For the United States’ 250th birthday, Sunday Morning asked dozens of notable Americans, from Jason Alexander and Ken Burns to Misty Copeland, what they considered to be our country’s essential songs. This is the Essential American Songbook: 90 contributors and 250 songs. Here’s a sample.
Essential American songs of the last 250 years
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