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Classic Protest Songs from Smithsonian Folkways

Various Artists
Classic Protest Songs from Smithsonian Folkways War, social injustice, personal plaints, and calls for action have long fueled musical creation and performance. In Classic Protest Songs, Mark Gustafson and Jeff Place tap the historic Smithsonian audio collections to compile 22 songs favored by leaders of antiwar, civil rights, industrial labor, farm worker, and other struggles to air their grievances. Woody Guthrie, Lead Belly, Janis Ian, Big Bill Broonzy, Pete Seeger, Barbara Dane, Guy Carawan, Phil Ochs, and other marquee artists let their voices ring out with calls for peace and justice. 71 mins, 22 tracks, 32 page booklet.

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"Protest Songs: A Musical Introduction"


Track Listing

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Mass meeting participants, Hattiesburg, MS
00:26
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102
Woody Guthrie
02:37
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103
Lead Belly
02:18
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104
Bill Broonzy
02:42
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105
Blind Girl Grunt
02:41
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106
The New World Singers
02:28
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107
Steve Forbert, Jack Hardy, Jill Burkee, and Mark Dann
04:39
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108
Liz Getz
03:04
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109
Peter La Farge
05:07
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110
Phil Ochs
02:34
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111
The Bergerfolk
04:07
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112
Pete Seeger
02:57
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113
Peggy Seeger
03:51
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114
Brother John Sellers
02:20
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115
The New Lost City Ramblers
03:34
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116
Champion Jack Dupree
03:13
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117
Barbara Dane
05:25
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118
Sis Cunningham
02:06
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119
Los Perros del Pueblo Nuevo
03:02
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120
Red Shadow, the Economic Rock and Roll Band
02:14
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121
Larry Estridge
05:09
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122
Guy Carawan
03:40