“When we go into that song, everything changes. It’s like God walks through the room”: The anthem that drove U2 half mad

“We can be in the middle of the worst gig in our lives, but when we go into that song, everything changes,” said Bono in Visnja Cogan’s 2008 book U2: An Irish Phenomenon. “The audience is on its feet, ...
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In The Groove: New music from Okonski, Mei Semones, Greentea Peng + more

Today’s show features a conversation with Okonski, along with selections from his own music and some of his personal ...
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‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’ Should Be for All Americans

I am not proposing that “Lift Every Voice and Sing” be designated as a co-anthem or displace any existing national symbol.
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On This Day in 1991, This NFL Player Topped the Country Music Charts—and Later Wrote No. 1 Hits for Conway Twitty and Tanya Tucker

Mike Reid, a former NFL Pro Bowler turned country singer, scored his only No. 1 country single on Feb. 26, 1991.
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Overby Center to present Black gospel music and free speech program Wednesday

Black gospel music and its free speech implications will be the focus of a program by the Overby Center for Southern ...