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folk-enjoyer

1 year ago

people's songs newsletter 1947-8

A singing union is a winning union

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folk-enjoyer

1 year ago

from "People's Songs" newsletter, may 1947, vol. 4

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folk-enjoyer

1 year ago

portraits from People's Songs Magazine 1946-48

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folk-enjoyer

1 year ago

Song of the Day

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"Passing Through" Pete Seeger, 1956

the song was originally written in 1948 by Dick Blakeslee for the People's Songs bulletin and newsletter.

the organization and newsletter were started by Pete Seeger and Alan Lomax in NYC in 1946 and were published between 1946-50

the first recording of the song is the one featured here, done in 1956. but others have covered it, including

cisco houston 1965

Leonard Cohen 1972

Joan Baez 1975

I love this song, but I've always thought it'd be cool if the verse about George Washington was replaced with john brown.

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