American Song
Joe Hines
American Song is a podcast that traces the origins and development of American - and ultimately world-wide - forms of modern musical entertainment. Over time, we will trace every major genre from its origins through the current day.American Song looks at the development of our music through the lens of social, political, and economic changes that were occurring in each case, and we'll feature the most important musicians in each genre.Every episode is chock-full of the music we love and where possible, we include archival interviews so you can hear about, in the actual words and voices of these great musicians and singers, the motives and passions that drove their creativity.
Categories: Arts
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Punk may have been born in America, but it had many homes around the world. In every place it went, punk became part of the struggle for social change.Punk's roots are in the blues, music made for expressing struggles and refusing to accept things the way they are. With heritage like this, it should be no surprise that it moved people and shook things up in the powerful ways it did!Join us, as we see how punk expressed the real lives of the people making and listening to the music...
Previous episodes
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39 - Punk - The Shot Heard Round the World Tue, 06 Aug 2024
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38 - Coast to Coast Chaos: New York and LA Spark the American Punk Revolution (Part Two) Sun, 12 May 2024
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37 - Coast to Coast Chaos: New York and LA Spark the American Punk Revolution! (Part One) Sun, 12 May 2024
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36 - Southern Rock: Coming to Terms with a Complicated Past (Part Two) Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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35 - Southern Rock: Coming to Terms with a Complicated Past (Part One) Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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34 - Reggae Music: How Jamaica Conquered the World! (Part Two) Wed, 02 Aug 2023
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33 - Reggae Music: How Jamaica Conquered the World! (Part One) Wed, 02 Aug 2023
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32 - The Masters of Funk: James Brown, the Meters, Sly Stone, Stevie Wonder, George Clinton Wed, 31 May 2023
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31 - Jazz Rock Part 2: The Music of Steely Dan, Traffic and Supertramp Sun, 09 Apr 2023
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30 - The Other Side of Fusion: Jazz Rock Sun, 12 Mar 2023
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29 - Electric Walls of Sound: Jazz Fusion Part 2 Mon, 01 Aug 2022
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28 - Electric Walls of Sound: Jazz Fusion Part 1 Mon, 01 Aug 2022
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27 - Action: Reaction - American Bands and American Society Respond to the English Invasion Mon, 04 Jul 2022
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26 - When the Blues Came to Britain, the British Came to America Part 2 Tue, 31 May 2022
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25 - When the Blues Came to Britain, the British Came to America Part 1 Tue, 31 May 2022
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24 - Puerto Ricans Sing Out for Justice. Sun, 24 Apr 2022
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23 - American Song and the Fight for Hispanic Equality. Sun, 24 Apr 2022
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22 - Land of A Thousand Dances - Latin American Music Sun, 13 Mar 2022
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21 - The Roots of Latin Music in the New World Sun, 13 Mar 2022
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20 - Folk Music Played the Changes in American Society. Mon, 07 Feb 2022
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19 - 1960’s Folk Music: How the Fire Spread Mon, 07 Feb 2022
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18 - The Second Folk Revival – A Passing of the Torch. Mon, 07 Feb 2022
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17 - Musique Concrete: A Radical Re-Thinking of Sound and Performance Mon, 06 Dec 2021
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16 - The Celestial Pulse of Minimalism. Mon, 06 Dec 2021
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15 - When the World Was In Chaos, Music Became Atonal Mon, 06 Dec 2021
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14 - Special Feature: 1950's American Culture; the Seedbed of Rock and Roll Sun, 24 Oct 2021
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13 - Hail Hail Rock and Roll Sun, 24 Oct 2021
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12 - R&B Was Born on the American Song River Sun, 05 Sep 2021
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11 - Folk Music Stood For America Mon, 26 Jul 2021
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10 - Jazz in Defense of Equality and Justice For All Sun, 13 Jun 2021
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9 - The Rising of Gospel Music and How It Inspired the World. Mon, 17 May 2021
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8 - Country Music Blazes a Trail. Sun, 25 Apr 2021
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7 - The Duality of the Blues; Episode 7 of American Song Mon, 05 Apr 2021
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6 - The Classical-Jazz Affair; Episode 6 of American Song Sat, 20 Mar 2021
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5 - The Early Days of Jazz Thu, 04 Mar 2021
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4 - The Early Days of Country Music Sun, 21 Feb 2021
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3 - The Roots of Jazz - Ragtime, Stride, Boogie Woogie and the Blues Sat, 06 Feb 2021
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2 - The Many Musical Threads in Our National Fabric; Early American Music by Region Sat, 30 Jan 2021
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1 - (If World Cultures Were Musical Notes), Early America Was a Ready-Made Symphony. Sun, 17 Jan 2021