Western Songsters and Cowboy Tradition: American Songster Radio Season 2 Episode 2

Dom Flemons: He's A Lone Ranger - WUNC's Songs We Love Podcast

Songs We Love is a series and a podcast that looks at the stories behind some of the songs we're playing on our new music discovery station, WUNC Music . On this episode we're featuring 'He's A Lone Ranger' by Dom Flemons. It's a song off of his latest record Black Cowboys. The record redefines the image of the American Cowboy with songs like the one featured here. It's one Dom wrote after hearing the story of Bass Reeves, who was born into slavery in 1838. Listen to the episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ch98cFkA7a4[https://feedpress.me/link/15166/13016018.gif]

Black Women in the West: American Songster Radio Season 2 Episode 1

The second season of Dom Flemon's American Songster Radio podcast is released today, Friday, October 26. In this episode of American Songster Radio , Dom discusses the song “Black Woman” and revisits the lives of figures like Bridget “Biddy” Mason and “Stagecoach” Mary Fields. He also shares his own version of “Black Woman,” performed live on stage.[https://feedpress.me/link/15166/13016019.gif]

Western Songsters and Cowboy Tradition: American Songster Radio Season 2 Episode 2

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Lead Belly, "The Singing Cowboy": American Songster Radio Season 2 Episode 3

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Pullman Porters and the Road to Civil Rights: American Songster Radio Season 2 Episode 4

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