What is a song? Does it always require lyrics? No, not always. Does it always require live instruments? No, not always. Does it always require music? Maybe, maybe not. What about singing? Hmm ...

The White Album is a bit of a mixed bag for The Beatles, but this tune making it on the album is everything scattershot about ...

Nina Simone thought John Lennon's politics was weak. So when The Beatles released their cry for political and social change, ...

"Soundtrack for a Revolution" is a window into the musical and lyrical soul of civil rights movement, as well as the men and women that used song to give them the strength and solidarity to stand ...

One year after the Beatles released their driving rock 'n' roller, jazz pianist Nina Simone responded with a "Revolution" of her own.

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