Tim McGraw: Partners with John Meacham to release new book “Songs of America”
Pulitzer-Prize winner Jon Meacham and Grammy award-winner Tim McGraw release a new book, Songs of America: Patriotism, Protest, and the Music that Made a Nation. The book, which explores the role of music throughout American history, is available now. To accompany the release, McGraw and Meacham will embark on a six-city book tour unlike any other, presenting a night of conversation between the two friends and select acoustic performances by McGraw.
BOOK
Songs of America is at its heart a celebration of America and the music that has inspired us. Through years of strife and triumph, America has been shaped not only by our leaders, our words and our deeds, but by our music—by the lyrics, performers and instrumentals that have carried us through dark days and enabled us to celebrate bright ones. From the “Star Spangled Banner” to “Born in the USA,” Meacham and McGraw take us on a journey illuminating the eras of history through the music of those times— from the Revolutionary War to the present—that helped define American culture.
“Songs of America.”
TOUR
Exploring American history through music, Meacham and McGraw will give an intimate, behind-the-scenes look at what went into creating the book, and their friendship as they combine their individual perspectives as writer and artist to create a unique view of the role music has played in uniting and shaping our nation. Republican or Democrat, conservative or liberal,
the Songs of America event will be both illuminating and entertaining. To add to the evening, listeners will get some special musical performances of songs from the book by McGraw.
Each ticket for the Songs of America Book Tour includes a copy of Meacham and McGraw’s forthcoming
book, Songs of America: Patriotism, Protest, and the Music that Made a Nation (a $30 value).
Songs of America Tour
6/10 – New York, NY – Beacon Theatre
6/11 – Charleston, SC – Gaillard Center
6/12 – Washington, DC – The Anthem
6/22 – Atlanta, GA – Coca Cola Roxy
6/23 – Charlotte, NC – Belk Theatre
6/24 – Raleigh, NC – Raleigh Memorial Auditorium
ABOUT THE AUTHORS:
Jon Meacham is a Pulitzer Prize–winning biographer. The author of the New York Times bestsellers Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power, American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House, Franklin and Winston, Destiny and Power: The American Odyssey of George Herbert Walker Bush, and The Soul of America, Meacham holds the Carolyn T. and Robert M. Rogers Chair in the American Presidency and is a distinguished visiting professor at Vanderbilt University. He is a contributing writer for The New York Times Book Review and is a fellow of the Society of American Historians.
Tim McGraw’s unparalleled career includes 43 number one radio singles, 16 number one albums and countless industry awards and accolades. His unique chart achievements include having three singles in the Top 20 of the radio charts on multiple occasions, as well as having two singles spend over 10 weeks at number one. His last solo project spawned one of the biggest hit singles of all-time, “Humble and Kind,” whose message continues to impact fans around the world including a Spanish version sung by McGraw. He has routinely been cited as one of the biggest touring artists in the history of country music. His latest single, “Thought About You” was the feature televised performance on the NFL Tailgate Party for Super Bowl LIII.