music
George Mann produces Si Kahn’s ‘Labor Day: A Tribute to Hard Working People Everywhere’
October 3, 2024Si Kahn and George Mann sure know what they’re singing about. As union organizers, they know first-hand the hardships and challenges working people face.
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‘Beyond the Years: Unpublished Songs of Florence Price’ available on new album
September 10, 2024Last year, a hardworking music publicist alerted me to a rare performance of Damien Geter’s spirituals-based Justice Symphony up in Fresno, paired with Beethoven’s 9th, and I took the bait.
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Proletarian verse and protest songs thrive at Woody Guthrie Folk Fest in Oklahoma
July 22, 2024A sense of camaraderie flowed throughout WoodyFest as musicians jammed long into the night and attendees engaged in conversation over shared meals.
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Woody Sez – Woody Guthrie’s columns in People’s World
July 12, 2024Guthrie once said, “I’ve been in the red all my life,” referring to both his financial situation and his politics.
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Duke Ellington, a monument in music and cultural history, died 50 years ago
May 24, 2024Duke Ellington, a commanding figure in music and cultural history, especially in the jazz world, died 50 years ago, on May 24, 1974.
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