VA - Songs for Political Action: Folk Music, Topical Songs and the American Left (CD 5 & 6)

"Songs for Political Action: Folk Music, Topical Songs and the American Left" was the ARSC Award Winner in 1997: ''Best Research in the Field of Recorded Folk or Ethnic Music''.

This set is incredible and priceless. It is full of things from Pete Seeger's personal archives. Old recordings and photos not found anywhere else. The hefty hardbound book is a historical treasure trove covering the rise of political music in American culture, all the more stunning because it took a German record label to green light the project.

The set is chock full of great recordings by lesser know artists like Vern Partlow and Tom Glazer as well as obscure releases from the Almanac Singers, Bernie Asbel, Josh White and others. There will be some duplication if you own sets like "Little Red Box of Protest Songs" from Proper and recordings from Pete Seeger and the Almanac Singers. This will be more than offset by the terrific book, which contains all the lyrics in addition to the extensive collection of photographs and history.

Disc 5 "World War II and the Folk Revival" features artists like Earl Robinson, Sir Lancelot, Vern Partlow, Tom Glazer and Woody Guthrie.

Disc 6 "The People´s Songs Era 1945 - 1949" is dedicated to artists like Josh White, Lee Hays, Lord Invader, Malivna Reynolds and others.



Tracklist:

Disk: 5
1. Horace Greeley - Earl Robinson
2. Kevin Barry - Earl Robinson
3. The House I Live In - Earl Robinson
4. A Man's A Man For A' That - Earl Robinson
5. Drill Ye Tarriers Drill - The Union Boys
6. The Frozen Logger - Earl Robinson
7. Jefferson And Liberty - Earl Robinson
8. Sweet Betsy From Pike/Dirty Miner - Earl Robinson
9. Grand Coolee Dam - Earl Robinson
10. Free And Equal Blues (Parts 1 & 2) - Earl Robinson/Dooley Wilson
11. The Century Of The Common Man - Sir Lancelot
12. I'm A Native American Nazi - Vern Partlow
13. Join The U.A.W.-C.I.O. - Vern Partlow
14. Keeping Score For '44 - Vern Partlow
15. The U.A.W. Train - Vern Partlow
16. Susan's In The Union - Vern Partlow
17. The Rollback Blues - Vern Partlow
18. Mama Don't Allow - Vern Partlow
19. Farmer-Labor Train - Woody Guthrie
20. So Long, It's Been Good To Know You - Woody Guthrie
21. Talking Sailor - Woody Guthrie
22. Sally, Don't You Grieve - Woody Guthrie
23. Citizen C.I.O. - Tom Glazer/Josh White
24. No More Blues - Josh White
25. We've Got A Plan - Tom Glazer
26. Social Worker's Talking Blues - Tom Glazer
27. I'm Gonna Put My Name Down - Tom Glazer
28. Freedom Road - Josh White


Disk: 6
1. Landlord - Josh White
2. Johnny Has Gone For A Soldier - Josh White
3. Beloved Comrade - Josh White
4. The Man Who Couldn't Walk Around - Josh White
5. I'm The Guy - Josh White
6. Little Man Sitting On A Fence - Josh White
7. When The Country Is Broke - Tom Glazer
8. Money In The Pocket - Tom Glazer
9. Our Fight Is Yours - Tom Glazer
10. Moses Green - Lee Hays
11. The Rankin Tree - Lee Hays
12. Talking Bilbo - Lee Hays
13. This Old World - Lee Hays
14. No. 1 Stooge - Bob Claiborne
15. Song Of My Hands - Bernie Asbel
16. Mad As I Can Be - Bernie Asbel/Pete Seeger
17. Jackie Robinson - Lord Invader
18. High Price Blues - Brownie McGhee
19. Black, Brown & White - Brownie McGhee
20. Nix On Mundt/Nixon - Anna Beyer
21. The Daily Worker's Song - George Levine (?)
22. Taft-Hartley Blues - Unidentified Vocalist
23. Parnell Thomas Blues - Sis Cunningham
24. Turn Me Loose - Malvina Reynolds/Bill Oliver
25. Snowball - The Berries
26. Swingin' On A Scab - The Berries
27. On To Sacramento - Mario Casetta
28. Atomic Talking Blues - Vern Partlow
29. Newspapermen Meet Such Interesting People - Vern Partlow
30. Passing Through - Dick Blakeslee


VA - Songs for Political Action: Folk Music, Topical Songs and the American Left (CD 5 & 6)
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