Songs of Steel and Struggle: The Story of the Steelworkers

Collector Records presents Joe Glazer along with the Charlie Byrd Trio in this collection of Songs of Steel—as no series on industrial folklore and folksong in America would be complete without an album dedicated to steelworkers. Glazer opens the album with Woody Guthrie’s hit song “Pittsburgh” and sings of other poignant moments in steel unions’ history, including the gut-wrenching tale of the “Memorial Day Massacre” (Earl Robinson) where ten men were shot and killed by police while peacefully protesting outside a Chicago plant. Extensive liner notes complete the collection.

Track Listing

101	Pittsburgh Joe Glazer	01:59
102	Red Iron Ore Joe Glazer	02:23
103	The Ballad of Jon Catchins Joe Glazer	03:42
104	United Steelworkers Are We Joe Glazer	01:54
105	Amalgamate as One Joe Glazer	03:27
106	The Homestead Strike Joe Glazer	03:17
107	Memorial Day Massacre Joe Glazer	01:59
108	The Spirit of Phil Murray Joe Glazer	02:29
109	Too Old to Work Joe Glazer	02:57
110	Corrido Del Minero Joe Glazer	02:49
111	Steel Mill Blues Joe Glazer	02:41
112	1913 Massacre Joe Glazer	04:06
113	I Lie in the American Land Joe Glazer	03:02
114	When a Fellow Is Out of a Job Joe Glazer	02:41
115	Solidarity Forever Joe Glazer	02:34