Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Music played a key role in the civil rights movement. People marched to freedom songs while artists from Sam Cooke to Bob Dylan ...

A local historical group will be hosting a presentation about popular music during the American Civil War, including President Abraham Lincoln’s favorite music. The presentation will take place at the ...

Whatever happened to songs that benchmark history and cultural change? For years, songwriters and musicians gave us refrains that defined eras, from stirring hymns to evocative folk ballads and pop ...

Although many of the struggles he addresses in the song are on a more personal scale than systemic oppression, "Alright" is one of three times on the album he references the 40 acres and a mule that ...

The Civil Rights movement used music extensively, with songs like "People Get Ready" serving as anthems. Many protest songs from the 1960s remain relevant and are still sung at demonstrations today.