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Excerpt from “Ma Rainey” from The Collected Poems of Sterling A. Brown Selected by Michael S. Harper, Copyrighted © 1980 by Sterling A. Brown. Reprinted by permission of the Estate of Sterling A. Brown.

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Excerpt from “Smokestack Lightning,” Words and Music by Chester Burnett. Copyright © 1956 (Renewed) by Arc Music Corporation (BMI), This arrangement Copyright © 2014 by Arc Music Corporation (BMI), All Rights Administered by BMG Rights Management (US) LLC International Copyright Secured All Rights Reserved, Used by Permission, Reprinted by Permission of Hal Leonard Corporation

Excerpt from “Ya Got Trouble,” from Meredith Willson's THE MUSIC MAN, By Meredith Willson © 1957, 1958, 1966 (Renewed) FRANK MUSIC CORP. and MEREDITH WILLSON MUSIC. This arrangement © 2014 FRANK MUSIC CORP. and MEREDITH WILLSON MUSIC. All Rights Reserved. Reprinted by Permission of Hal Leonard Corporation.

Excerpt from “Black Snake Moan,” Words and Music by Blind Lemon Jefferson. Copyright © 1927 UNIVERSAL MUSIC CORP. Copyright Renewed. This arrangement Copyright © 2014 UNIVERSAL MUSIC CORP. All Rights Reserved, Used by Permission. Reprinted by Permission of Hal Leonard Corporation.

Excerpt from “Kind Hearted Woman Blues,” Words and Music by Robert Johnson. Copyright © (1978), 1990, 1991 MPCA King Of Spades (SESAC) and Claud L. Johnson (SESAC). This arrangement Copyright © 2014 MPCA King Of Spades (SESAC) and Claud L. Johnson (SESAC). Administered by MPCA Music, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Reprinted by Permission of Hal Leonard Corporation.

Excerpt from “Terraplane Blues,” Words and Music by Robert Johnson. Copyright © (1978), 1990, 1991 MPCA King Of Spades (SESAC) and Claud L. Johnson (SESAC)

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Excerpt from “Phonograph Blues,” Words and Music by Robert Johnson. Copyright © (1978), 1990, 1991 MPCA King of Spades (SESAC) and Claud L. Johnson (SESAC)

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Excerpt from “Stones In My Passway,” Words and Music by Robert Johnson. Copyright © (1978), 1990, 1991 MPCA King Of Spades (SESAC) and Claud L. Johnson (SESAC). This arrangement Copyright © 2014 MPCA King Of Spades (SESAC) and Claud L. Johnson (SESAC). Administered by MPCA Music, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Reprinted by Permission of Hal Leonard Corporation.

Excerpt from “Hell Hound On My Trail,” Words and Music by Robert Johnson. Copyright © (1978), 1990, 1991 MPCA King Of Spades (SESAC) and Claud L. Johnson (SESAC) This arrangement Copyright © 2014 MPCA King Of Spades (SESAC) and Claud L. Johnson (SESAC). Administered by MPCA Music, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Reprinted by Permission of Hal Leonard Corporation

Excerpt from T. S. Eliot’s “Little Gidding,” The Four Quartets, copyright © renewed 1970 by Esme Valerie Eliot. Reprinted by permission of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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“A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall”

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“Oxford Town”

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“Masters of War”

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“With God On Our Side”

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“Only A Pawn In Their Game”

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“The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll”

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“Restless Farewell”

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“Chimes of Freedom”

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“Mr. Tambourine Man”

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“Spanish Harlem Incident”

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“My Back Pages”

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“To Ramona”

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“Gates Of Eden”

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“It’s Alright Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)”

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“Like A Rolling Stone”

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“Tombstone Blues”

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