A series showcasing documentaries on American history.
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Here's to the State of Mississippi |
Wyclef Jean: producer, performer
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Under the Boardwalk |
The Drifters: performer
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We Shall Overcome |
Pete Seeger: performer
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Under the Boardwalk |
Kenny Young: writer
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We Shall Overcome |
The Blind Boys of Alabama: performer
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Under the Boardwalk |
Arthur Resnick: writer
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We Shall Overcome |
Joss Stone: performer
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I'm On My Way |
Billy Strange: performer
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The White Arcades |
Harold Budd: writer, performer
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Children on the Hill |
Harold Budd: performer
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Algebra of Darkness |
Harold Budd: performer
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I'm On My Way |
Barbara Dane: performer
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Oh Freedom |
Bernice Johnson Reagon: performer, producer
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I'm On My Way |
Earl Palmer: performer
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We Shall Overcome |
Zilphia Horton: composer
Guy Carawan: performer
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Frost Circus |
Xtc: producer, performer
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Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing) |
Louis Prima: composer
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Santa Claus is Coming to Town |
Patti Page: performer
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Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing) |
Benny Goodman: performer
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Manhattan Beach |
John Philip Sousa: composer
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Will The Circle Be Unbroken? |
Richie Havens: performer
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This May Be the Last Time |
The Blind Boys of Alabama: performer
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Santa Claus is Coming to Town |
J. Fred Coots: composer
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Frost Circus |
Andy Partridge: writer
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Santa Claus is Coming to Town |
Haven Gillespie: writer
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Take My Hand, Precious Lord |
Thomas A. Dorsey: writer
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Gunfighter |
Harold Budd: performer
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Wanderer |
Harold Budd: performer
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Here's to the State of Mississippi |
Phil Ochs: writer
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Buses Are A-Coming |
Bernice Johnson Reagon: performer
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Take My Hand, Precious Lord |
Mahalia Jackson: performer
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Will The Circle Be Unbroken? |
Charles Gabriel: writer
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Manhattan Beach |
The Band of H.M. Royal Marines: performer
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Here's to the State of Mississippi |
Jerry Wonder: performer
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Manhattan Beach |
The Band of the Royal Marines: performer
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Dark Spanish Symphony |
Angelo Badalamenti: writer
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Tales from the Vienna Woods |
Johann Strauß: writer
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On the Beach With You |
Tot Seymour: writer
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(What Do We Do on a) Dew-Dew-Dewey Day |
Charles Tobias: writer
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We Shall Not Be Moved |
Pete Seeger: composer
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Which Side Are You On? |
Florence Reece: writer
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O Malheureuse Iphigenie |
Christoph Willibald Gluck: writer
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Aloha Oe |
Queen Liliuokalani: writer
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Tutu |
Queen Liliuokalani: writer
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Lili'uokalani Prayer |
Queen Liliuokalani: writer
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Sanoe |
Queen Liliuokalani: writer
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Hallelujah Chorus |
George Frideric Handel: writer
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A Strange Day in the Countryside |
Clannad: performer
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Kettenbrücke Waltz and Eisele und Beisele Sprünge |
Johann Strauß Sr.: writer
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Keep Your Eyes on the Prize |
Joss Stone: performer
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In Brooklyn |
Stanley Adams: composer
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Kettenbrücke Waltz and Eisele und Beisele Sprünge |
Willi Boskovsky: performer
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Come Down, Ma Evenin' Star |
John Stromberg: composer
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Settin' the Woods on Fire |
Fred Rose: performer
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After the Ball |
Charles Harris: composer
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In Brooklyn |
John Benson Brooks: composer
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Moonlight on the River Colorado |
Billy Moll: writer
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The President's March |
Philip Phile: composer
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Meet Me Tonight in Dreamland |
Leo Friedman: composer
Beth Slater Whitson: composer
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Nashville Dance Hall |
Joe Delia: performer
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Coming to Baltimore |
Joe Delia: performer
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On the Beach With You |
Jesse Greer: writer
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Fear and Loathing at 4th and Butternut |
John Fahey: performer
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We Shall Not Be Moved |
Bernice Johnson Reagon: performer
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Moonlight on the River Colorado |
Robert A. King: composer
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Overture: Richard Coeur de Lion |
André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry: writer
Christopher Palmer: messages.music arranger
Neville Marriner: performer
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Prepare for Launch |
Jessica Locke: performer
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Race with Russia |
Jessica Locke: performer
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Technical Difficulties |
Jessica Locke: writer
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Apollo 8 Main Theme |
Jessica Locke: performer
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Apollo 8 Main Theme Fr. Horn Solo |
Jessica Locke: performer
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Apollo 8 Main Theme Viola Solo |
Jessica Locke: performer
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George Low's Idea |
Jessica Locke: performer
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First Broadcast from the Moon |
Jessica Locke: performer
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Tierra Del Fuego |
Jessica Locke: performer
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Chased by S4B |
Jessica Locke: performer
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Translunar Injection |
Jessica Locke: performer
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Worried Wives |
Jessica Locke: performer
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Peace Love & Guns |
Jessica Locke: writer
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Twinkle Twinkle Little Star |
Jessica Locke: performer
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Moving Heart |
Jessica Locke: performer
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To the Moon? |
Jessica Locke: writer
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In Lunar Orbit! |
Jessica Locke: performer
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Dark Side of the Moon |
Jessica Locke: performer
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Tales from the Vienna Woods |
Jessica Locke: performer
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Sea of Tranquility |
Jessica Locke: performer
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Genesis |
Jessica Locke: performer
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Apollo 8 Theme Splashdown Finale |
Jessica Locke: performer
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Hush-a-bye, Ma Baby (The Missouri Waltz) |
John Valentine Eppel: composer
Frederick Knight Logan: performer
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(What Do We Do on a) Dew-Dew-Dewey Day |
Al Sherman: writer
Howard Johnson: writer
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Hallelujah, I'm a-Travelin' |
Harry McClintock: performer
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We Shall Not Be Moved |
Zilphia Horton: composer
Guy Carawan: composer
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O Marenariello |
Salvatore Gambardella: composer, writer
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Settin' the Woods on Fire |
Mark Rubin: performer
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Baby, We're Really in Love |
Mark Rubin: performer
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Piano selections from 'Play Me a Movie' |
Abraham Lass: performer
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This Little Light of Mine |
Harry Dixon Loes: writer
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Chicago's A Boomtown |
Amy Lowe: performer
Megan Wells: performer
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Hallelujah, I'm A Traveling |
Harry Raymond: writer
Stormking Music: composer
Renese King: performer
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Ain't Scared of Nobody |
Amanda Bowens Perdew: performer
Laura Virginia Davis-Fench: performer
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Don't You Think It's About Time That We All Be Free |
Mabel Hillary: performer
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Settin' the Woods on Fire |
Ed G. Nelson: performer
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Baby, We're Really in Love |
Hank Williams Sr.: performer
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Hawai'i Pono'i |
Henry Berger: writer
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Kaläkaua March |
Henry Berger: writer
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Coronation March |
G. Meyerbeer: writer
The Americus Brass band: performer
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Iä'oc E Ka Lä |
Chiefess Nahinu: writer
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A Hilo Au |
Larry Spivak: writer
The Gaillard String Quartet: performer
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Wai' Alae |
Mekia Kealakai: writer
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Lili'uokalani Prayer |
Queen Lili'uokalani: writer
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Sanoe |
Queen Lili'uokalani: writer
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Shinkicker Hoedown |
David Ramsay: performer
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Astronaut Rock |
David Ramsay: performer
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Kuu Ipo |
Andy Iona: performer
his Islanders: performer
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This Little Light of Mine |
the Carlton Reese Memorial Unity Choir: performer
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Freedom's Gonna Reign |
the Carlton Reese Memorial Unity Choir: performer
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For Henrietta |
David Prior: performer
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Louisville March |
J. Schatzman: messages.music arranger
W. C. Peters: performer
Son: performer
Cincinnati: performer
The Chestnut Brass Company: performer
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Dixie and the Bonnie Blue Flag |
The Chestnut Brass Company: performer
Robert Downing: performer
C. A. Porter III: performer
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This Little Light of Mine |
Lula Joe Williams: performer
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Right! Right! |
Lula Joe Williams: performer
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Which Side Are You On? |
Hank Thomas: performer
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Hallelujah, I'm a-Travelin' |
Hank Thomas: performer
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Ain't Scared of Your Jails |
Lester Cobb: writer
Chuck Neblett: performer
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We Shall Not Be Moved |
Lynda Lowery: performer
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Freedom's Gonna Reign |
Carlton Reese: writer
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Marshallese Song |
Skate Im Laa: performer
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