Soundtracks: Songs That Defined History September 11th (Season 1, Episode 2)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 42 min | Documentary, History, Music

Soundtracks: Songs That Defined History

September 11th (Season 1, Episode 2)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 42 min | Documentary, History, Music

Following the terrorist attacks on September 11th, songs like Billy Joel's "New York State of Mind" took on a new and heightened meaning and politically charged country music took center stage.

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Nov 20, 2017 (United States)

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29 cast members

Name	Known for
Sting Self Self See fewer	Dune (1984)
Dan Rather Self Self See fewer	CBS Evening News with Dan Rather (1981)
Nicholas Kristof Self Self See fewer	Wide Angle (2002)
Gary Smiley Self - paramedic Self - paramedic See fewer	Soundtracks: Songs That Defined History (2017)
Brenda Berkman Self - chief firefighter, Fire Department of the City of New York Self - chief firefighter, Fire Department of the City of New York See fewer	NYC Epicenters 9/11-2021½ (2021)
Richard Goldstein Self Self See fewer	Got 2b There (1998)
Bruce Springsteen Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Blinded by the Light (2019)
Randy Jackson Self Self See fewer	This Is 40 (2012)
Kix Brooks Self Self See fewer	World Trade Center (2006)
Chris Wallman Self Self See fewer	Britney Spears Live from Las Vegas (2001)
Billy Joel Self Self See fewer	Oliver & Company (1988)
Jason King Self Self See fewer	American Style (2019)
Kathy Sledge Self Self See fewer	Don Jon (2013)
Nile Rodgers Self Self See fewer	Coming to America (1988)
Patti LaBelle Self Self See fewer	Miami Vice (2006)
Kurt Andersen Self Self See fewer	Command Z (2023)
Ronnie Dunn Self Self See fewer	On Deadly Ground (1994)
Dwayne Johnson Self Self See fewer	Black Adam (2022)
Alan Jackson Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	I Am Number Four (2011)
Beville Dunkerley Self Self See fewer	Soundtracks: Songs That Defined History (2017)
Lee Greenwood Self Self See fewer	Three Kings (1999)
Simon Renshaw Self Self See fewer	Anastacia: Live at Last (2006)
Toby Keith Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Beer for My Horses (2008)
The Chicks Themselves (archive footage) (as Dixie Chicks) Themselves (archive footage) (as Dixie Chicks) See fewer	Runaway Bride (1999)
Ben Harper Self Self See fewer	The Fighter (I) (2010)
Rebecca Lazinger Self Self See fewer	Soundtracks: Songs That Defined History (2017)
Paul Simon Self Self See fewer	One-Trick Pony (1980)
Jay-Z Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Harder They Fall (2021)
Alicia Keys Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Secret Life of Bees (2008)