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 | Labor Day is a great time to brush up on the intersection between American folk music and the labor movement. Indeed, the relationship has been long-standing and there are plenty of great folksingers and songs which tackle the issues of working for an honest wage. Keep reading for more information... | |
Essential Labor Songs
A little less than a century ago, CIO president John L. Lewis said, "A singing army is a winning army." He was referring to the songs sung by union members as they fought for safe and equitable workplaces, and these are some of their songs.
| Folk Song History: "I've Been Working on the Railroad"
Everyone knows this classic folk song - many of us learned it at some point in elementary school. Folk music has about as long of a history with trains as it does with labor songs, and this tune is the perfect intersection of all three. Learn more about where this song came from and what it's about.
| All About Utah Phillips
One of the greatest folksingers of the 20th Century was Utah Phillips - a champion of traditional music and a card-carrying union man. Phillips' life as a folksinger was seriously dedicated to the proliferation of labor movement history through songs, stories, and poems. Learn more about this great American troubadour.
| Who Was Joe Hill?
While not technically a folksinger, Joe Hill was a champion of the use of folk music in the labor movement, and many believe he was framed on a murder charge (and faced a firing squad) for his ardent connection of the two. Learn more about what Joe Hill did with folk music, via this biography and profile.
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