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Spirituals. Blues. Jazz. Gospel. Rock. Hip-hop. Pop. Before America argued in courts and congress, it confessed in songs. From plantation fields to cathedral choirs, from Detroit factories to Bronx block parties, the nation's deepest truths-and darkest lies-have always been sung. Some tracks healed. Some deceived. All bore witness. In this first volume of Soundtrack of a Nation, Derek Hone uncovers: How spirituals became Israel's Exodus in American chains. Why the blues is our grammar of lament-and the root of every US genre. How gospel powered survival and the Civil Rights movement. How jazz turned freedom into fire (Armstrong to Coltrane). How rock, soul, and funk made groove a protest. How hip-hop became street scripture-from Golden Age conscience to reality rap's courtroom. How pop exposes America's appetite for idols. How global currents (reggae, Afrobeats, Latin, K-Pop) sing back into the American river. Why streaming gave access without anchor-and how to hear again. This is not fan praise. It is testimony. Every chapter weighs America's music against covenant truth-and points beyond every stage to Jesus Christ, the True Song.

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