Vietnam War – The Ongoing History of Protest Music

Protest Music Hall of Fame: What’s Going On (Album) – Marvin Gaye

Publicity photo, photographer Jim Britt, Public Domain Released on May 21, 1971, Marvin Gaye's 11th studio album, What’s Going On, is one of the most important albums ever released. The…

CJ Baker May 21, 2025

Protest Music Hall of Fame

Protest Music Hall of Fame: What’s Going On (Song) – Marvin Gaye

Publicity photo, photographer Jim Britt, Public Domain One of the most important protest tunes of all time, the genesis of "What Going On" happened when Four Tops vocalist Renaldo “Obie”…

CJ Baker March 19, 2025

Daily Dose of Protest

Daily Dose of Protest: Stoned Love – The Supremes

Artist's Website On Monday, February 8th, Mary Wilson, a founding member of The Supremes, sadly passed away at the age of 76. Along with being apart of one of the…

CJ Baker February 10, 2021

Reviews

Review of Renegade Dreamers: A Documentary Film By Karen Kramer

Film image of folk-singer Matt Pless appearing at a peace rally. Back in the 1950s and 60s, New York's Greenwich Village played a role in establishing the counterculture with its…

CJ Baker May 24, 2019

Daily Dose of Protest

Daily Dose of Protest: Fortunate Son – Creedence Clearwater Revival

In celebration of the 50th anniversary of CCR, the band released their first official music video for their 1969 protest classic "Fortunate Son". John Fogerty composed the Vietnam War era…

CJ Baker June 28, 2018