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Tag Archives: Pete Seeger
“Pay Me My Money Down” – Bruce Springsteen (2006)
In 2006, Bruce Springsteen released an album called We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions, which consists of 13 songs made popular by folk icon and social activist Pete Seeger (made popular, but not written by Pete, because what is the … Continue reading
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“Low Bridge, Everybody Down” – Bruce Springsteen (2006)
“Low Bridge, Everybody Down” was written by Thomas S. Allen. It has also been called “Fifteen Years on the Erie Canal”, “Fifteen Miles on the Erie Canal”, “Erie Canal Song”, “Erie Barge Song”, and “Mule Named Sal.” Mr. Allen (1876-1919) … Continue reading
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“The Lonesome Valley” – Richard Dyer-Bennet (1949)
I’m about half-way through Ronald D. Cohen‘s excellent book on folk music in the mid-20th century entitled “Rainbow Quest: The Folk Revival & American Society, 1040-1970.” It’s well-written, well-organized, and well-researched and an excellent introduction to these important years in … Continue reading
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Tagged Pete Seeger, Richard Dyer-Bennet, Ronald D. Cohen, Woody Guthrie
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“Turn, Turn, Turn” – The Byrds (1965)
A long-standing interest for me is what has been called the folk music revival of the late 1950s and early 1960s, also named the “Great American Folk Scare” by Dave Van Ronk, an apparent reference to the way McCarthyites saw … Continue reading
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Tagged Cass Elliot, Denny Doherty, John Phillips, John Sebastion, Pete Seeger, The Byrds, The Mamas & the Papas
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