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  • The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere

    by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow on Length: 5:56

    This podcast offers a reading of the Midnight Ride of Paul Revere. As we learned in class this is an inaccurate account of what actually happened, but knoweldge of Paul Revere's role is extremely important to know.

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  • Star Spangled Banner

    by F.S. Key (Rimes) on Length: 3:09
    The lyrics were written by Francis Scott Key, as he tells the story from his perspective of the Battle of Fort McHenry during the War of 1812.
     
    This rendition is sung by LeAnne Rimes before a sporting event.
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  • Low Bridge - The Erie Canal Song

    by Kingston Trio on Length: 2:06
    As the Erie Canal was becoming the busiest waterway in the U.S., a famous song was written depicting the ride through the small towns built based on their location to the canal (like Lockport and Brockport) or the big cities which rose to success because of "Clinton's Ditch" (Like Buffalo).
     
    This is a modernized version of the song, done by Kingston Trio
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  • Slave Spiritual

    by Unknown on Length: 2:39
    In an attempt to reclaim their identity, African American slaves had their own way to worship (as Christians) which included spirituals: Gospel Songs written for Christian slave culture.
     
    This track includes a piano, which would have rarely been the case historically, as these were often sung in worship in the backwoods of a plantation in secret.
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  • 1920's Flapper Music

    by Les Brown on Length: 2:44

    In the 1920's, jazz and other forms of music took the mainstream to define the culture. This is an example of 1920's music.

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  • 1920 Jazz - The Charleston

    by New Orleans Jazz Band on Length: 2:31

    This was one of the most popular songs and dances of the 1920s Jazz Age.

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  • 1960s Jimi Hendrix (Woodstock)-StarSpangled Banner

    by Jimi Hendrix on Length: 4:05

    Woodstock serves as a symbol of the movement of the 1960s and early 1970s. This song symbolizes that event as Jimi Hendrix, legendary guitarist performs his rendition of our National Anthem.

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