Janis Ian: Breaking Silence: Trailer 1
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Janis Ian: Breaking Silence: Trailer 1
In 1965, Janis Ian, a 14-year-old singer-songwriter from New Jersey, wrote "Society's Child" about an interracial relationship. Recorded and released a year later, the song launched Ian's career, but its subject matter ignited controversy, even resulting in death threats. The fallout plunged Ian into an emotional tailspin--and yet a few years ...
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Janis Ian Songs
Society's Child - Janis Ian
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Society's Child - Janis Ian
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Janis Ian - Society's Child (1967)
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Janis Ian - Society's Child (1967)
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Janis Ian - At Seventeen (Live, 1976)
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Janis Ian was inspired to write “Society’s Child” after observing an interracial couple on her school bus. Ian wrote the song at just 14 years old, imagining the societal pressures the couple may have been under. "Janis Ian: Breaking Silence" is now streaming: https://to.pbs.org/4axWYhr | American Masters
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Janis Ian was inspired to write “Society’s Child” after observing an interracial couple on her school bus. Ian wrote the song at just 14 years old, imagining the societal pressures the couple may have been under. "Janis Ian: Breaking Silence" is now streaming: https://to.pbs.org/4axWYhr | American Masters
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janis ian Concert & Tour History | Concert Archives
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The Most Remarkable Debut in Music History with Janis Ian: Breaking Silence
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Janis Ian Live From Grand Center
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Extraordinary Music, Extraordinary Life JANIS IAN: BREAKING SILENCE with director Varda Bar Kar
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Extraordinary Music, Extraordinary Life JANIS IAN: BREAKING SILENCE with director Varda Bar Kar
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Janis Ian was inspired to write “Society’s Child” after observing an interracial couple on her school bus. Ian wrote the song at just 14 years old, imagining the societal pressures the couple may have been under. "Janis Ian: Breaking Silence" is now streaming: https://to.pbs.org/4axWYhr | American Masters
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Janis Ian was inspired to write “Society’s Child” after observing an interracial couple on her school bus. Ian wrote the song at just 14 years old, imagining the societal pressures the couple may have been under. "Janis Ian: Breaking Silence" is now streaming: https://to.pbs.org/4axWYhr | American Masters
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janis ian Concert & Tour History | Concert Archives
janis ian Concert & Tour History | Concert Archives
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concertarchives.org
Janis Ian biography and career timeline
Janis Ian biography and career timeline
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PBS
Janis Ian Was More Than Just A Teenager
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Janis Ian Was More Than Just A Teenager
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Made Here:Janis Ian Live From Grand Center Season 1 Episode 1
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Made Here:Janis Ian Live From Grand Center Season 1 Episode 1
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PBS
Janis Ian Talks About Getting Married
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British guitarist analyses the COMPLETE artist Janis Ian in 1976
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American Masters on Instagram: "Janis Ian was inspired to write “Society’s Child” after observing an interracial couple on her school bus. Ian wrote the song at just 14 years old, imagining the societal pressures the couple may have been under. "Janis Ian: Breaking Silence" is now streaming, link in bio."
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'I hoped those issues would be gone,' Janis Ian is saddened by how relevant her songs still are
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Janis Ian "Some Peoples Lives"
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Married In London Janis Ian
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Jewish Film Institute on Instagram: "Discover the life of singer-songwriter Janis Ian and how she rose as a folk icon and gay rights advocated. "American Masters - Janis Ian: Breaking Silence" ('23 Resident, SFJFF44) premieres tomorrow, Friday 20 at 9/8c on PBS."
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"Resist" by Janis Ian
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Janis Ian - Stars (live 1974)
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Janis Ian Grammy 2013
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Janis Ian - At Seventeen (Live, 1976)
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Janis Ian: "Married in London" live at Cambridge Folk Festival, August 2018
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Society's Child - Janis Ian
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Janis Ian's Speech at Berklee College of Music
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Janis Ian-Society's Child (1967)
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SONG HISTORY: Janis Ian, "Society's Child" (Collage, 2000/late 1960s)
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Janis Ian, Society's Child, at the 92nd Street Y
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Jessie - JANIS IAN/with lyrics
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