It is Earth Day, an annual event on to demonstrate support for environmental protection. First held on April 22, 1970, it now includes a wide range of events coordinated globally through earthday.org ...

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You can partly explain the abundance of riches on John Prine‘s 1971 self-titled debut album by noting Prine had been honing those words and melodies for years before he ever had the chance to perform ...