On April 21, 2009 music historian Michael Lasser will examine America’s popular songs written in response to an earlier “recession” (the Great Depression) and an earlier war (WWII). In a lecture entitled “All The Old Familiar Places—Love Songs of Depression and War," Mr. Lasser will explain how America met the emotional challenges of these two crises with music and lyrics that can be stoic, humorous, or wistfully romantic. The lecture will take place at 7:30 in the Beam Classroom of the Visual Arts Center of Bowdoin College. The event is free and open to the public.
