American Pop: Popular Music and the Idea of Home

15/09/2025 59 min

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Episode Synopsis

This episode of The American Tapestry Project continues our exploration of “Popular Music: A Window Into the Soul of America” It examines the difference between musical categories composers’ music, performers’ music, and traditional music with a focus on the idea of “Home” in American culture from “Home, Sweet to Home” to Carole King’s “So Far Away” to Bruce Springsteen’s “My Home Town.” “All this and more”, as they say on late night TV, on Episode 53 of The American Tapestry Project.