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How Music Changed

How Music Changed

250 different artists and topics that changed music history forever. Most of them analyzed in great detail, with historical information, opinions, and various bits of trivia.

Smithsonian Folkways Recordings - Anthology of American Folk Music

American Anthology of Folk Music: Ballads - Part A

Episode 1

“The Anthology of American Folk Music” may not be one of the most popular albums of all time, but it certainly is one of the most important albums ever made, if not the single most important album, period.

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    Thomas A. Dorsey

    The History of American Gospel Music: Thomas A. Dorsey - Part 2

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      If You See My Savior – Thomas A. Dorsey

      The History of American Gospel Music: Thomas A. Dorsey - Part 1

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        Blind Willie Johnson - Nobody’s Fault But Mine – Original Recordings 1927-30

        The History of American Gospel Music: Devils and Angels

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          Rev. J.M. Gates

          The History of American Gospel Music: The Core Influences

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            Nobody Know the Trouble I’ve Seen – Paul Robeson

            The History of American Gospel Music: The Birth of Black Gospel Music

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              Amazing Grace - Mormon Tabernacle Choir

              The History of American Gospel Music : A Strange Birth

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                Aretha Franklin Featuring The Boys Choir of Harlem - Never Gonna Break My Faith

                The Life and Music of Aretha Franklin: An Infinite Greatness

                Episode 20

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                  Aretha Franklin & James Brown = Gimme Your Love 

                  The Life and Music of Aretha Franklin: Sister Ain’t Doin’ It By Herself

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                    Aretha Franklin - Love All the Hurt Away

                    The Life and Music of Aretha Franklin: Hey Nineteen!

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                      Aretha Franklin - Sparkle

                      The Life and Music of Aretha Franklin: Compromise, Fade Away or Both?

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                         Until You Come Back to Me

                        The Life and Music of Aretha Franklin: Questions and Controversy

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                          Wholy Holy - Aretha Franklin

                          The Life and Music of Aretha Franklin: The Earthly and the Eternal

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