As Long as the Grass Shall Grow: Peter La Farge Sings of the Indians
(Folkways Records, 1963), 30 mins
Details
- Field of Interest
- World Music
- Description
- Long before Hollywood dramatized the plight of Native Americans, Peter La Farge was writing about his peoples' experiences, from songs about Tecumseh and the Trail of Tears to a rhyme about the atom bomb: "Take back the megaton / Give us back our lances / We will make our own wars / And we will dance our dances."
- Content Type
- Music recording
- Duration
- 30 mins
- Format
- Audio
- Sub Genre
- American Folk, American Indian
- Label
- Folkways Records
- Release Date
- 1963
- Subject
- World Music, American Music, Music & Performing Arts, American Studies, United States and Canada, Estados Unidos y Canadá, Estados Unidos e Canadá, United States
- Keywords and Translated Subjects
- Estados Unidos y Canadá, Estados Unidos e Canadá