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https://i2.wp.com/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/2026/06/17/bd2fb12c-fd02-4cc3-8c20-27daf75ab4b0/songbook-thumb.png?w=1920&resize=1920,1075&ssl=119201075What are the essential American songs? Ahead of the nation's 250th birthday, we asked that question to Sunday Morning's familiar faces, from performers to artists and writers to community leaders. The songs span eras and genres, our only parameter being that they were written and performed by Americans.