Salem Band, the oldest, continuous mixed-wind ensemble in the nation, will wrap its 2025-’26 season with the “Super Heroes ...

Toby Keith’s father was his inspiration. If there were a competition for the most over-the-top patriotic song ever recorded, Toby Keith’s Courtesy of the Red, White & Blue (The Angry American) would ...

One of the best America songs for the 4th of July is a blatant rip-off of another rock classic – and it wasn’t a secret at all. Brian Wilson revealed the Beach Boys hit Surfin U.S.A. was directly ...

On the eve of America's 250th birthday, NPR's Juana Summers talks with NPR Music's Stephen Thompson and Sheldon Pearce about songs that reflect the country's complex identity. In a country as ...

In a country as sprawling and diverse as America, there are, of course, many different songs that reflect the country on a large scale. For some, songs in the American folk tradition strike a chord, ...