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Saturday Morning Car Tunes: American Instruments

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It's America's birthday! To celebrate, we're taking a look at American instruments: the 'ukulele, the banjo, the glass armonica, the kazoo, and... is that a cannon? Happy 4th of July!

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Published on 06.29.2024
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