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You already know the song — now, 'The One About the Blackbird' is also a picture book

In the children's book The One About the Blackbird, a young boy learns to play guitar from his grandfather. And there's one song in particular they love. "Are we allowed to say?" laughs Melanie ...
Yahoo

Paul McCartney responds to Beyoncé's cover of his song 'Blackbird'

Paul McCartney is singing the praises of Beyoncé's new cover version of "Blackbird." The Beatles legend posted a photo of himself and Beyoncé April 4 on Instagram. In his caption, he said the "Texas ...
Fast Company

Beyoncé’s ‘Blackbiird’ echoes country music’s discrimination toward her —with a symbol used by centuries of Black artists

Feeling “unwelcome,” Beyoncé said she decided to delve into Black Americans’ “rich musical archive” for inspiration, and “Cowboy Carter” became a project akin to her previous album, 2022’s ...
KPBS

What The Beatles and Beyoncé's 'Blackbird' means to this Little Rock Nine member

Beyoncé's recent cover of The Beatles classic "Blackbird" was especially profound to listeners who know that the song pays homage to the Little Rock Nine — a group of Black students who were at the ...
The Daily Californian

‘Song of a Blackbird’ sings divinely on power of making art

Maria van Lieshout derives inspiration from her family’s history and real Dutch activists to piece together her adventurous tale, “Song of a Blackbird.” The graphic novel intertwines two separate ...
Northcountrypublicradio.org

You already know the song — now, 'The One About the Blackbird' is also a picture book

In The One About the Blackbird, a young boy learns to play guitar from his grandfather. And there's one song in particular that they love… You already know the song — now, 'The One About the Blackbird ...