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Somebody once asked a gospel singer if he was an entertainer or a preacher. He answered, “Yes.” Michael Lasser in talks at museums, universities, performing arts centers, and libraries all over the country are, likewise, a mix of substance and entertainment, serious purpose and lighthearted irreverence. After all, he says, “I’m talking about popular songs, not the future of the Republic.” That doesn’t mean he isn’t serious about American songs and the men and women who wrote them. As he explains: |
“One of the most telling moments happened at the end when you asked if anyone had questions. One visitor said, ‘Yes. Is there any more!’”
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"I do think
popular music has something valuable to tell us about ourselves if we
stop and listen to it. It opens a revealing and entertaining window on
American attitudes for the last 150 years. For the last 25 of those
years, I've been talking about popular music as social history--about
songs and the America they reflect." |
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Calendar of Scheduled Talks City Songs Books Backstage, Rochester Music Hall of Fame Dryden Theater, George Eastman Museum Dryden Theater, George Eastman Museum Rochester Torch Club, Joint meeting with Buffalo
Torch Club, Batavia, NY Dryden Theater, George Eastman Museum Dryden Theater, George Eastman Museum Osher at RIT Dryden Theater, George Eastman Museum
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