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American Song

American Song

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American Song is a podcast that traces the origins and development of American – and ultimately world-wide – forms of modern musical entertainment. Over time, we will trace every major genre from its origins through the current day.American Song looks at the development of our music through the lens of social, political, and economic changes that were occurring in each case, and we’ll feature the most important musicians in each genre.Every episode is chock-full of the music we love and where possible, we include archival interviews so you can hear about, in the actual words and voices of these great musicians and singers, the motives and passions that drove their creativity.

Recent Episodes

  • Warren Zevon's Beautiful Wreckage

    4 weeks ago

  • God’s Song and Other American Prayers: The Story of Randy Newman

    2 months ago

  • The Singer-Songwriters Part Two: Truth to Power

    5 months ago

  • The Singer-Songwriters Part Two: Personal Truth

    5 months ago

  • The Singer-Songwriters: Part One

    6 months ago

  • Flower Power in Full Bloom - Progressive Rock - Part 3

    10 months ago

  • Flower Power in Full Bloom - Progressive Rock - Part 2

    10 months ago

  • Flower Power in Full Bloom: Progressive Rock - Part 1

    10 months ago

  • Punk - The Shot Heard Round the World

    1 year ago

  • Coast to Coast Chaos: New York and LA Spark the American Punk Revolution (Part Two)

    1 year ago