Peace of Music

Barry Dwork

Barry Dwork is a writer and music lover who shares his passion for music. For him, music has the potential power to bring peace to all people and promote a universal language of harmony and commonality in such a complex world. Music soothes the savage beast.

Episodes

  1. 05/10/2025

    The Winds of Change: Part 3, Issue 3: How I Evolved Musically from an Innocent Six-Year Old Feeling Patriotic Songs During the Mid-1960’s, to a Practical-Minded Adult by the Time of 9/11

    On this episode, Barry Dwork shares the music and stories behind the evolution of his own feelings toward patriotism over the course of his life. From the mid-1960s through the events of 9/11, music has seen its fair share of hopeful anthems, protest songs, and moments that accurately captured the cultural feeling of the times. On this edition of The Winds of Change series, Barry dives into the music that he connected to the most. Whether it was as a grade school student hearing My Country Tis of Thee or as an adult trying to cope with the horrors of a national tragedy, Barry gives a thorough account of these historic moments in U.S. and music history. Artists Mentioned in This Episode: Grand Funk Railroad U2 Bruce Springsteen The Highwaymen Elton John Styx Kansas Topics: patriotic music history, Vietnam War songs, American patriotism evolution, post 9/11 reflections, Bruce Springsteen The Rising, 60s patriotic songs, America the Beautiful history, My Country Tis of Thee meaning, Michael Row the Boat Ashore spiritual, Grand Funk Railroad patriotism, Elton John Daniel meaning, Kansas Song for America lyrics, Styx Suite Madame Blue meaning, U2 In God’s Country analysis, musical evolution and patriotism, songs about American history, Civil Rights era music, emotional impact of 9/11 music, generational views on patriotism, America in classic rock

    27 min

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Barry Dwork is a writer and music lover who shares his passion for music. For him, music has the potential power to bring peace to all people and promote a universal language of harmony and commonality in such a complex world. Music soothes the savage beast.