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Terry Barr

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American Crisis Playlist: From Political Pestilence to Pandemic

American Crisis Playlist: From Political Pestilence to Pandemic

How music helped me cope with the pandemic and the 2020 nightmare presidential election.

2022

Stories

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Published in
The Riff

Southern Men, Racism, and Resistance

When truth stares back at us

Feb 18

Southern Men, Racism, and Resistance

Feb 18

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Published in
Tell Your Story

Second Thoughts About a Predator

Reflections on a person I thought I knew well

Feb 22

Second Thoughts About a Predator

Feb 22

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Published in
The Riff

Annals in American Greatness

Peter Cooper’s “715”

Mar 17

Annals in American Greatness

Mar 17

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Published in
Counter Arts

Orville Peck and Southern Gay Pride

When being honest and vulnerable pays off

Jun 5, 2024

Orville Peck and Southern Gay Pride

Jun 5, 2024

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Published in
The Riff

My Grandmother: Hit Songwriter

A forgotten “rockabilly classic”

Feb 20, 2024

My Grandmother: Hit Songwriter

Feb 20, 2024

Published in
The Narrative Arc

You Can’t Hear What’s Behind You

And then it rushes by and you’re gone

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Image of Barn in countryside

1d ago

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The Album Cafe

Stop…What’s That Sound?

CSNY’s Four Way Street

4d ago

Stop…What’s That Sound?

4d ago

Published in
The Riff

When An Ode Is Not Just An Ode

Bobbie Gentry, Billie Joe McAllister, and Sarah

4d ago

When An Ode Is Not Just An Ode

4d ago

Published in
Counter Arts

Cindy Lee’s Diamond Jubilee

Timeless music in the nick of time

Mar 27

Cindy Lee’s Diamond Jubilee

Mar 27

Published in
The Memoirist

Cruising On Thin Ice

Did I love the night life?

Mar 19

Cruising On Thin Ice

Mar 19

Terry Barr

Terry Barr

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I write about music, culture, and equality in The Riff, The Memoirist, Prism and Pen, Counter Arts, and Three Imaginary Girls. I am anti-Racist and anti-fascist

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