“Songs of U.S.,” a video series devoted to exploring the American songbook on the nation’s 250th birthday, will feature artists such as Amy Grant, Linda Perry, Grace Potter, Mickey Guyton, Samara Joy and Old Crow Medicine Show in both song and conversation about what these American tunes have meant to the country.
Other participants in the “Songs of U.S.” program include Joy Oladokun, Brittney Spencer, Matt Quinn of Mt. Joy, Corook, Tiny Habits, Trousdale, Chance Emerson and Raye Zaragoza. More are to be announced in the coming weeks. The artists involved are doing a mixture of classic covers and original songs along with interviews about how music affects the national character.
The video series, announced Tuesday, will be seen on Salt Lick Sessions’ YouTube channel and social platforms, with a launch featuring Amy Grant’s segments set for June 8. See a trailer for “Songs of U.S.,” below.
The series is an initiative of Salt Lick Incubator, a nonprofit artist support organization that emerged out of a grant from Amplify 250, which is part of the Hearthland Foundation’s projects centered around the United States’ 250th anniversary. The Salt Lick Artist Advisory Board includes Jon Batiste, Harvey Mason Jr., T Bone Burnett, Patrice Rushen, Alison Brown, Susan Tedeschi and Charlie Puth,.The Hearthland Foundation was formed by Steven Spielberg and Kate Capshaw.
