Format: Vinyl, LP
Country: US
Released: 1974
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk
[Tracklist]
A1 Down In A Coal Mine (3:46)
A2 My Sweetheart's The Mule in the Mines (0:45)
A3 The Young Lady Who Married A Mule Driver (1:31)
A4 When The Breaker Starts Up Full Time (2:27)
A5 Jolly Wee Miner Men (1:27)
A6 The Death of Mother Jones (2:03)
A7 The Old Miner's Refrain (4:17)
B1 A Miner's Life (3:31)
B2 The Ludlow Massacre (3:04)
B3 Company Store (0:23)
B4 Sixteen Tons (2:50)
B5 Which Side Are You On? (2:37)
B6 Union Man (2:33)
B7 Drill Man Blues (1:38)
B8 Coal Miner's Heaven (3:31)
[Credits]
Joe Glazer (vocals) Charlie Byrd (guitar)
Liner Noted: Joe Glazer
[Notes]
Joe Glazer's (1918–2006) musical efforts on behalf of workers and union struggles earned him the nickname "Labor's Troubadour." In 1970, he founded Collector Records, primarily to produce records supportive of the struggles of working men and women. The majority of the songs on this recording were originally collected from miners by the preeminent folklorist of the coal mines, George Korson, to whom this recording is dedicated. The first half of the recording was made in 1962, with Charlie Byrd playing lead guitar. The second half was recorded before a live audience at the 1964 United Mine Workers of America Convention, held in Miami, Florida.
No comments:
Post a Comment