music

The Music of November 22: Jesus, Buddah or JFK?

About XTC's 1992 modern rock hit, "The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead"

Mar 9, 2025 • Peter Voskamp

Music of 11/22: The Human League on How Quickly It All Changes

The haunting JFK song "Seconds" was the B-side for the British group's breakout hit

Sep 10, 2024 • Peter Voskamp

The Music of November 22: Sinatra's "High Hopes" for JFK

'Jack is on the right track'

Jul 6, 2024 • Margot Williams

The Music of November 22: Dion's 'Abraham, Martin and John'

The pop star was known for teenage love songs, but his reflective comeback hit was a lament powered by tragedy

May 18, 2024 • Margot Williams

The Music of November 22: Jesus, Buddah or JFK?

About XTC's modern rock hit, "The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead"

May 13, 2024 • Peter Voskamp

JFK, Bob Dylan, and the Death of the American Dream

'Music becomes the counterpoint, the juxtaposition, to the horror and chaos of both JFK’s very public death'

Jun 3, 2022 • Jefferson Morley

Echoes of Dallas: Music Inspired by JFK

Did you know JFK's assassination "produced a mountainous range of forgotten, discarded and ghostly vinyl artifacts?" Some were briefly notorious: Bob…

Dec 24, 2017

Pete Seeger: Folk Music Hero Blacklisted for Being a Communist

"Pete Seeger received some very complimentary but forgetful obituaries in the American press this week.

Feb 7, 2014 • Jefferson Morley

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