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America’s Musical Founding Father: ‘Liberty Songs’ By A Self Taught Singer And Tanner Helped Fuel The Revolution (Video)

By David W. Stowe, Michigan State University As July 4, 2026, approaches, Americans will be paying more attention than usual ...

America’s musical founding father: ‘Liberty songs’ by a self-taught singer and tanner helped fuel the Revolution

William Billings has been largely forgotten, except among music historians. But he was the country’s first notable composer, ...