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Bob Dylan: Hard Rain
Bob Dylan, Hard Rain (A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall). I haven’t listened to this song in a long time. I still like it.… more →
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Bob Dylan: Hard Rain
lolarusa wrote 1 week ago: Bob Dylan, Hard Rain (A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall). I haven’t listened to this song in a … more →
Keep on Rocking in the Free World
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meredithk1981 wrote 4 months ago: Looking for ideas for your 4th of July party playlist this year? Here are some ideas, in no particul … more →
This Land is Your Land
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lolarusa wrote 10 months ago: What a joy to see Barack Obama singing along with Pete Seeger. Pete must be so happy today. … more →
Patriotic Songs and Marches
yorkranger wrote 11 months ago: This will be your family favorite! Share traditional American songs any time of the year, and create … more →
Dean Martin: Houston
lolarusa wrote 11 months ago: Dean Martin singing his country crossover ditty Houston on the Dean Martin Show. Video courtesy of B … more →
Animation: My Name is Potato
lolarusa wrote 1 year ago: A strange animation about potatoes starring Rita Pavone. Video courtesy of le pere de colombe. … more →
Hank Snow: I've Been Everywhere
lolarusa wrote 1 year ago: The well-travelled Hank Snow singing I’ve Been Everywhere. Video courtesy of hotrockers, who h … more →
Marvin Gaye: Mercy Mercy Me, What's Going On
lolarusa wrote 1 year ago: Marvin Gaye thinking about the ecology, and about what’s going on, and waxing philosophical, l … more →
Pete Seeger and John Hall: This Land is Your Land
lolarusa wrote 1 year ago: Here’s a patriotic song for the 4th of July – Pete Seeger and Congressman John Hall singing Wo … more →
West Side Story: America
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lolarusa wrote 1 year ago: To give those of you who’ve never seen it an idea of why West Side Story has such rabid fans ( … more →
One Man West Side Story
lolarusa wrote 1 year ago: We in Seattle had the rare good fortune recently of seeing West Side Story on the big screen. Rabid … more →
Chuck Berry: Johnny B. Goode
lolarusa wrote 1 year ago: Here is the great Chuck Berry performing Johnny B. Goode on Hullabaloo, and showing off his famous m … more →
Blossom Dearie: Winchester in Apple Blossom Time
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lolarusa wrote 1 year ago: Legendary lounge singer and pianist Blossom Dearie performing Winchester in Apple Blossom Time at th … more →
Johnny Cash: Big River
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lolarusa wrote 1 year ago: One of my favorite Johnny Cash songs, Big River, first recorded in 1958, performed here on the Grand … more →
Frank Sinatra: The House I Live In
lolarusa wrote 1 year ago: Ol’ Blue Eyes in the Academy Award-winning patriotic short The House I Live In, from 1945. The … more →
Pete Seeger: This Land is Your Land
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lolarusa wrote 1 year ago: Pete Seeger performing Woody Guthrie’s This Land is Your Land followed by the opening credits … more →
Bob Dylan and Joan Baez: Deportees, Plane Wreck at Lost Gatos
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lolarusa wrote 1 year ago: Bob Dylan and Joan Baez sing Woody Guthrie’s song Deportees. The song is about the death of na … more →
Paul Simon: American Tune
lolarusa wrote 1 year ago: Paul Simon singing his American Tune on British television in 1975. This song seems to me to express … more →
John Mellencamp at John Edwards Rally
lolarusa wrote 1 year ago: This is the kind of political/folk music that I enjoy: a sing along, for a worthy cause, heartfelt. … more →
