Remembering Independence Day July 4th with Patriotic Songs - Print out the LyricsPATRIOTIC SONGS
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and Yankee Doodle lyrics
Irving Berlin wrote "God Bless America" Sung by Kate Smith.
A brief history of the holiday also known as Independence Day, which
observes the day in 1776 when "the Second Continental Congress
unanimously adopted the Declaration of Independence." Includes
speeches, music, photos, and links to related topics. From the American
Memory Project of the Library of Congress.
Hear the American Routes 4th of July Special on the WAMU-FM 88.5 main broadcast frequency from 2 to 4 PM 6 PM this Friday, July, 4 2008.
The show, Red, White and Blues: The Sounds of Patriotic Pluralism is not the same old Sousa. Hear guests from Merle Haggard to Joan Baez talk about patriotism and protest with host Nick Spitzer as well as blues and New Orleans jazz versions of classic freedom songs, American anthems from James Brown, the Staple Singers, the Grateful Dead, Jimmy Martin, and more.
Cool off with a summer road trip to Ted Drewes' Frozen Custard stand on Route 66 in St. Louis, and play "Drown the Clown" at a Massachusetts county fair. May the Fourth be with you!
American Routes is usually heard in Washington on WAMU's HD-2 channel, so this is an all-too-rare chance to hear it on WAMU-FM's main frequency, 88.5.
Miss the American Routes program since it was removed from the regular WAMU-FM line-up and put on HD-2? There are indications the station might be willing to put American Routes back on the regular FM schedule every week. Your support can help.
Listen to the American Routes program on Friday, then contact the station (details below) expressing your thanks for the special broadcast and your hope for the return of American Routes to the WAMU main broadcast every week. Comments about this particular program (music, guests, theme, host, and concept) will help bring the message home.
Thanks for your efforts to bring American Routes back to FM on WAMU-FM, strengthening programming on this great station.
WAMU Contact Information:
WAMU-FM comments page: http://www.wamu.org/contact/
-- Select "WAMU Programming" in the "To" drop-box
-- Enter "American Routes" in the "Subject" box
-- Enter your comments in the "Message" box
WAMU-FM email:
cmathes@wamu.org
Ms. Caryn Mathes, Station Manager
Mailing address:
WAMU 88.5 FM American University Radio
4000 Brandywine Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20016-8082
"In the history of American radio, no series has come close to Nick
Spitzer's American Routes in exploring the many streams of this
nation's music."
Nat Hentoff, Wall Street Journal