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
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1The Boll Weevil
Carl Sandburg2:38
2Patriotic Diggers
John Allison2:22
3London’s Bridge Is Falling Down
vocals:
Charles Seeger
recording of:
London Bridge Is Falling Down (nursery rhyme)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 502)
Charles Seeger1:06
4Risselty Rosselty
vocals:
Charles Seeger and Ruth Crawford Seeger (American composer)
recording of:
Risselty Rosselty
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Charles & Ruth Crawford Seeger1:08
5Old Grey Mare
vocals:
Ruth Crawford Seeger (American composer)
recording of:
Once I Had an Old Grey Mare
Ruth Crawford Seeger0:37
6Hands
vocals:
Charles Seeger
Charles Seeger2:42
7Ragged Hungry Blues, Part 1
Aunt Molly Jackson2:36
8Ragged Hungry Blues, Part 2
Aunt Molly Jackson2:57
9I’m Going to Organize, Baby Mine
Sarah Ogan Gunning1:21
10I Don’t Want Your Millions, Mister
Tillman Cadle1:40
11Raggedy, Raggedy
John Handcox1:33
12No More Mourning
John Handcox1:07
13Join the Union Tonight
John Handcox0:45
14We’re Going to Roll the Union On
John Handcox1:01
15There Is Mean Things Happening in This Land
John Handcox0:48
16Farmer’s Letter to the President
Bob Ferguson2:59
17Farm Relief Blues
Bob Miller2:56
1811 Cent Cotton, 40 Cent Meat
Bob's Boys2:56
19The Hootenanny Song
Miller’s Bullfrog Entertainers3:14
20Bank Failures
Bob Ferguson and His Scalawaggers3:18
21The Rich Man and the Poor Man
recording of:
Rich Man and the Poor Man
lyricist and composer:
Bob Miller (songwriter, producer) and Jack Stanley (songwriter)
Bob Miller2:59
22The Poor Forgotten Man
Bill Palmer2:45
23The Soup Song
The New Singers2:35
24The Internationale
The New Singers2:15
25Rise Up (Comintern)
The New Singers2:24
26United Front
The New Singers1:55
27Forward, We’ve Not Forgotten
The New Singers2:12
28In Praise of Learning
The New Singers1:46
29On the Picket Line
The Manhattan Chorus2:56
30Hold the Fort
recording of:
Hold the Fort (traditional labor song)
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 1774)
version of:
Hold the Fort
The Manhattan Chorus3:05
31Casey Jones
recording of:
Casey Jones—the Union Scab
lyricist:
Joe Hill (early 1900s US songwriter) (in 1911)
parody version of:
The Ballad of Casey Jones
The Manhattan Chorus3:01
32Sit Down
The Manhattan Chorus1:56
33Write Me Out My Union Card
The Manhattan Chorus1:32
34We Shall Not Be Moved
The Manhattan Chorus1:42
35Join the Union
The Manhattan Chorus1:47
36Solidarity Forever
cover recording of:
Solidarity Forever
lyricist:
Ralph Chaplin (from 1914 until 1915-01-15)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 15158)
is based on:
John Brown’s Body (Glory, Glory, Hallelujah)
The Manhattan Chorus2:46
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
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