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As of 2014, Shorto resided in Cumberland, Maryland, where he wrote Revolution Song, his narrative history of the American Revolution. [8] On September 8, 2009, Shorto received a Dutch knighthood in the Order of Orange-Nassau for strengthening Netherlands-United States relations through his publications and as director of the John Adams Institute.
Smalltime: A Story of My Family and the Mob is a 2021 memoir by Russell Shorto that examines his family's involvement in organized crime.The book centers on Shorto's grandfather, Russ, son of an Italian immigrant to the United States who once served as second in command for the mob in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
"Revolution" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, written by John Lennon and credited to the Lennon–McCartney partnership. Three versions of the song were recorded and released in 1968, all during sessions for the Beatles' self-titled double album, also known as the "White Album": a slow, bluesy arrangement ("Revolution 1") included on the album; an abstract sound collage (titled ...
"Revolution" is a song by Swedish singer Måns Zelmerlöw, released as a single on 21 February 2025. It was written by Zelmerlöw, David Lindgren Zacharias, Ola Svensson and Sebastian Atas. It was performed in Melodifestivalen 2025 .
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Russell Shorto's 2017 book, Revolution Song contains a chapter detailing Smith's life story. [13] Because Venture Smith's last enslaver, Oliver Smith, was an ancestor of guest Ted Danson, Venture was mentioned on the PBS television show Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates Jr., Season 4, Episode 3 "Puritans and Pioneers" which aired in 2017.
Another kind of revolutionary songs are folk songs that become popular or change lyrics during revolutions or civil wars. Typical examples, the Mexican song "La Cucaracha" and the Russian song "Yablochko" (Little Apple) have humorous (often darkly humorous) lyrics that come in easily remembered stanzas and vary highly from singer to singer.