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Music Appreciation

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appalachiablue

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Sat Nov 20, 2021, 10:42 AM Nov 2021

'WBCN & The American Revolution': Boston 1st Alt. Music Radio Station, 60s, 70s Counterculture: PBS [View all]



- Film TRAILER. Excellent look at the era and the influence of progressive programming and diversity at Boston's WBCN alternative radio station. The place to hear the music of Bruce Springsteen, Patti Smith, an interview with Abby Hoffman and many other artists.

*Watch Full Film online, also showing on PBS TV Channels, WETA & 'WETA Metro' online, Nov. 8 - Dec. 6, 2021.



- WBCN air staff.
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- PBS, Watch FULL FILM,
https://www.pbs.org/video/wbcn-and-the-american-revolution-bzco7k/

- WBCN and The American Revolution, Special | 1h 55m 54s. Video has closed captioning.
Watch Preview: The untold story of the radical underground radio station WBCN, set against the profound social, political and cultural changes that took place during the late 1960s and early 70s. Told through characters who connected through the radio station, exploding music and countercultural scenes, militant anti-war activism, civil rights struggles and the emerging women’s and LGBTQ-liberation movements.

https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2021/11/19/wbcn-american-revolution-boston



- Bruce Springsteen at Joe's Place.
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