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Isolated vocal of "What a Wonderful World", a song written by Bob Thiele (as "George Douglas") and George David Weiss. It was first recorded by Louis Armstrong and released in 1967. Louis Armstrong’s “What A Wonderful World” continues to inspire through its timeless message of love, peace, and harmony. Listen to the original version ad-free with YouTube Premium https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=fnyMzZiKfkY Images from: France 24 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCCPCZNChQdGa9EkATeye4g The New York Times https://www.youtube.com/c/nytimes The Telegraph https://www.youtube.com/c/telegraph Sky News https://www.youtube.com/c/SkyNews Insider News https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHjm6wybRbldhqveS7c2WTA Euronews https://www.youtube.com/EuronewsUSA Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational, or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.

Isolated vocal of "Redemption Song" by Bob Marley. The song is considered one of Marley's greatest works. Some key lyrics derived from a speech given by the Pan-Africanist orator Marcus Garvey entitled "The Work That Has Been Done". At the time he wrote the song, circa 1979, Bob Marley had been diagnosed with the cancer in his toe that later took his life. Bob Marley was a descendant of slaves and left us a message that we all have the power to free our minds and souls. "Redemption Song" is a song written by Bob Marley. Listen to the original version ad-free with YouTube Premium https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=yv5xonFSC4c Guitar excerpts performed by Fabio Lima https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0TvZ2XtrEw https://www.youtube.com/c/FabioLima Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational, or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.

Isolated vocal of "Tennessee Mountain Home" is an autobiography song written and recorded by American country music artist Dolly Parton, released at 1972. This song served as the centerpiece of their concept album of the same name. The song has become one of Parton's best known compositions. Country music icon and humanitarian Dolly Parton also has been a champion for Education. Inspired by her father’s inability to read and write Dolly started her Imagination Library in 1995 for the children within her home county. Today, her program spans five countries and gifts over 1 million free books each month to children around the world. “When I was growing up in the hills of East Tennessee, I knew my dreams would come true. I know there are children in your community with their own dreams. They dream of becoming a doctor or an inventor or a minister. Who knows, maybe there is a little girl whose dream is to be a writer and singer. The seeds of these dreams are often found in books and the seeds you help plant in your community can grow across the world.” [https://imaginationlibrary.com] Listen to the original version ad-free with YouTube Premium https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=hx9O7PzdfT8 Original guitar solo by The Galbraith Clan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkrmLLhiLLE // Tennessee photos from: :: National Park Service https://www.nps.gov/stri/index.htm :: Ken Lane (@CarShowShooter) https://www.flickr.com/photos/kenlane/ Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountains National Park :: Sriabi Gopi https://www.pexels.com/@sriabi-gopi-41368813/ :: The-Missionary-Baptist-Church https://experiencecadescove.com Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational, or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.

Mariah Carey is an American singer and songwriter. Carey possesses a five-octave vocal range and has the ability to reach notes beyond the seventh octave. New York Magazine's editor Roger Deckker commented that "Whitney Houston may have introduced melisma (the vocally acrobatic style of lending a word an extra syllable or twenty) to the charts, but it was Mariah ━ with her jaw-dropping range ━ who made it into America’s default sound". [1] "Whenever you call" is a song written by Mariah Carey and Walter Afanasieff. Listen to the original version ad-free with YouTube Premium https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=VjXzWrgHSWk Original piano solo excerpts from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWwzK622s7w [1] https://nymag.com/news/features/influentials/16905/ Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational, or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.

"The Star Spangled Banner" is a charity single recorded by American singer Whitney Houston to raise funds for soldiers and families of those involved in the Persian Gulf War. Written by Francis Scott Key, "The Star-Spangled Banner" is the national anthem of the United States. Traditionally performed at sports games in the US, "The Star Spangled Banner" was performed by Houston at the original Tampa Stadium for Super Bowl XXV in 1991. Houston donated her portion of the proceeds. After the September 11, 2001 attacks, Arista Records re-released Houston's "The Star Spangled Banner". She once again donated her share of the royalties, as did Arista Records, towards the firefighters and victims of the terrorist attacks. This time the single peaked at #6 on the US Hot 100, and was certified platinum by the RIAA. This made Houston the first musical act to take the national anthem Top 10 in the US, and have it certified platinum. The 2001 re-release of the single was Houston's last Top Ten hit on the US Hot 100 during her lifetime. "The Star Spangled Banner" was written by Francis Scott Key (lyrics, 1814) and John Stafford Smith (music,  1773). Listen to the original version ad-free with YouTube Premium https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mIIqYeALPRcIK-N1SLjttyBLA26bKAHUE Happy 4th of July!