Next year marks the 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War. There is no song that more vividly evokes that conflict than "The Battle Hymn of the Republic." Julia Ward Howe wrote the famous ...

The ‘Battle Hymn of the Republic’ has marched its way through American history. But does it do justice to Jesus? I learned most of the "Battle Hymn of the Republic" before I started grade school. The ...

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With William Lee Golden, Jimmy Fortune, Tim Duncan, Chris Golden and Jimmy Fulbright. Battle Hymn of the Republic. Performed by William Lee Golden, Jimmy Fortune, Tim Duncan, Chris Golden and Jimmy ...

This week, NPR inaugurates a new series called American Anthem, exploring songs that tap into the collective emotions of listeners and performers around an issue or ...

JOHN DICKERSON: We talk a lot about politics on Face the Nation, today we decided to look at the relationship between politics and music. (Baptiste playing waltz) Jon Batiste is the bandleader for The ...

2013-12-07T18:00:22-05:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/7c0/20131207180834003_hd.jpgHarvard University professor John Stauffer talked about the origins and evolution ...

At the conclusion of Friday's service of prayer and remembrance at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., the congregation (which included President George W. Bush and former Presidents Clinton, ...