I want to welcome Jordan to the blog lineup here at Radio Free Earth. Thanks for your post on the influence of jazz music on the civil rights movement. I think that is a great point. The Harlem renaissance and then jazz, the blues, r&b and rock'n'roll must have had a huge impact on the country, and paved the way for social change. I think that music has a power that way, which is one of the reasons to do it.

Bruce Springsteen once said something like, "When you hit the stage, you both have to imagine that what you're doing is not important at all and that it's the most important thing in the world." I think when you do that, both letting totally loose while doing something that's totally meaningful to you, it has to have an impact that reverberates far and wide. And what reverberates better than sound and music?