Us & Them Encore: A Band On The Right Side History


Author: West Virginia Public Broadcasting February 12, 2026 Duration: 0:00
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Us & Them Encore: A Band On The Right Side History

America continues to wrestle with racial division, but music has often been a space where those barriers are challenged. In this episode of Us & Them, host Trey Kay revisits a 1960s moment when a band refused to perform unless a mixed-race couple was allowed to dance — and paid the price for taking that stand. It’s a story about courage, consequences and the uneasy intersection of music and race in America....

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