Society's Child
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"Society's Child" is a song about an interracial relationship written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Janis Ian in 1965. According to Janis Ian, Atlantic Records refused to release it altho
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Leonard Bernstein
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Leonard Bernstein was an American conductor, composer, pianist, music educator, author, and humanitarian. Considered to be one of the most important conductors of his time, he was the first American-b
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…original title for the song was "Baby, I've Been Thinking", but Morton changed it to "Society's Child". It was recorded using six studio musicians. Leonard Bernstein's producer saw Ian perform "Society's Child" at The Gaslight and scheduled Ian to perform the song on Inside Pop: The Rock Revolution, an April 25…
Bernstein in 1977
Leonard Bernstein and Benny Goodman in rehearsal, ca. 1940–1949
Photo of Bernstein by Carl Van Vechten (1944)
Carnegie Hall playbill, November 14, 1943 Radio announcement: