The Incompleat Folksinger

Author : Pete Seeger
Publisher : Bison Books
ISBN 13 : 9780803292161
Total Pages : 596 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Incompleat Folksinger written by Pete Seeger and published by Bison Books. This book was released on 1992 with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The well-known folksinger explores the appeal, traditions, significance and performers of folk music from America, Asia, Europe, and Africa

Author : Pete Seeger
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The incompleat folksinger written by Pete Seeger and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Pete Seeger
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780671223045
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Incomplete Folksinger written by Pete Seeger and published by . This book was released on 1977-03-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Benjamin Filene
Publisher : UNC Press Books
ISBN 13 : 9780807848623
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.2X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Romancing the Folk written by Benjamin Filene and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2000 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In American music, the notion of "roots" has been a powerful refrain, but just what constitutes our true musical traditions has often been a matter of debate. As Benjamin Filene reveals, a number of competing visions of America's musical past have vied fo

Author : Susan R. Heffner
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 10 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Labor and Industrial Folksongs written by Susan R. Heffner and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Pete Seeger
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 618 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Incompleat Folksinger written by Pete Seeger and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 618 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The well-known folk singer explores the appeal, traditions, significance and performers of folk music from America, Asia, Europe and Africa, and discusses aspects of the modern folk revival.

Author : Aaron Leonard
Publisher : Watkins Media Limited
ISBN 13 : 1913462013
Total Pages : 313 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Folk Singers and the Bureau written by Aaron Leonard and published by Watkins Media Limited. This book was released on 2020-09-08 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first book to document the efforts of the FBI against the most famous American folk singers of the mid-twentieth century, including Woody Guthrie, 'Sis Cunningham, Pete Seeger, Lee Hays and Burl Ives. Some of the most prominent folk singers of the twentieth century, including Woody Guthrie, 'Sis Cunningham, Pete Seeger, Lee Hays, Burl Ives, etc., were also political activists with various associations with the American Communist Party. As a consequence, the FBI, along with other governmental and right-wing organizations, were monitoring them, keeping meticulous files running many thousands of pages, and making (and carrying out) plans to purge them from the cultural realm. In The Folk Singers and the Bureau, Aaron J Leonard draws on an unprecedented array of declassified documents and never before released files to shed light on the interplay between left-wing folk artists and their relationship with the American Communist Party, and how it put them in the US government's repressive cross hairs. At a time of increasing state surveillance and repression, The Folk Singers and the Bureau shows how the FBI and other governmental agencies have attempted to shape and repress American culture.

Author : Mark Allan Jackson
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN 13 : 1496800257
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Prophet Singer written by Mark Allan Jackson and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2009-09-18 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prophet Singer: The Voice and Vision of Woody Guthrie examines the cultural and political significance of lyrics by beloved songwriter and activist Woodrow Wilson “Woody” Guthrie. The text traces how Guthrie documented the history of America's poor and disadvantaged through lyrics about topics as diverse as the Dust Bowl and the poll tax. Divided into chapters covering specific historical topics such as race relations and lynchings, famous outlaws, the Great Depression, and unions, the book takes an in-depth look at how Guthrie manipulated his lyrics to explore pressing issues and to bring greater political and economic awareness to the common people. Incorporating the best of both historical and literary perspectives, Mark Allan Jackson references primary sources including interviews, recordings, drawings, and writings. He includes a variety of materials from the Smithsonian Institution, the Library of Congress, and the Woody Guthrie Archives. Many of these have never before been widely available. The result provides new insights into one of America's most intriguing icons. Prophet Singer offers an analysis of the creative impulse behind and ideals expressed in Guthrie's song lyrics. Details from the artist's personal life as well as his interactions with political and artistic movements from the first half of the twentieth century afford readers the opportunity to understand how Guthrie's deepest beliefs influenced and found voice in the lyrics that are now known and loved by millions.

Author : Alec Wilkinson
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0307390985
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Protest Singer written by Alec Wilkinson and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2010-06-08 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A spirited and intimate look at American icon and activist Pete Seeger. Throughout his life, Pete Seeger transformed a classic American musical style into a form of peaceful protest against war, segregation, and nuclear weapons. Drawing on his extensive talks with Seeger, Alec Wilkinson delivers a first hand look at Seeger's unique blend of independence and commitment, charm, courage, energy, and belief in human equality and American democracy. We see Seeger as a child, instilled with a love of music by his parents; as a teenager, hearing real folk music for the first time; as a young adult, singing with Woody Guthrie. And finally, Seeger the man marching with the Rev. Martin Luther King in Selma, standing up to McCarthyism, and fighting for his beloved Hudson River. The gigantic life captured in this slender volume is truly an American anthem.

Author : David King Dunaway
Publisher : OUP USA
ISBN 13 : 0195378342
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Singing Out written by David King Dunaway and published by OUP USA. This book was released on 2010-04-14 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An oral history of North American folk music revivals that draws on more than 150 interviews to explore the musical, political, and social aspects of the folk revival movement.