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Broadside Ballads, Vol. 5: Time is Running Out

Various Artists
Broadside Ballads, Vol. 5: Time is Running Out Recorded during the height of anti-war protests in America, this 14-track collection focuses on the issues of civil rights and the Vietnam War. Contributing songs and performances are Frederick Douglass Kirkpatrick ("Good Morning, Mr. Hudson," "Farewell, Mr. Charlie," and "Nothin' But His Blood"), Wesley Houston ("Elijah Good" and "To Be a Killer"), Mike Millius ("Not Enough to Live On," "Hey, Mr. Rockefeller," and "The Ballad of Martin Luther King"), Jimmy Collier ("The Pickaxe and a Stone"), Tom Parrott ("Pinkville Helicopter"), and a performance of "Hell No, I Ain't Gonna Go" by Matthew Jones complete with a horn section. This last performance was perhaps influenced by the musical Hair. Liner notes accompany the recording.

Track Listing

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Time is Running Out Wendy Smith 03:00
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Good Mornin' Brother Hudson Frederick Douglass Kirkpatrick 02:30
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Not Enough To Live On Mike Millius 02:22
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Hey, Mr. Rockefeller Mike Millius 02:32
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Farewell, Mr. Charlie Frederick Douglass Kirkpatrick 03:28
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Ballad of Martin Luther King Mike Millius 02:58
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Backstreets of Downtown Augusta Anne Romaine 04:23
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Nothin' But His Blood Frederick Douglass Kirkpatrick 03:00
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We Shall Be Free Together Roland Mousaa 04:50
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To Be a Killer Wesley Houston 01:55
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Elijah Good Wesley Houston 05:27
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Pinkville Helicopter Tom Parrott 03:52
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Hell No, I Aint Gonna Go! Matthew Jones and Elaine Laron 03:29
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A Pickaxe and a Stone Jimmy Collier 06:07