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Tom Smothers, half of musical comedy duo the Smothers Brothers, dies aged 86

Smothers helped pioneer socially conscious television with ‘The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour’

The Independent UK

14 peace anthems and the stories behind them

From pleas for equality to anti-war sentiments and social commentary, we look at some of the greatest peace songs of all time

Louder

Len Chandler obituary

American folk singer and civil rights activist who performed with Bob Dylan, Joan Baez and Pete Seeger

The Guardian - UK

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March on Washington: the day MLK – and Dylan and Baez – made hope and history rhyme

Sixty years ago, at the Lincoln Memorial, Martin Luther King changed America. But there was more to the day than just his ‘I have a dream’ speech. There was music too

The Guardian - US

Beloved children’s singer Ella Jenkins turning 99 Sunday with a party at a North Side park that bears her name

“I used to plan every day,” she says. “Now, I just say one day at a time — and maybe have some peppermint ice cream.”

Chicago Sun-Times

“It’s one of the most important instruments in rock ‘n’ roll history”: Jim Irsay names his favorite guitar from his billion dollar collection

The businessman and renowned guitar collector has been discussing the highlights of his gear haul

Guitar World

Marty Stuart: “It started with my Clarence White Telecaster. That old guitar is kinda like an invisible band member. It has a tone of its own”

The country legend on channeling the Byrds’ guitar tones, how YouTube helps him cope with the loss of Johnny Cash and finding the amp he’d been searching for all his life

Guitar World

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The Lion Sleeps Tonight: one song’s journey from 1930s South Africa to Disney money-spinner

Mbube – the vocal harmony song that ended up on The Lion King soundtrack – made its writer $2. But beyond the exploitation and legal battles lies a more inspiring story

The Guardian - UK

The Ballad of Sherman Wu

In 1956, a Northwestern freshman made national news after his fellow pledges balked at having a Chinese frat brother.

Chicago Sun-Times

Pussy Riot wins Woody Guthrie prize for challenging oppression

New York (AFP) - The Russian music and performance collective Pussy Riot will receive this year's Woody Guthrie prize honoring art for social change, award organizers announced Thursday.

AFP

Plastic can take hundreds of years to break down – and we keep making more

Americans throw away an estimated 2.5m plastic water bottles an hour. We need international cooperation to protect our planet and our health

The Guardian - US

Pete Seeger gets own stamp; ceremony planned at Newport Folk

Pete Seeger is the latest American musician to appear on a U.S. postage stamp

The Independent UK

‘I said, Don, it’s time for you to reveal’: 50 years later, the truth behind American Pie

In an expansive new documentary, Don McLean talks about the much-discussed meaning of his enduring hit song

The Guardian - US

‘The past is immaterial’: Ry Cooder and Taj Mahal, reunited after 56 years

At 75 and 80 years old, the much-loved musicians have finally re-formed to pay tribute to their folk-blues heroes. They explain how old records taught them how to play – and how to live

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Staffer unions could force some lawmakers to walk the walk or face hypocrisy talk - Roll Call

“This is, for Dems on the Hill, a ‘what side are you on?’ moment,” said one strategist, alluding to a pro-union song popularized by Pete Seeger.

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