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Surprised that no one has taken this up yet (busy with classes starting up?). I have to think a little more, but here is one resource: the Archeophone catalog and early recordings, going back to Edison cylinders. Something to consider is late 19th-early 20th century Tin Pan Alley. Popular songs back then often dealt with modernization of life, e.g. Daisy, Daisy is about bicycles, Yes! We Have No Bananas is about immigration (a Greek fruit seller who can't tell his customers, no) as well as new agricultural products produced overseas (which opens up a big series of issues), transported in refrigerated boats (I presume; somebody will probably write that I'm wrong), etc., etc. David Zalusky Adjunct Faculty Pima Community College dzalusky@pima.edu > Subject: Music for the second half of the US Survey (since 1865) > From: "Robertson, Nancy M" <nmrobert@iupui.edu> > Date: Friday, September 18, 2009 12:11 pm > > There were a number of good suggestions for songs for the first half of > the US survey (as well as how to teach using music). > > I wonder what songs people like for the second half, especially > Reconstruction, the West, Imperialism, Gilded Age, and Progressivism > (besides labor songs). > > Thank you, > Nancy > > Nancy Robertson > Indiana University/Purdue University, Indianapolis nmrobert@iupui.edu
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