Songs for Political Action: Folk Music, Topical Songs and the American Left: 1926–1953

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD: The Leftist Roots of the Folk Revival
2▶CD: Theatre and Cabaret Performers 1936–1941
3▶CD: The Almanac Singers: March 1941 – April 1941
4▶CD: Fighting the Fascists: 1942–1944
5▼CD: World War II and the Folk Revival
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Horace Greeley
Earl Robinson3:07
2Kevin Barry
Earl Robinson2:44
3The House I Live In
Earl Robinson3:08
4A Man’s a Man for a’That
Earl Robinson2:25
5Drill Ye Tarriers Drill
Earl Robinson2:45
6The Frozen Logger
Earl Robinson2:32
7Jefferson and Liberty
Earl Robinson2:44
8Sweet Betsy From Pike / Dirty Miner
Earl Robinson3:08
9Grand Coolee Dam
Earl Robinson2:58
10Free and Equal Blues, Parts 1 & 2
Earl Robinson & Dooley Wilson5:08
11The Century of the Common Man
Sir Lancelot3:04
12I’m a Native American Nazi
Vern Partlow3:02
13Join the U.A.W.-C.I.O.
Vern Partlow2:37
14Keeping Score for ’44
Vern Partlow2:22
15The U.A.W. Train
Vern Partlow2:28
16Susan’s in the Union
Vern Partlow2:32
17The Rollback Blues
Vern Partlow2:19
18Mama Don’t Allow
Vern Partlow2:06
19Farmer Labor Train
guitar:
Cisco Houston
mandolin:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter)
background vocals [harmony]:
Cisco Houston (in 1947)
vocals:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (in 1947)
recording of:
Farmer-Labor Train
lyricist:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Woody Guthrie2:52
20So Long, It’s Been Good to Know You
guitar and mandolin:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (on 1944-04-19)
background vocals [harmony]:
Cisco Houston (on 1944-04-19)
vocals:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (on 1944-04-19)
recording of:
So Long, It’s Been Good to Know Yuh (on 1944-04-19)
lyricist and composer:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter)
Woody Guthrie2:47
21Talking Sailor
Woody Guthrie3:05
22Sally, Don’t You Grieve
guitar:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (on 1944-04-19) and Cisco Houston (on 1944-04-19)
background vocals [harmony]:
Cisco Houston (on 1944-04-19)
lead vocals:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (on 1944-04-19)
recording of:
Sally Don't You Grieve (on 1944-04-19)
writer:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter)
Woody Guthrie2:24
23Citizen C.I.O.
Tom Glazer & Josh White2:30
24No More Blues
Josh White2:50
25We’ve Got a Plan
Tom Glazer2:35
26Social Worker’s Talking Blues
Tom Glazer2:32
27I’m Gonna Put My Name Down
Tom Glazer3:04
28Freedom Road
recording of:
Freedom Road
lyricist:
Langston Hughes
composer:
Emerson Harper
publisher:
Smithsonian Folkways (imprint of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings)
Josh White2:18
6▶CD: The People’s Songs Era: 1945–1949
7▶CD: Pete Seeger: 1946–1948
8▶CD: Charter Records: 1946–1949
9▶CD: Campaign Songs: 1944–1949
10▶CD: An Era Closes: 1949–1953