Songs About Work

Häftad, Engelska, 1993

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Beskrivning

" . . . an impressive collection . . . this book marks a milestone in the study of labor an occupational songs." —Journal of American Folklore"This is an important contribution to Ameican history, saluting those who built the country with their labor." —Come-All-Ye"The remembrances are sensitive and perceptive, the essays are insightful and thought-provoking . . . " —Sonneck Society BulletinThese essays offer striking portraits of working environments where song arose in response to prevailing conditions. Included are the protest blues of African American levee workers, the corridos of Chicano farm workers, and the European songs of immigrant lumber workers in the Midwest.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1993-12-22
Mått:156 x 235 x 19 mm
Vikt:544 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Indiana University Press (IPS)
Antal sidor:384
Förlag:Indiana University, Folklore Institute
ISBN:9781879407046

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ARCHIE GREEN was Professor of Folklore and English at the University of Texas, Austin. He was the author of numerous studies of laborlore.

Recensioner i media

" ... an impressive collection ... this book marks a milestone in the study of labor an occupational songs." Journal of American Folklore "This is an important contribution to American history, saluting those who built the country with their labor." Come-All-Ye "The remembrances are sensitive and perceptive, the essays are insightful and thought-provoking ... " Sonneck Society Bulletin

Innehållsförteckning

Part I RemembrancesA Tribute to Dick ReussJudith McCullohStaking the Territory: Dick Reuss and the U.S., Protest-Political Song TraditionDavid King DunawayMemories of Dick Reuss, Robbie LiebermanA Conversation with Jo Reuss, Joyce L. KornbluhGoodnight Irene, Goodbye DIckArchie GreenPart II Joe Hill Incorporated: We Own Our PastLori Elaine Taylor"The Waterman Train Wreck": Tracking a Folksong in Deep East TexasJohn MintonThe Southern Textile Song Tradition ReconsideredDoug DeNatale and Glenn HinsonThe Gospel of Black UnionismBrenda McCallumShack Bullies and Levee Contractors: Bluesmen as EthnographersJohn Cowley"An Icy Mountain Brook": Revival, Aestetics, and the "Coal Creek March"Neil V. RosenbergJohn L. Handcox: "There Is Still Mean Things Happening" Rebecca B. Schroeder and Donald M. LanceWoody's Oil SongsArchie GreenTruth in Folksong: A Corridista's View of Singing in the California Farm Workers' MovementMichael HeisleyFarm, Forest, and Factory: Songs of Midwestern LaborJames P. Leary and Richard MarchThe Brotherhood of Timber Workers and the Culture of ConflictJeff FerrellFellow Worker Guy Askew: A ReminiscenceRichard EllingtonThe Joe Hill Legend in BritainSam RichardsWorksongs: A Demonstration Collection of ExamplesNorm CohenContributors