Soundtracks: Songs That Defined History — Season 1, Episode 4: Hurricane Katrina

Episode synopsis

Following Hurricane Katrina, international artists from U2 to Kanye West joined New Orleans musicians in benefit concerts to help ensure the city’s rich traditions survived.

About Soundtracks: Songs That Defined History

Explore the music tied to iconic moments in history, from the March on Washington to the riots at Stonewall, to the moon landing to Hurricane Katrina.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1The Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.
• E2September 11th
• E3Kent State & The Vietnam War
• E5The Fall of the Berlin Wall
• E6The Moon Landing
• E7Battle of the Sexes
• E8The Stonewall Riots