American Roots Music

Burn ©2026 TRIK x.gd/DGuTL
'The release of the Epstein files has shone a spotlight on some very notable names, next to Trump - such as Bill Gates, Stephen Hawkin, Bill Clinton, Elon Musk, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and many more! But Donniechu was still the most popular in the the ring.

Cartoon of PM Sanae Takaichi is based on the 1904 drawing "Japanese Soldiers Challenging Russian Soldiers, Incited by the British and Uncle Sam" by French artist Georges Bigot (1860–1927) who spent 17 years in Japan during the Meiji era documenting Japanese customs, and politics through his artwork.

Mojtaba Khamenei is named as Iran's new supreme leader, succeeding his father, Ali Khamenei. ©2026 Hanif Bahari x.gd/QPN9Q

Country Joe McDonald, Country Joe and the Fish Singer, Dead at 84 Country Joe McDonald, Country Joe and the Fish singer who penned the anti-Vietnam War anthem "I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-to-Die Rag," has died at the age of 84.

Country Joe McDonald, singer for the psychedelic-folk band Country Joe and the Fish and songwriter of the anti-Vietnam War anthem “I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin’-to-Die Rag,” died Saturday at the age of 84. x.gd/nrL2D

Mourners dig graves on Tuesday for those killed in a February 28 strike on the Shajare Tayyiba elementary school in Minab, Iran. x.gd/sTq4T

Former President Joe Biden, Barack Obama, and Bill Clinton — along with former first ladies Dr. Jill Biden and Secretary Hillary Clinton and former Vice President Kamala Harris — attended the funeral service of the late Reverend Jesse Jackson on Friday. Read more: abcnews.visitlink.me/lUbzFR

Joan Baez walking with civil rights workers and Black schoolchildren during the school desegregation crisis in Grenada, Mississippi, September 1966.

A majority of Americans disapprove of how President Donald Trump is handling Iran and oppose U.S. military action there outright, according to the latest PBS News/NPR/Marist poll.

YouTube video by Syriana Analysis Pax Americana Is Over? Prof. Jamal Wakim Explains Who Really Drives U.S. War

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Pax Americana Is Over? Professor Jamal Wakim Explains Who Really Drives U.S. War.

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Rescue workers and residents search through the rubble after the Israeli-American bombing of a girls' elementary school in Minab, Iran, February 28, 2026. ABBAS ZAKERI/MEHR NEWS AGENCY VIA AP　x.gd/nRfkm

PITTSBURGH! The #YoungGunsTour is headed your way! Join us at Thunderbird Café & Music Hall on March 24, and stay tuned for our featured Young Guns performers! Get tickets here: x.gd/jN7Ol

"Backpack of Shattered Dreams"
When a school backpack is transformed from a vessel of dreams and books into a target for the shrapnel of death, the world's conscience has failed. bombardment.

Tell It To Me: The Johnson City Sessions 1928-1929
Bear Family Records – BCD17591
Format: CD, Compilation
Country: Germany
Released: 2019
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Country, & Old Time
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International Womens Day ©2026 Alfredo Martirena x.gd/uGMxW
The leading role of women worldwide increases every day; a single day does not sufficiently honor all the sacrifices they face

An advance look at the cover for next week’s issue: “War-a-Lago,” by Barry Blitt. #NewYorkerCovers

SC Subculture Spring/Summer 2026 Refines West Coast Americana Through Japanese Craft SC Subculture’s Spring/Summer 2026 collection advances the Tokyo label’s ongoing dialogue with American West Coast subcultures, translating surfing, skating, and motorcycle culture into garments shaped by disciplined Japanese manufacturing. Since… The post SC Subculture Spring/Summer 2026 Refines West Coast Americana Through Japanese Craft appeared first on stupidDOPE | Est. 2008.

FYI: SC Subculture Spring/Summer 2026 Refines West Coast Americana Through Japanese Craft #stupidDOPE

Let’s Sing Our Song video from Carter & Cleveland, with John Cowan x.gd/YA0Vu

Covering up the crimes with crimes ©2026 Maarten Wolterink x.gd/gObbb

On February 24, 1969, photographer Jim Marshall captured an iconic image during a soundcheck for Johnny Cash’s concert at San Quentin Prison. Marshall asked Cash to pose for a picture for the warden and Cash immediately raised his middle finger at the camera.📸 Jim Marshall

𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐒𝐢𝐦𝐨𝐧 & 𝐉𝐚𝐜𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐊𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐝𝐲 𝐎𝐧𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐬 — 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐚’𝐬 𝐕𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐲𝐚𝐫𝐝, 𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟎𝐬⠀
Singer-songwriter Carly Simon and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis photographed together on Martha’s Vineyard in the 1980s, where both women spent summers and developed a close friendship

The hashtag “#SendBarron” is gaining traction in American media, referring to calls from some members of the U.S. public urging Trump to send his son, Barron, to fight alongside American forces in Iran.

The Earl Scruggs Music Festival is taking place this Labor Day Weekend, Sept 4-6. Catch Jerry Douglas, The Earls of Leicester, and many more in Mill Spring, NC. Weekend & 1-Day Passes go onsale this Friday at 10AM ET at earlscruggsmusicfest.com/tickets

HEY DERBY CITY! Sam and band are returning to the Roots Revue Festival on Saturday, May 23 in the Paristown Arts District Louisville, KY. Two days of live bluegrass benefitting the Kentucky School of Bluegrass and Traditional Music. Tickets are on sale now! Tkts & info: www.rootsrevue.com

Is the US at war with Iran, and will it put boots on the ground? x.gd/6jg6X

Puzzle ©2026 Gergely Bacsa x.gd/eMO6F
War and Peace Equations and Will Trump Save the World?

American Folk Blues Festival 1964
Fontana – TL5225
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: United Kingdom
Released: 1964
Genre: Blues, Folk, World, & Country
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+160 children ©2026 Mo Qasem x.gd/jRxQM
Over 160 children killed, aged 7 to 12, massacred in the US-Israeli airstrike on Shajareh Tayyibeh girls' school in Minab, Iran.

Celebrating the birthday of Doc Watson, born on March 3, 1923.

"Casual...ties" or the unbearable lightness of War. ©2026 Kutoshi Kimimo x.gd/lZf2W
The motives behind the attack on Iran: an offensive tinged with Trump and Netanyahu’s personal political interests.

“Wake up, Jeff.”Bob Dylan suddenly announced he would pull his entire music catalog and official merchandise rights from Amazon The statement quickly escalated into an ultimatum that stunned both Bezos and the public. x.gd/AvHCd