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SUMMARY:Popular Music & Veterans
DESCRIPTION:The Agawam Public Library is pleased to welcome back Jon and Li Waterman for an evening of live music and military history. In their program\, “Popular Music and Veterans”\, Jon and Li Waterman supplement their well-received “Roots of American Popular Music” program with an exploration through songs of some of the experiences and sacrifices of veterans throughout American history. The program consists of songs\, history\, and an accompanying slideshow pertaining to some of the experiences of veterans of World War I\, World War II\, the Civil War and other conflicts alongside the history of popular music in America. The program is part of the series “Live Music Making History Live.” \nAbout Sultana: Sultana is the acoustic duo of Jon and Li Waterman. Musician and songwriter Jon Waterman has been performing his original songs throughout his life. His music is influenced by intriguing characters and stories from history\, the roots of the music he loves\, and the diversity of the human experience. His song “Sultana” which tells the story of the Civil War steamboat disaster was selected to be featured at the Sultana museum in Marion\, AR. Waterman has presented his programs “A Journey Through the Roots of American Popular Music” and “History and Legends through Song” in venues around the country\, both in person and virtually. He has an M.A. in Popular Music History from Prescott College. Li is a classically trained guitarist and singer who formerly fronted the Rhode Island band Alien Tesh. She is also an artist and graduate of Museum School in Boston. \nThis program is sponsored by the Agawam Center Library Association. \nThurs. July 16 @ 6:30 pm at the Agawam Public Library\, 750 Cooper Street\, Agawam\, MA. Please register online at the Agawam Public Library’s website: https://agawamlibrary.libcal.com/event/15527763
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LOCATION:Agawam Public Library\, Cooper Street 750\, Agawam\, MA\, 01001\, United States
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