The Carter Family: Will the Circle Be Unbroken |
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Early in childhood Alvin Pleasant (A.P.) learned to play the violin, and it soon became clear that he was a natural musician.
The Carter Family: Will the Circle Be Unbroken |
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By 1938 the Carters' fortunes were on the wane; then came the Consolidated Royal Chemical Corporation offer for a twice daily radio show, for the princely sum of $75 each per week.
The Carter Family: Will the Circle Be Unbroken |
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Nearly struck by lightning during her pregnancy, Mollie Carter forever after will ascribe A.P.'s tremor, and the quaver for which his singing will become known, to that near miss.
The Carter Family: Will the Circle Be Unbroken |
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Hard living, good fun, independent spirits, strong women and lots of music defined generations of Carters and Bays in Clinch Mountain, Virginia.
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A Latin hit crosses over... or is the other way around?
Summer of Love |
Digital Short
In 1967, a sight-seeing company ran a bus down Haight Street, calling it the only foreign tour in the domestic United States.
Summer of Love |
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In the summer of 1967, young people flooded into San Francisco and found what one thrill-seeker described as “wonderland.”
Summer of Love |
Chapter
Watch the opening scene of Summer of Love .
Summer of Love |
Trailer
A portrait of the Haight Ashbury district at the height of the hippie movement.
Summer of Love |
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By the mid-1960s in the Haight-Ashbury district, visions of a utopian society took shape, enhanced by a new drug — LSD.
Summer of Love |
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Published in 12 issues from 1966 to 1968, the the newspaper spoke directly to young people's imaginations and concerns.
