Classic Labor Songs from Smithsonian Folkways
(Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 2006), 1 hour 19 mins
Details
- Field of Interest
- World Music
- Description
Songs of the American labor movement over the 20th century called for just wages, dignity, and a fair shake. They voiced grievances, affirmed the value of the worker to society, and expressed hope for life in a more just world. Classic Labor Songs from Smithsonian Folkways is a collage of these voices—champions of the movement, singing songs with a passion and love for their fellow workers that rings just as true today as it did then. Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Joe Glazer, the Almanac Singers, and more chronicle the history of the American labor movement in stirring song.
LYRICSLyric transcriptions as permissible by the publisher available here.
- Content Type
- Music recording
- Duration
- 1 hour 19 mins
- Format
- Audio
- Sub Genre
- Struggle and Protest, Social Songs
- Label
- Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
- Release Date
- 2006
- Subject
- World Music, Music & Performing Arts, United States and Canada, Estados Unidos y Canadá, Estados Unidos e Canadá, United States
- Keywords and Translated Subjects
- Estados Unidos y Canadá, Estados Unidos e Canadá
