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Living Life With a Purpose: Tim Sheard’s Solidarity Songs

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We live in an era in which, from the White House on down, meanness has become normalized, become normalized. Music can provide an antidote, reminding us of who we can be, as anyone listening to Tim Sheard’s Solidarity Songs will discover.

Friday Nite Videos | July 4, 2025

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'The House I Live In' | Paul Robeson

These lyrics were written by Abel Meeropol (who later adopted the children of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg) under the pen name Lewis Allen (1943); the music was composed by Earl Robinson. This 1947 cover by Paul Robeson includes all the original verses.

Friday Nite Videos | June 27, 2025

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Friday Nite Videos | June 20, 2025

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Sly & The Family Stone | Everyday People

In his 1968 hit song Everyday People, recorded  with his band Sly and The Family Stone, Sly Stone (March 15, 1943 – June 9, 2025) confronted a world beset by chaos, war and hatred with a message of profound brotherhood and compassion

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