This coming Friday will mark the 249th birthday of our nation, and as has been the theme for so many years past, it will be filled with many celebrations, marked by parades, patriotic music, and ...

There are more possibilities than you might think—it could’ve originated as an insult, a nickname, or a mispronunciation. The Spirit of '76, originally titled Yankee Doodle, was painted by Ohio native ...

Protest music has a deep and rich history in the United States. One could even say it was born right alongside it. From "Yankee Doodle" being sung back in defiance at the British soldiers who ...

Every year, the Des Moines Symphony invites thousands of Iowans to celebrate Independence Day at the Yankee Doodle Pops. In 2006, Broadway star William Michals performed a song by Rodgers and ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — Crowds arrived early for the decade’s long tradition Yankee Doodle Pop at the Iowa State Capitol. The music kicked off at 6:30 p.m. with the Turner Center Jazz Orchestra and Des ...

Roughly 250 years ago, a political insult by British troops during the American Revolution was converted into a rallying cry by the colonials. “Yankee Doodle Dandy” was intended to mock the ...