How did everyday Americans in the early United States use and enjoy music? How did they create and circulate new songs and musical lyrics? Our five-episode series about music in early America continues in this fourth episode about music and politics in the early United States. Billy Coleman, an Assistant Teaching Professor of History at the University of Missouri and author of the book Harnessing Harmony: Music, Power, and Politics in the United States, 1788-1865, joins us to investigate the role music played in early American politics. Show Notes: https://www.benfranklinsworld.com/346 Join Ben Franklin's World! Subscribe and help us bring history right to your ears! Sponsor Links Omohundro Institute Colonial Williamsburg Foundation The Ben Franklin's World Shop Complementary Episodes Episode 207: Nick Bunker, Young Benjamin Franklin Episode 227: Kyle Courtney, Copyright & Fair Use in Early America Episode 243: Joseph Adelman, Revolutionary Print Networks Episode 343: Chad Hamill, Music and Song in Native North America Episode 344: David Hildebrand, Music in British North America Episode 345: Glenda Goodman, Amateur Musicians in the Early United States Listen! Apple Podcasts Spotify Google Podcasts Amazon Music Ben Franklin's World iOS App Ben Franklin's World Android App Helpful Links Join the Ben Franklin's World Facebook Group Ben Franklin’s World Twitter: @BFWorldPodcast Ben Franklin's World Facebook Page Sign-up for the Franklin Gazette Newsletter