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Morgan Freeman on the Blues’ Importance in American History

For decades, Academy Award-winning actor Morgan Freeman has been making history on the silver screen and he’s now made it his mission to preserve the history of the Blues, the music of his youth. Sitting down with NBC’s Lester Holt in this week’s Sunday Spotlight, Freeman opens up about his love for the genre, its importance on American history and shares details around his new project featuring legends and some new artists called “Morgan Freeman's Symphonic Blues Experience.”

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