Foster Damon, a musical detective, however, showed that the words of “Yankee Doodle” were known in the Colonies by 1745, while both words and the music were ... With fife and drum, others ...

Protest music has a deep and rich history in the United States. One could even say it was born right alongside it. From "Yankee Doodle" being sung back in defiance at the British soldiers who ...