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Work and Sing
Ronald D. Cohen
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Description for Work and Sing
Paperback. In this wide-ranging and accessible survey of American labour songs, Ronald D. Cohen chronicles the history behind the work songs of cowboys, sailors, hoboes, and others, as well as the singing culture of groups ranging from the Industrial Workers of the World to Pete Seeger Num Pages: 208 pages, 36 color Illustrations and 6 Black & White. BIC Classification: AVGC; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 15. Weight in Grams: 428.
In this wide-ranging and accessible survey of American labor songs, Ronald D. Cohen chronicles the history behind the work songs of cowboys, sailors, hoboes, and others, as well as the singing culture of groups ranging from the Industrial Workers of the World to Pete Seeger's "People's Songs." He discusses protest songs, the links between labor songs and the Left, the importance of labor song leaders such as Joe Glazer, labor musicals and songsters, and the folk music movement from Lead Belly and the Almanac Singers through Woody Guthrie.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Carquinez Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Crockett, CA, United States
ISBN
9780974412481
SKU
V9780974412481
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About Ronald D. Cohen
Ronald D. Cohen is a professor emeritus of history at Indiana University Northwest and the author of many books on radical history and folk music.
Reviews for Work and Sing
"Recommended."
Choice "As entertaining to read as it is comprehensive. . . . Performers and collectors will relish the additional bonus of a 250-songbook bibliography. Recommended."
Sing Out! "Work and Sing is the product of exhausting and skillful scholarly labor, and it is something to sing about. Fascinating and definitive."
David Hajdu, music critic for The New Republic "Music was the universal language ... Read more
Choice "As entertaining to read as it is comprehensive. . . . Performers and collectors will relish the additional bonus of a 250-songbook bibliography. Recommended."
Sing Out! "Work and Sing is the product of exhausting and skillful scholarly labor, and it is something to sing about. Fascinating and definitive."
David Hajdu, music critic for The New Republic "Music was the universal language ... Read more