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David W. Stowe

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America’s Musical Founding Father: ‘Liberty Songs’ Helped Fuel the Revolution

William Billings has been largely forgotten, except among music historians.

by David W. Stowe via The Conversation on May 15, 2026
Writing William Billings

When historical details are nonexistent, make them up. Not usually considered sound advice to historians, but possibly warranted under these circumstances.

by David W. Stowe via Commonplace on January 20, 2026

No Sympathy for the Devil: Christian Pop Music and the Transformation of American Evangelicalism

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A man in a t-shirt reading "Wanted: Jesus Christ"

The Protest Reformation

In the 1960s, youth counterculture spawned Christian rock.

by Johanna Fateman via Bookforum on May 30, 2011

Ella Fitzgerald at the Newport Jazz Festival in Newport, Rhode Island, 1970.

The Genius of Ella Fitzgerald

She remade the American songbook in her image, uprooting the very meaning of musical performance.

by Sam Fentress via The Nation on May 28, 2024

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