Playlist
200 Years of ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ from Smithsonian Folkways
Flag Day (June 14) commemorates the adoption of the Stars and Stripes banner as the flag of the United States. This year marks the 200th anniversary of Francis Scott Key’s poem to the flag, which became ‘The Star-Spangled Banner.’ To celebrate both occasions, Smithsonian Folkways has compiled a playlist of American songs rooted in history—the War of 1812, the Civil War, the Civil Rights Movement, and even Watergate. Together they represent the diversity of American culture.
Playlist Info
Folkways Suggests
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Gazette, Vol. 1Pete Seeger
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Broadsides - Songs and BalladsPete Seeger
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Traditional Blues - Vol. 1Brownie McGhee
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From the ArchivesA Quarter Century of Smithsonian Folkways -
From the ArchivesSounds of the Civil Rights Movement -
From the ArchivesPeople's Picks: A Dissident Gardens Audio Companion by Jonathan ... -
From the ArchivesHoliday Songs from Smithsonian Folkways -
From the ArchivesSongs of the Civil War by Smithsonian Folkways
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From the ArchivesSuni Paz: Argentinian singer and songwriter -
From the ArchivesVoices of Struggle: The Civil Rights movement, 1945 to 1965 -
From the ArchivesThe Country Blues: Rural soul music of the Southern USA -
From the ArchivesWoodrow Wilson “Woody” Guthrie -
From the ArchivesA Sound Legacy : 20 Years of Folkways Records at the Smithsonian