Songs For The New Depression

Author : Kergan Edwards-Stout
Publisher : Circumspect Press
ISBN 13 : 0983983712
Total Pages : 253 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Songs for the New Depression written by Kergan Edwards-Stout and published by Circumspect Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspired by years of working at AIDS Project Los Angeles, as well as the loss of a partner to the disease. While a work of fiction, the novel is inspired by the life and passions of Shane Michael Sawick, who died in 1995.

Author : Kergan Edwards-Stout
Publisher : Circumspect Press
ISBN 13 : 0983983704
Total Pages : 253 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Songs for the New Depression written by Kergan Edwards-Stout and published by Circumspect Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Kergan Edwards-Stout infuses reality and hopefulness into a bittersweet story about compassion and personal growth. A distinctively entertaining novel written with moxie and bolstered by pitch-perfect perspectives." Kirkus Discoveries Gabriel Travers knows he's dying; he just can't prove it. Despite his doctor's proclamations to the contrary and rumors of a promising new HIV drug cocktail, all it takes is one glance into the mirror to tell Gabe everything he needs to know. His ass, once the talk of West Hollywood, now looks suspiciously like a Shar-Pei, prompting even more talk around town. Back in his 20's, life had been so easy. Caught up in the 1980's world of LOVE MONEY SEX , Gabe thought he'd have it all. But every effort to better himself ended in self-sabotage, and every attempt at love left him with only a fake number, scrawled on a realtor's notepad. The only happiness he could remember was in high school, where he'd met Keith, his first love. Only Keith had recognized the goodness within, and knew of the brutal attack Gabe had faced, the effects of which still rule his life today. Now almost 40, and with the clock ticking, Gabe begins to finally peel back the layers and tackle his demons - with a little help from the music of the Divine Miss M and his mom's new wife, a country music-loving priest. "Kergan Edwards-Stout has crafted a work of fiction reminiscent of some classic tales in "Songs for the New Depression." Even better, Edwards-Stout's debut boasts the kind of dark humor that made Augusten Burroughs a household name." Advocate.com "Kergan Edwards-Stout's Songs for the New Depression is a bold reminder that life, especially in its most difficult moments, is worth living. His characters are real and poignant, his writing is magical, and his message is timeless. Life is at its most precious when we are faced with our own mortality. It is an important book." Charles Perez, journalist, author of Confessions of a Gay Anchorman, and founder of the No Shame Project "Songs for the New Depression carries you away on waves of humor and sadness as we follow the protagonist as he deals with his search for love, acceptance and his battle with AIDS. Far from being maudlin, it is extremely sensitive and ennobling. A fine work that will leave you wanting more." Robert Michael Morris, star of TV's The Comeback and author of An American Scrapbook

Author : Timothy P. Lynch
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN 13 : 1604736720
Total Pages : 185 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Strike Songs of the Depression written by Timothy P. Lynch and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2009-11-12 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Depression brought unprecedented changes for American workers and organized labor. As the economy plummeted, employers cut wages and laid off workers, while simultaneously attempting to wrest more work from those who remained employed. In mills, mines, and factories workers organized and resisted, striking for higher wages, improved working conditions, and the right to bargain collectively. As workers walked the picket line or sat down on the shop floor, they could be heard singing. This book examines the songs they sang at three different strikes- the Gastonia, North Carolina, textile mill strike (1929), Harlan County, Kentucky, coal mining strike (1931-32), and Flint, Michigan, automobile sit-down strike (1936-37). Whether in the Carolina Piedmont, the Kentucky hills, or the streets of Michigan, the workers' songs were decidedly class-conscious. All show the workers' understanding of the necessity of solidarity and collective action. In Flint the strikers sang: The trouble in our homestead Was brought about this way When a dashing corporation Had the audacity to say You must all renounce your union And forswear your liberties, And we'll offer you a chance To live and die in slavery. As a shared experience, the singing of songs not only sent the message of collective action but also provided the very means by which the message was communicated and promoted. Singing was a communal experience, whether on picket lines, at union rallies, or on shop floors. By providing the psychological space for striking workers to speak their minds, singing nurtured a sense of community and class consciousness. When strikers retold the events of their strike, as they did in songs, they spread and preserved their common history and further strengthened the bonds among themselves. In the strike songs the roles of gender were pronounced and vivid. Wives and mothers sang out of their concerns for home, family, and children. Men sang in the name of worker loyalty and brotherhood, championing male solidarity and comaraderie. Informed by the new social history, this critical examination of strike songs from three different industries in three different regions gives voice to a group too often deemed as inarticulate. This study, the only book-length examination of this subject, tells history "from the bottom up" and furthers an understanding of worker culture during the tumultuous Depression years.

Author : Ronald D. Cohen
Publisher : UNC Press Books
ISBN 13 : 1469628821
Total Pages : 219 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Depression Folk written by Ronald D. Cohen and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2016-08-26 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While music lovers and music historians alike understand that folk music played an increasingly pivotal role in American labor and politics during the economic and social tumult of the Great Depression, how did this relationship come to be? Ronald D. Cohen sheds new light on the complex cultural history of folk music in America, detailing the musicians, government agencies, and record companies that had a lasting impact during the 1930s and beyond. Covering myriad musical styles and performers, Cohen narrates a singular history that begins in nineteenth-century labor politics and popular music culture, following the rise of unions and Communism to the subsequent Red Scare and increasing power of the Conservative movement in American politics--with American folk and vernacular music centered throughout. Detailing the influence and achievements of such notable musicians as Pete Seeger, Big Bill Broonzy, and Woody Guthrie, Cohen explores the intersections of politics, economics, and race, using the roots of American folk music to explore one of the United States' most troubled times. Becoming entangled with the ascending American left wing, folk music became synonymous with protest and sharing the troubles of real people through song.

Author : Elihu Blotnick
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780915090365
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Music for a New Depression written by Elihu Blotnick and published by . This book was released on 2013-02-21 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Charlie Louvin
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0062069055
Total Pages : 283 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Satan Is Real written by Charlie Louvin and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2012-01-03 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get ready for one of America’s great untold stories: the true saga of the Louvin Brothers, a mid-century Southern gothic Cain and Abel and one of the greatest country duos of all time. The Los Angeles Times called them “the most influential harmony team in the history of country music,” but Emmylou Harris may have hit closer to the heart of the matter, saying “there was something scary and washed in the blood about the sound of the Louvin Brothers.” For readers of Johnny Cash’s irresistible autobiography and Merle Haggard’s My House of Memories, no country music library will be complete without this raw and powerful story of the duo that everyone from Dolly Parton to Gram Parsons described as their favorites: the Louvin Brothers.

Author : Bette Midler
Publisher : Crown Pub
ISBN 13 : 9780517550403
Total Pages : 76 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Saga of Baby Divine written by Bette Midler and published by Crown Pub. This book was released on 1983 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story in verse of a very precocious Babe, who is born with red hair and high heels.

Author : Bruce Springsteen
Publisher : HarperEntertainment
ISBN 13 : 9780380976195
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bruce Springsteen: Songs written by Bruce Springsteen and published by HarperEntertainment. This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Commemorating Bruce Springsteen's twenty-five years as a recording artist, here is a panoramic view of his career in a form never seen before. This is the complete collection of Bruce Springsteen's recorded lyrics, illustrated with hundreds of never-before-published images from some of rock & roll journalism's greatest photographers, including Annie Leibovitz, David Gahr, Lynn Goldsmith, Bruce Weber, and many others. From Jim Marchese's informal backstage shots during the European leg of the 1980 The River tour to Neal Preston's amazing documentation of the Born in the U.S.A. days to Pam Springsteen's portraits showing a side of the musician rarely seen by the public, this is the most intimate look at Bruce Springsteen ever published. The photos and lyrics are accompanied by original commentary by Springsteen, in which he reflects on the songs, the performances, and the quarter-century career that for many defines the American dream. In words and in pictures, here is the one book no Bruce Springsteen fan can afford to be without.

Author : Mark Bego
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 0815412320
Total Pages : 439 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bette Midler written by Mark Bego and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2002 with total page 439 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a fascinating book that brings that brings to life the dynamic redhead.

Author : Dave Marsh
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0671787004
Total Pages : 626 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book New Book of Rock Lists written by Dave Marsh and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1994-11 with total page 626 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dave Marsh has been an editor and columnist at Creem and Rolling Stone. His books include Born to Run, Behind Blue Eyes: The Story of the Who, Glory Days, and Louie Louie. This virtual Methusaleh of rock critics currently serves as a music critic at Playboy and as editor of Rock and Rap Confidential.