Contest: Somebody Will Win the Deedle Deedle Dees' New Record. Just Not You.

Regular readers will know that the occasionally history-obsessed Deedle Deedle Dees recently released their excellent second album, Freedom in a Box (review).

When I talked with Lloyd Miller (Ulysses Dee) recently, he mentioned how a lot of the new kids music is still out of reach for a lot of kids -- meaning (and these are my words here) that it costs money to see the artists in concert or buy their CDs, of course, and that's not doable (on a regular basis at least) for many families. As a result, they don't get exposed to as much (or any) music that's particularly age-appropriate. It was something I've thought about as well, but Miller really crystalized my thinking.

So while we've let readers win a lot of stuff here (and don't worry, your chance will come again very shortly), for this contest, we want to give the Dees' latest album away to a school or library -- some place that will let a lot of kids be exposed to some pretty cool music.

Here's the skinny: in the comments below, describe what North American historical event or personage you'd like to see the Deedle Deedle Dees write a song about. I will pick one entry at random, and then ask that person to designate a public school, charter school, or library system to which they'd like to donate a copy of the CD and the accompanying book. (If you'd like to mention your designee in your entry that's fine, but not required.) All entries are due by 11 PM-ish (East Coast time) Thursday, April 5.

Thanks and good luck! Your local kids are counting on you to enter!

Comments

[Jill]

FDR. Great president, the New Deal, dealt with war, with a disability.

If I happened to win, I'd donate to my daughter's elementary school music program.

[Katy L]

We have four historic figures at our house:Bailey--"I'd like a song about Amelia Earhart because she's brave and she didn't need any help crossing that old ocean!"Greta--"Abigail Smith Adams because she was a president's wife."Carl--"Benny Benson, a Native Alaskan who wrote that state's theme song and designed the state flag"Katy--"Eleanor Roosevelt, because she was brilliant, interesting, and ahead of her time in so many ways."

[deb in sf]

oooh! All good picks!

The immigrants who built the railroads out west.

John Muir, who tried so hard to show how precious our natural resouces are.

We'd give ours to the SF Main Public Library...

[Bill Childs]

Ah, what the heck.

I'd love to hear a song about John Scopes and the Scopes Monkey Trial.

And I'd give ours to the Ranch Heights Elementary School in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, where my third-grade teacher announced to the class that some people believed in evolution, but those people couldn't also believe in God. Ahem.

[Josephine Cameron]

This is a great idea...aren't public libraries the greatest?

Rachel Carson/Silent Spring.

The Boston Tea Party (for an obvious but fun revolution song)

Topsham Public Library in Topsham, Maine

[Katy L]

Oops, I forgot to mention where we'd donate our CD--to the Music Program and library at Alki Elementary Public School in Seattle WA.

[bill smith]

benjamin franklin...the kite the key,the bifocal, etc...c'mon!

[GBK Gwyneth]

Camille says the Lost Colony of Roanoke.

[SAShepherd]

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