70s Rerun - The Spirit of 76: Pop Music in America's Bicentennial

For the Record: The 70s by Amy Lively

Jun 15, 202643:55Music

As the U.S. approaches the 150th anniversary of The Declaration of Independence, FTR70 looks back to Episode 31, which examines 1976 and state of the nation -- and pop music -- in that bicentennal year. Things were a bit...

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