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The Birth of Rock ‘n’ Roll Is Found at Sam Phillips’s Sun Records

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By Laura Wolff Scanlan, Patrick Burke, Esther Ferington, Dan Scheuerman
| Humanities
Before Presley’s arrival, according to Peter Guralnick, the musical stage was set for something big to happen. “[Phillips] didn’t believe in luck necessarily, but the moon had to be in the right place, the wind had to be blowing in the right direction. . . .
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Top Folger Finds on Instagram in 2021: Shakespeare books

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By Morgan Ellison, Esther Ferington
| Folger Shakespeare Library Blog
Calling all book lovers! Some of our most popular #FolgerFinds posts on Instagram this year featured beautiful bindings of Shakespeare’s collected works or early editions of Shakespeare plays that may have slightly different plot elements than the versions we’ve come to see as standard. One of these quartos, an early edition of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, was once owned by William Penn, the founder of Pennsylvania. Enjoy these Shakespeare books from the Folger collection. Want to see more?
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Top Shakespeare Unlimited podcast episodes of 2021

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By Esther Ferington
| Folger Shakespeare Library Blog
Our top Shakespeare Unlimited podcast episodes from 2021 explore the British royal family, a Shakespeare-inspired novel, lost plays, and more. Happy listening! How We Hear Shakespeare’s Plays, with Carla Della Gatta In Shakespeare’s time, people talked about going to hear a play and going to see one in equal measure. So what exactly do we hear when we hear one of Shakespeare’s plays? What information do we gather from its words, music, or sound effects?
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