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In November 1963, classical music was called on to help the nation deal with the emotional fallout in a more elemental way. It often is when tragedy leaves us without the words we need.
Nov 21, 2013 · courtesy of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. One of the most moving documents to emerge from the 50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy's assassination is a radio broadcast.
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November 22, 1963. It is one of America’s great “Days of Infamy,” the day when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, on a Friday afternoon at, approximately, 12:30pm CST. But for all the stories everyone has and has heard, there are very few instances where the initial shock of the news was recorded, where the ...
- The Byrds, “He Was a Friend of Mine” (1966): Bob Dylan cut a version of this traditional ballad for his first album (and didn’t end up including it). For their Turn!
- Phil Ochs, “Crucifixion” (1967): Coincidently, the first epic ballad about Kennedy came from Dylan’s friend and rival from the Greenwich Village folk days.
- Misfits, “Bullet” (1978): On one of their first recordings, Glenn Danzig and his early-punk bros didn’t mince words right from the start: “President’s bullet-ridden body in the street/Ride, Johnny ride/Kennedy’s shattered head hits concrete/Ride, Johnny ride.”
- Lou Reed, “The Day John Kennedy Died” (1982): Rarely did Reed let his guard down as much as he did on this thoughtful track from The Blue Mask. With his band playing and strumming respectfully behind him, Reed dreams of all the things he would do if he were the leader of the free world, which includes being able to forget that day in 1963.
Nov 21, 2013 · By the time of William McKinley’s assassination, in 1901, there was a new way to hear popular music --- phonograph records. The funeral for the Ohio-born president was accompanied by a song said to be his favorite hymn.
Let Us Continue is a speech that 36th President of the United States Lyndon B. Johnson delivered to a joint session of Congress on November 27, 1963, five days after the assassination of his predecessor John F. Kennedy. The almost 25-minute speech is considered one of the most important in his political career.
b. What kind of emotion is the singer expressing? [Sorrow, grief, loss] c. How does he use the music to help the words elicit this emotion from you? [the slow tempo, the long-held “he,” the simple, narrow-range tune] d. Suppose you were sitting in class on the day FK was assassinated. What would be your reaction
