home / culture/ music / self-taught composer billings' revolutionary songs T theconversation.com 6d Self-Taught Composer Billings' Revolutionary Songs William Billings has been largely forgotten, except among music historians. But he was the country’s first notable composer, penning protest songs against Great Britain. The Conversation • theconversation.com/americas-musical-founding-father-liberty-songs-by-a-self-taught-singer-and-tanner-helped-fuel-the-revolution-278382 MusicUnited StatesPoliticsContemporary ClassicalClassicalState & LocalWorldCulture