| Work and Sing: A History of Occupational and Labor Union Songs in the United States Contributor(s): Cohen, Ronald D. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0974412481 ISBN-13: 9780974412481 Publisher: Carquinez Press OUR PRICE: $25.60 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Music | History & Criticism - General - Political Science | Labor & Industrial Relations |
| Dewey: 782.421 |
| LCCN: 2009928855 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.95 lbs) 208 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this wide-ranging and accessible survey of American labor songs, Ronald D. Cohen chronicles the history behind the work songs of cowboys, sailors, hoboes, and others, as well as the singing culture of groups ranging from the Industrial Workers of the World to Pete Seeger's "People's Songs." He discusses protest songs, the links between labor songs and the Left, the importance of labor song leaders such as Joe Glazer, labor musicals and songsters, and the folk music movement from Lead Belly and the Almanac Singers through Woody Guthrie. |