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(Folkways Records, 1958), 35 mins
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Date Published / Released
1958
Publisher
Folkways Records
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Anpao: An American Indian Odyssey
written by Jamake Highwater, 1931-2001; produced by Verna Gillis, 1942- (Folkways Records, 1977), 50 mins
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written by Jamake Highwater, 1931-2001; produced by Verna Gillis, 1942- (Folkways Records, 1977), 50 mins
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Music recording
Contributor
Verna Gillis, 1942-
Author / Creator
Jamake Highwater, 1931-2001
Date Published / Released
1977
Publisher
Folkways Records
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Anthology of North American Indian and Eskimo Music
produced by Michael Asch (Folkways Records, 1973), 1 hour 25 mins
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produced by Michael Asch (Folkways Records, 1973), 1 hour 25 mins
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Contributor
Michael Asch
Date Published / Released
1973
Publisher
Folkways Records
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As Long as the Grass Shall Grow: Peter La Farge Sings of the Indians
(Folkways Records, 1963), 30 mins
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."
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(Folkways Records, 1963), 30 mins
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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."
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Date Published / Released
1963
Publisher
Folkways Records
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(Folkways Records, 1972), 28 mins
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Music recording
Date Published / Released
1972
Publisher
Folkways Records
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Barbara Dane and the Chambers Brothers
(Folkways Records, 1966), 40 mins
Released in 1966, two years after the "Freedom Summer" of 1964, when civil rights activists concentrated their energy on registering black voters in the South, this album explicitly addresses the political situation of the time. Its songs—including a version of Malvina Reynolds' "It Isn't Nice"—call for positiv...
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(Folkways Records, 1966), 40 mins
Description
Released in 1966, two years after the "Freedom Summer" of 1964, when civil rights activists concentrated their energy on registering black voters in the South, this album explicitly addresses the political situation of the time. Its songs—including a version of Malvina Reynolds' "It Isn't Nice"—call for positive change.
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Date Published / Released
1966
Publisher
Folkways Records
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Barbara Dane Sings the Blues
produced by Irwin Silber, 1925-2010 (Folkways Records, 1964), 39 mins
Singer, activist, and founder of Paredon Records (now also under the stewardship of Smithsonian Folkways), Barbara Dane was born in 1929 and was still going strong last time we spoke with her. This album was released in 1964, and includes original songs, as well as material by Tampa Red, Willie Dixon, and Ma Rain...
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produced by Irwin Silber, 1925-2010 (Folkways Records, 1964), 39 mins
Description
Singer, activist, and founder of Paredon Records (now also under the stewardship of Smithsonian Folkways), Barbara Dane was born in 1929 and was still going strong last time we spoke with her. This album was released in 1964, and includes original songs, as well as material by Tampa Red, Willie Dixon, and Ma Rainey.
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Contributor
Irwin Silber, 1925-2010
Date Published / Released
1964
Publisher
Folkways Records
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Berkeley Teach-in: Vietnam
produced by Louis Menashe, fl. 1967 (Folkways Records, 1965), 2 hours 4 mins
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produced by Louis Menashe, fl. 1967 (Folkways Records, 1965), 2 hours 4 mins
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Contributor
Louis Menashe, fl. 1967
Date Published / Released
1965
Publisher
Folkways Records
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Bill McAdoo Sings, Volume II
(Folkways Records, 1961), 36 mins
This second volume of McAdoo's strong social commentary presents topical songs about the civil rights movement and the Cuban revolution, as well as songs about his childhood and love.
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(Folkways Records, 1961), 36 mins
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This second volume of McAdoo's strong social commentary presents topical songs about the civil rights movement and the Cuban revolution, as well as songs about his childhood and love.
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Date Published / Released
1961
Publisher
Folkways Records
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Bound for Glory: Songs and Stories of Woody Guthrie
produced by Millard Lampell (Folkways Records, 1956), 41 mins
"Woody's songs have a way of taking hold, because they speak in the voice of the people that you can't beat down, you can't scare and you can't starve out. They are songs with the rhythm of work in them, with the echo of anger against poverty and meanness. Songs filled with the determination of a people to damn...
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produced by Millard Lampell (Folkways Records, 1956), 41 mins
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"Woody's songs have a way of taking hold, because they speak in the voice of the people that you can't beat down, you can't scare and you can't starve out. They are songs with the rhythm of work in them, with the echo of anger against poverty and meanness. Songs filled with the determination of a people to damn well endure," writes Millard Lampell in this album's liner notes.
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Contributor
Millard Lampell
Date Published / Released
1956
Publisher
Folkways Records
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