May 4 at 7 p.m. in the Kiva at Kent State University Student Center

As part of Kent State University’s Commemoration of May 4th, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum will host a panel discussion exploring how rock and roll reflected attitudes about the Vietnam war. The panel will feature rock legend and anti- war activist Country Joe McDonald (“Fixin’ To Die Rag”), Dr. Hugo Keesing, curator of the soon-to-be-released Bear Family Records box set ….Next Stop is Vietnam: The War on Record, 1961-2008, and author Doug Bradley, who is documenting how Vietnam soldiers used music during and after the war. The panel will explore music about the war from multiple points of view and genres. The presentation will include rare selections from …Next Stop is Vietnam, the most comprehensive anthology of music inspired by the Vietnam War ever released.

The panel will be moderated by Dr. Lauren Onkey, Vice President of Education and Public Program at the Rock Hall.

The panel will be held at 7 pm on Tuesday, May 4th in the the Kiva in the Kent State University Student Center. It is free and open to the public.