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15 Protest Songs of Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash (February 26, 1932-September 12, 2003) Promotional Photo for Sun Records Many of my fondest memories in life are connected to attending concerts. Some of the shows that have…
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Protest Music Hall of Fame: Bitter Tears: Ballads of The American Indian – Johnny Cash
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5upNIGkwwDw Labeled as the "Man in Black," Johnny Cash used his music to address the plight of marginalized communities, including Native Americans. An example of this is his 1964 concept…
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Daily Dose of Protest: 25 Minutes to Go – Johnny Cash
Photo Credit: Joel Baldwin, Look Magazine On January 13th, 1968, Johnny Cash played a concert at Folsom Prison, a maximum-security penitentiary in California. This performance was recorded and released as…
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Protest Music Hall of Fame: Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison – Johnny Cash
In 1955, Johnny Cash released the single "Folsom Prison Blues," a tune that resonated with inmates, many of whom wrote him letters requesting that he perform at their prison. The…
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Protest Music Hall of Fame: Redemption Song – Bob Marley and the Wailers
Photo Credit: Eddie Mallin "Emancipate yourselves from mental slaveryNone but ourselves can free our mindsHave no fear for atomic energy'Cause none of them can stop the timeHow long shall they…
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2023 Protest Music Hall of Fame Inductees
Crass, from the artist's Bandcamp The final results are in and we now have the list of inductees for the 2023 Protest Music Hall of Fame. Admittedly Hall of Fame…
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An Epic Soundtrack To An Mundane Existence Chapter 4: Up Front There Ought ‘a Be a Man in Black
I recently started a podcast based on a novel I wrote. The podcast episodes feature music discussed in the chapters. This episode also features a top list of protest songs.…
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New Podcast: An Epic Soundtrack To A Mundane Existence
I recently started a weekly podcast based on a novel that I wrote. The novel is music-centric, and the podcast features the tunes discussed in the chapter. The podcast and…
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80 Years of Protest Songs Part 2: 1959-1978
80 Years of Protest Songs Part 1: 1939-1958 80 Years of Protest Songs Part 3: 1979-1998 80 Years of Protest Songs Part 4: 1999-2018 The 1960s ushered in what is…
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Daily Dose of Protest: The Walking Wounded – Rosanne Cash
When Johnny Cash sadly passed away on September 12, 2003, he left a vault load of unpublished poems, lyrics, letters and other writings. Many of these were published in book…