Pete Seeger is a longtime folksinger and activist. Sixty years ago he wrote the song We Shall Overcome, and it has become an important part of protest history.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Shall_Overcome

Official Site:  http://www.peeteseeger.net

Library of Congress article: http://www.loc.gov/teachers/lyrical/songs/overcome.html

Essay on the history of We Shall Overcome http://logs.citypages.com/pscholtes/2006/06/something_about.asp

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Alice's Restaurant has been called the greatest protest song of all time. Listen as we talk about singing a song to get your message out.

Official Site: http://www.arlo.net

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/arlo_guthrie

Arlo Guthrie’s Record Label: http://www.risingsonrecords.com

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Aaron Copland was a true American composer. His music tells the American story. Rodeo is a ballet that tells a love story set in the old west. Listen for the story in the Hoedown, the selection we discuss this week.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Copland

Official Website: http://www.coplandhouse.org

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2003/05/06

Information about Rodeo: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodeo_%28Copland%29

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Each year we attempt to answer the question: Is that really music? This year we study the music of Milton Babbitt.

Biography

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