Protest music has a deep and rich history in the United States. One could even say it was born right alongside it. From "Yankee Doodle" being sung back in defiance at the British soldiers who ...

George M. Cohan, the son of Irish immigrants – often described as the man who owned Broadway – dominated American theater from 1901 until 1940. During that four-decade period, the man born on the ...

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On July 4, we sing America's praises. And by sing, we do mean sing. There have probably been more love songs dedicated to Uncle Sam than to all the girls named Marie in all the country songs ever ...

Most of us can sing the dance tune "Yankee Doodle" without too much trouble. But why is a feather called "macaroni"? Chris Roberts, author of... Reason Behind the Rhyme: 'Yankee Doodle' DEBBIE ELLIOTT ...

“Yankee Doodle went to town, Riding on a pony, Stuck a feather in his cap And called it macaroni. Yankee Doodle keep in up, Yankee Doodle dandy, Mind the music and the step And with the girls be handy ...

David Ditta, who just retired as a commercial photographer and videographer in California, was a genealogist by avocation who could trace his American ancestors, the Davenports, back to relatives who ...