WNCW Celebrates July 4 With Independence Day Music Themes Friday

WNCW | By Joe Kendrick

Published July 2, 2025 at 4:26 PM EDT

One of our favorite holidays to sync up with music! All day we present a multitude of summertime and July 4th themed songs in our music mix.

From "The Cuckoo Bird" by Doc Watson to "Mission Temple Fireworks Stand" by Paul Thorn, and from "Freedom" by Richie Havens to "America" by Donna the Buffalo, WNCW has a deep well of Independence Day themes to spin for your holiday soundtrack.

Joe Kendrick

Joe Kendrick grew up far off in the woods in rural Stanfield, NC, where he acquired his first Sony Walkman, listened to both AM and FM radio from Charlotte, went to Nascar races at Charlotte Motor Speedway, attended a small Baptist church, read Rolling Stone, subscribed to cassette clubs, and played one very forgettable season of high school football. From there, Joe studied Journalism at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he was able to fulfill his dream of being a disc jockey at WXYC. He volunteered at WNCW soon after graduation.

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