The Vietnam War was a tragic and stressful time in the world, particularly for American soldiers, veterans, and the families they left behind. As a result of the very polarizing war, a lot of protest ...
War, like love, has long inspired artists and musicians. That is especially true of the songs written in response to the Vietnam War during the countercultural movements of the 1960s and ’70s. The ...
An aerial view of the massive crowds that crowded around the stage at the Woodstock Music and Arts Festival in Bethel, N.Y., Aug. 16, 1969. (Marty Lederhandler/AP) (The Conversation is an independent ...
Ken Burns and Lynn Novick's new PBS documentary series The Vietnam War premieres at 8 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 17 on WOSU-TV. I got to thinking about some of the music from that era relating to the conflict ...
The band's manager was a stripper from Saigon who went by the stage-name of Geri Vay. Dave Gallaher was an Air Force intelligence specialist from Atlanta serving in Vietnam from 1967 to 1968, and ...
Politics and strife can inspire great art work. From great turmoil or triumph, from a hope for a better tomorrow or a desire to cease the difficult times at hand, creative people often try to make ...
As both a disc jockey and a member of the Army reserves during what’s become known as the “Vietnam Era,” Mike Salardino is well qualified to select the songs that best defined that momentous, and ...
War, like love, has long inspired artists and musicians. That is especially true of the songs written in response to the Vietnam War during the countercultural movements of the 1960s and ’70s. The ...
Creedence Clearwater Revival frontman John Fogerty performs in 2007 in Los Angeles. (Mark J. Terrill/AP) Editor’s note: April 30, 2025, marks the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon and the end of ...
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