Songs like "We Shall Overcome" became part of a soundtrack for the Civil Rights Movement. And Prince's "Baltimore" was inspired by protests over police violence against African-Americans. Valley Public Radio’s Ezra David Romero found that our state's historic drought has also provided inspiration for new music.
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