War through the Cold War, which explores the…
870 viewsHaverford College English professor Gustavus Stadler looked at the life of activist and folk singer Woody Guthrie. This was a virtual event hosted by Left Bank Books in St. Louis.
145 viewsA Senate Commerce subcommittee held a hybrid hearing on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the live event entertainment industry. Witnesses represented the wide range of industries…
2,627 viewsThe C-SPAN Cities Tour explored the American story on a tour across the United States to examine the music of a nation, visiting historic venues and cities that spawned their own unique…
254 viewsRev. Moose, executive director and co-founder of the National Independent Venue Association, discussed the economic impact of coronavirus on independent music venues.
803 viewsIndiana University history professor Michael McGerr talked about women and feminism in 1960-1970s popular music. This class was from his course titled “Rock, Hip Hop and Revolution: Popular Music…
5,588 viewsU.S. Air Force Academy instructor Captain Jeffrey Copeland talked about the use of American Jazz musicians as State Department-sponsored “ambassadors” in Africa during the Cold War. He…
931 viewsDeana McCloud gave a tour of the Woody Guthrie Center and talked about the folk singer’s life and career. The center’s archives contain Mr. Guthrie’s music, lyrics, sketches, and journals. C-SPAN’s…
419 viewsCharlie DeChant, saxophone and keyboard player for Hall and Oates, discussed the importance of online music education during the coronavirus pandemic.
1,440 viewsKnown as the birthplace of Motown, Detroit’s music history goes further back than the soul sounds of Smokey Robinson and Aretha Franklin. In his book Heaven Was Detroit, author M.L. Liebler chronicled the history…
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