His song “Ohio,” about the Kent State shootings, captured some of the anger and frustration felt by many young people at that time. Young Pens Song According to the story behind this song, Young was given an early copy of the Life magazine issue that had run the dramatic cover photo ...
she was afraid of retaliation. But “Strange Fruit” became a show-stopper – quite literally. A rule was enforced that she’d only be able to perform it as the last song in her set, once the bar staff had called time and the room was darkened. Holiday grasped the impact the song ha...
“Ohio” was written by Neil Young as a reaction to the US military personel killing of four Vietnam War protestors at Kent State University, the event that effectively ended US support of the disastrous war. CSNY added to the pressure with this classic, catchy song that ensured that the th...
Tragedy sometimes proved to be a creative spark, including 1970'sKent State shootingwhere the Ohio National Guard killed four young Americans while dispersing student demonstrators. Human rights for minorities, for women, and for workers became topics of conversation – and soon made their way to t...
Jackson'srepeated call to King– "Tell 'em about the dream, Martin" – inspired the Civil Rights leader to cast aside his notes and speak extemporaneously. His subsequent "I have a dream ..." speech would reverberate through the decades, while Jackson's song and the moment became ...
was voiced in anthems of anti-racism and self-pride. out of the 1970 kent state shootings—where the national guard killed four students during a school protest—crosby, stills, nash & young recorded the stringent "ohio." donald glover ’s trap gospel "this is america" is a piece of ...
“Unfortunately, we’re in a time where the soul of what should be the song of uplifting social change is in a state of arrested development,”Cody ChesnuTTtold Billboard. “But I’m hopeful that in this current social climate that there is a sentiment, a lyric, a melody, ...
One of the songs that emerged was Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young’s response to the police-led shootings during an anti-war protest at Kent State University in 1970. The Guardian, which calls “Ohio” the “greatest protest record” ever, notes that the song was born out of the now ...
was voiced in anthems of anti-racism and self-pride. out of the 1970 kent state shootings—where the national guard killed four students during a school protest—crosby, stills, nash & young recorded the stringent "ohio." donald glover ’s trap gospel "this is america" is a piece of ...