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Thread #27453 Message #342046
Posted By: The Shambles
16-Nov-00 - 07:29 PM
Thread Name: BBC History of Protest songs
Subject: RE: History of Protest songs

Rebel Yell
Wed, 22 Nov, BBC Radio 2, 2200-2230

Tom Robinson explores the history of the protest song and politically motivated music. 3. `We Shall Overcome'. This edition considers the impact of the civil rights movement and the anti-Vietnam campaign on the development of the protest song. With contributions from Richard Coles, Kirsty MacColl and Harvey Goldsmith, and music from Bob Dylan, Nina Simone and the Beatles.