Kent / Jackson State Songs

103 songs · chronological · Annotations and notes by Justin A. Brummer

A collection of songs and spoken-word recordings referencing the Kent and Jackson State shootings This forms part of the larger Vietnam War Song Project, an interpretive examination of over 6,000 Vietnam War songs identified, revealing how the war's significance is represented through music. The project also collects spoken-word recordings about the conflict. This unique collection of voices advances scholarship by providing insights into people’s views about the war over time as represented in music, looking at diverse communities and vibrant music scenes. It is crucial in developing our knowledge of the war and the humanities, through the use of a digital research platform.YouTube…

  1. Third Condition – Monday In May (The Kent State Tragedy) (1970)
  2. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young – Ohio (1970)
  3. Evoloution – Sandra Allison Jeffrey and Bill (1970)
  4. Steve Miller Band – Jackson-Kent Blues (1970)
  5. J.J. Light – Kent State (1970)
  6. Barbara Dane – Hallelujah, I'm a Bum (1970)
  7. Maxima – Four Dead in Ohio (1970)
  8. Coast – Why (A Peace Medley) (1970)
  9. Pete Hamill – The Last Press Conference (1970)
  10. Pete Hamill – Army of the Young (1970)
  11. Pete Hamill – Four Children Are Still Dead (1970)
  12. Pete Hamill – Hair (1970)
  13. Pete Hamill – Hard Hats and Cops (1970)
  14. Pete Hamill – Introduction (1970)
  15. Pete Hamill – No Symphony for the Devil (1970)
  16. Pete Hamill – USA Allaway (1970)
  17. Michael James Brody Jr. – War Is Over (1970)
  18. Tommy Tate – Let Us Be Heard (A Prayer for Peace) (1970)
  19. Tommy Tate – Peace Is All I Need (1970)
  20. Spiro Agnew – The Speeches That Stirred America (1970)
  21. Roxy – (We Gotta) Stop the War (1970)
  22. Freedom Singers – Antiimperialistiska Sånger (album) (1970)
  23. Freedom Singers – Befria Södern (1970)
  24. Freedom Singers – Rickard Dollarhjärta (1970)
  25. Gläns över sjö & strand – Är Du Lönsam Lille Vän (1970)
  26. Kathy Gregory – "myself" (1970)
  27. Various Artists – 1970 - A Record of the Year (1970)
  28. Quicksilver Messenger Service – What About Me (1971)
  29. The Isley Brothers – Ohio - Machine Gun (1971)
  30. Memphis Slim – Chicago Seven (1971)
  31. Freddie Hubbard – What a Good Time for a Kent State (1971)
  32. Freddie Hubbard – Sing Me a Song of Songmy, Part I (1971)
  33. Freddie Hubbard – Sing Me a Song of Songmy, Part II (1971)
  34. The Beach Boys – Student Demonstration Time (1971)
  35. Eve Plumb – How Will It Be? (1971)
  36. Dick Gregory – Write the History of Kent State (The Shot Heard Around the World) (1971)
  37. Ruth Warrick – 41,000 Plus 4 (The Ballad of the Kent State Massacre) (1971)
  38. Ruth Warrick – 41,000 Plus 4 (The Ballad of the Kent State Massacre) (1971)
  39. Pete Atkin – Driving Through Mythical America (1971)
  40. Everyone – Don't Get Me Wrong (1971)
  41. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young – Ohio (1971)
  42. Genesis – The Knife (Part 2) (1971)
  43. Various Artists – Schützt diese Welt - Lieder und Chansons (1971)
  44. Various Artists – So nah ist dieses land (1971)
  45. Various Artists – Vier studenten aus Kent (1971)
  46. Harvey Andrews – Hey Sandy (1972)
  47. Don Sanders – Kent State History Play (1972)
  48. The Last Poets – Hands Off (1972)
  49. The Last Poets – Black Soldier (1972)
  50. Clive Brandy – Sam, You Made the War Too Long (1972)
  51. Dave Brubeck – Truth Is Fallen (1972)
  52. Gore Vidal – An Evening With Richard Nixon (1972)
  53. Barbara Dane – Kent State Massacre (1973)
  54. Children of the Morning – Hey America, America (1973)
  55. The Bill Dobbins Jazz Orchestra – Textures (1973)
  56. Holly Near – It Could Have Been Me (1974)
  57. Gil Scott-Heron/Brian Jackson – H20 Gate Blues (1974)
  58. Various Artists – Death of a Decade: The Kent State Story (1975)
  59. Andrés Jiménez – Antonia Martinez (Song for Antonia Martinez) (1978)
  60. Nikki Giovanni – Cotton Candy on a Rainy Day (1978)
  61. Various Artists – Kent State (1981)
  62. Various Artists – Radical (1983)
  63. Richie Havens – Common Ground (1983)
  64. Ambrose Reynolds – Greatest Hits (1983)
  65. The Gynecologists – Kent State (1984)
  66. Jandek – Governor Rhodes (1986)
  67. Jello Biafra – Vietnam Never Happened (1987)
  68. Boy in Love; – But Mama, I Love Him (1988)
  69. Jello Biafra – Wish I Was Back in El Salvador (1989)
  70. Skinny Puppy – Tin Omen (1989)
  71. GWAR – Slaughterama (1990)
  72. The Vettz – American Heroes (1990)
  73. Olivelawn – Sap (1990)
  74. Open Mind – The Stones We Carry... (1991)
  75. Joe Walsh – Decades (1992)
  76. Clark Springs – Talking Kent State (1992)
  77. Kent 25 – Democracy Is Hypocrisy (1994)
  78. Chuck D – The Pride (1996)
  79. 7000 Dying Rats – Kent State (I Guess the National Guard Didn't Finish the Job) (1998)
  80. At the Drive-In – Alpha Centauri (1998)
  81. Hamiet Bluiett – Saying Something for All (1998)
  82. Magpie – Kent (1999)
  83. American Steel – Rogue's March (1999)
  84. Lamb of God – O.D.H.G.A.B.F.E. (2000)
  85. Chris Butler – Beggar's Bullets (2001)
  86. Voorhees – Crystal Lake's Legacy (2001)
  87. Vilently Ill – Group Hug (2002)
  88. Ryan Harvey – Kent State Massacre (13 Seconds in May) (2004)
  89. Sage Francis – Slow Down Ghandi (2004)
  90. Scott Ainslie – Don't Obey (2005)
  91. Scott Ainslie – Rice Grows Again in Vietnam (2005)
  92. Various Artists – The Kent State May 4 CD Project (2005)
  93. Time – Subterranean Homesick News (2009)
  94. Myka 9 – 1969 (2009)
  95. The Destructors – Kent State Reprobate (2010)
  96. Jeff Powers – Jeff Powers (2012)
  97. The Rebel Spell – Last Run (2014)
  98. Karl Blau – Introducing Karl Blau (2016)
  99. Charlie Morrow – Toot! Too (2018)
  100. Sun Kil Moon – I Also Want to Die in New Orleans (2019)
  101. Jeff Powers – Trainwreck (2019)
  102. KRS-One – What I Know
  103. Jodi Hawkins – Four Children