Songs of Steel and Struggle: The Story of the Steelworkers

Sung by Joe Glazer with the Charlie Byrd Trio

Collector Records - 1930

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: United States
Released: 1975
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, & Struggle
[Tracklist]
A1 Pittsburgh (01:59)
A2 Red Iron Ore (02:23)
A3 The Ballad of Jon Catchins (03:42)
A4 United Steelworkers Are We (01:54)
A5 Amalgamate as One (03:27)
A6 The Homestead Strike (03:17)
A7 Memorial Day Massacre (01:59)
A8 The Spirit of Phil Murray (02:29)
B1 Too Old to Work (02:57)
B2 Corrido Del Minero (02:49)
B3 Steel Mill Blues (02:41)
B4 1913 Massacre (04:06)
B5 I Lie in the American Land (03:02)
B6 When a Fellow Is Out of a Job (02:41)
B7 Solidarity Forever (02:34)
[Credits]
Joe Glazer (guitor/vocals) Charlie Byrd Trio (guitar/bass/drums)
[Notes]
Collector Records presents Joe Glazer along with the Charlie Byrd Trio in this collection of Songs of Steel—as no series on industrial folklore and folksong in America would be complete without an album dedicated to steelworkers. Glazer opens the album with Woody Guthrie’s hit song “Pittsburgh” and sings of other poignant moments in steel unions’ history, including the gut-wrenching tale of the "Memorial Day Massacre"

Garbage and Other Songs of Our Time

Joe Glazer with Charlie Byrd Trio

Collector Records - 1919

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue
Country: United States
Released: 1980
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, & Struggles
[Tracklist]
A1 Ping Pong Diplomacy (02:38)
A2 I Belong To A Private Club (02:22)
A3 Automation (02:35)
A4 Looking For The R In Hahvad (01:26)
A5 Robert Briscoe (01:33)
A6 Don't Tear It Down (02:12)
A7 Garbage (05:01)
B1 Twenty-two Minutes From Town (03:16)
B2 The Ballad Of Richard Nixon (02:37)
B3 Congressman's Blues (02:49)
B4 Four Day Week (02:50)
B5 Fashion (02:53)
B6 Ecology (02:48)
B7 Fight That Line (02:55)
[Credits]
Joe Glazer (guitor/vocals) Charlie Byrd Trio (guitar/bass/drums)
Cover: Larry Rivers
[Notes]
Joe Glazer's 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. In this recording, Joe sings topical songs from the 1960s and 1970s that are primarily of his own composition and are heavy on humor and satire. The subject matter ranges from civil rights to politics to defense of environmentalism. The Charlie Byrd Trio provides the accompaniment. The liner notes offer background information and historical context for the songs, biographical information about Glazer, and complete song lyrics.

We Just Come to Work Here, We Don't to Come to Die

Collector Records – 1953

Format: CD, Album
Country: United States
Released: 2012
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk & Struggles
[Traclist]
01 More Than a Paycheck: Sweet Honey in the Rock (03:49)
02 Number 21 Mine: Kenny Winfree (02:25)
03 Taxi Song: Joe Glazer (03:54)
04 Sound Engineering: Bobby Cumberland (02:52)
05 Song for Sandhogs: Larry Penn (02:50)
06 The Process Man (Chemical Worker's Song): Magpie (02:44)
07 The Right to Know: Joe Glazer (02:49)
08 Tell Me Their Names: Eddie Starr (03:47)
09 Worker's Memorial Day: Bobby Cumberland (01:32)
10 VDT: Tom Juravich (01:56)
11 Carpal Tunnel: John O'Connor (02:40)
12 Drill Ye Tarriers, Drill: Joe Glazer (02:14)
13 100% Cotton Dust: Ngoma Hill (02:45)
14 Song for the Unknown Worker: John O'Connor (02:37)
15 The Hammer Song: Larry Penn (02:24)
16 Coal Tattoo: Laurel Blaydes (04:24)
17 Corrido del Minero: Joe Glazer (02:48)
18 We Just Come to Work Here, We Don't Come to Die: Anne Feeney (04:51)
[Credits]
Producer: Joe Glazer
[Notes]
We Just Come to Work Here, We Don't Come to Die is an extraordinary compilation of some of Collector Records' best-loved artists, who highlight the hazards of working in the industrial world."These songs are dedicated to the 70,000 workers who are killed or permanently disabled on the job each year in the United States," and who better than to sing them but Joe Glazer, Eddie Starr, Larry Penn, and Sweet Honey in the Rock?

The Jewish Immigrant Experience in America

Songs & Stories by Joe Glazer

Collector Records – 1945

Format: CD, Album
Country: United States
Released: 2012
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, Judaica
[Tracklist]
01 America, America (04:10)
02 Bulbes (01:27)
03 Lidl Fun Goldenem Land (03:12)
04 Rock-A-Bye Baby (04:10)
05 Mayn Yingele (02:19)
06 Di Grineh Kusineh (05:03)
07 Mayn Rue Plats (04:11)
08 Hail The Waistmakers Of 1909 (07:15)
09 Poem of the Triangle Fire (02:37)
10 Anthem of the Ilgwu (02:08)
11 Glory, Glory Amalgamated (03:16)
12 Mottl Der Operator (03:49)
13 The Cloakmaker’S Union (06:32)
14 Brivele Der Mamen (01:50)
15 The Ballad Of Robert Briscoe (03:05)
16 Goodbye Uganda, Israel Shalom (02:43)
17 Mene Mene Tekel (05:20)
[Credits]
Joe Glazer (guitor/vocals)
[Notes]
In this 1981 recording before a live audience, Joe Glazer commemorates the centennial of the beginning of the mass migration of Jews from Russia to America. Combining narration and song (in Yiddish and English), he tells the story of these immigrants’ experience in America, with an emphasis on the plight and struggles of immigrant workers. The songs range from Yiddish folk songs to union anthems to "Mene, Mene, Tekel" from the hit union musical of 1937, Pins and Needles.

Bricklayin' Union Man - Songs & Stories by Joe Glazer

Presented by the International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftsman

Collector Records – 1991

Format: CD, Album
Country: United States
Released: 1987
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, & Struggles
[Tracklist]
01 A Bricklayer In Heaven (05:09)
02 Down At The Union Hall (03:55)
03 I'm Union And Damn Proud Of It (02:04)
04 Casey Jones (04:15)
05 Bricklayin' Union Man (06:20)
06 Joe Hill (02:48)
07 Why Paddy's Not At Work Today (05:01)
08 Too Old To Work (05:19)
09 Union Maid (03:10)
10 That's All (02:56)
11 Solidarity Forever (03:15)
[Credits]
Joe Glazer (guitor/vocals)
[Notes]
Produced for the International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftsmen, and recorded live at an instructors' development program of the International Masonry Institute in 1987, this album features labor's troubadour, Joe Glazer, singing a variety of songs from the labor movement. Supportive of unionism and workers' struggles, the songs are all preceded by Glazer's commentary.

Singing BRAC for BRAC's 75th Anniversary

Collector Records – 1924

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: United States
Released: 1975
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, Bluegrass
[Tracklist]
A1 Talking BRAC: Joe Glazer and Seldom Scene (04:34)
A2 Daddy What's A Train?: Joe Glazer (03:16)
A3 Casey Jones: Joe Glazer (02:11)
A4 Many A Man Killed On The Railroad: Joe Glazer (01:08)
A5 Union Train: Joe Glazer (02:56)
A6 Solidarity Forever: Joe Glazer and Seldom Scene (02:33)
B1 This Train's A Clean Train: Joe Glazer and Seldom Scene (02:14)
B2 Danville Girl: Joe Glazer (03:35)
B3 Pat Works On The Railroad: Joe Glazer (02:18)
B4 The Ballad Of Eugene Victor Debs: Joe Glazer (03:43)
B5 That's BRAC: Joe Glazer (01:57)
B6 We Shall Not Be Moved: Joe Glazer and Seldom Scene (02:51)
[Notes]
Founded in a cigar shop in 1899 by 33 members, the Brotherhood of Railway and Airline Clerks or BRAC represents 46,000 members in what is now known as the Transportation Communications International Union. Joe Glazer,"Labor's Troubadour" sings some of the most famous songs of the railroad, including "Joe Hill" in celebration of BRAC's 75th anniversary. The album premieres "Talking BRAC," a song written by Glazer especially for this occasion that chronicles the history of this powerful organization. The Seldom Scene, Washington D.C.-based bluegrass legends, are the backing band for many tracks.

Joe Glazer - Union Train

Collector Records – 1925

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: United States
Released: 1975
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk
[Tracklist]
A1 Bye Bye Black Smoke Choo Choo (03:56)
A2 Danville Girl (03:27)
A3 Pat Works On The Railroad (02:18)
A4 Many A Man Killed On The Railroad (01:07)
A5 The Ballad of Eugene Victor Debs (03:43)
A6 Union Train (02:45)
B1 Casey Jones (04:07)
B2 Daddy, What's A Train? (03:16)
B3 The Wreck Of The Royal Palm (02:20)
B4 Casey Jones (02:04)
B5 Hobo's Meditation (03:32)
B6 This Train's A Clean Train (02:03)
[Credits]
Joe Glazer (guitar/vocals) Mike Auldridge (dobro) Alan Bennett (banjo)
[Notes]
For decades Joe Glazer, "Labor's Troubadour" inspired workers in mills, factories and on railways. In this collection of music, Glazer reminisces of the struggles and triumphs of the railroad worker. He writes, "This album is dedicated to all the workers who lost limbs and lives on the railroads, to the John Henrys who built the Big Bend tunnels and the Casey Joneses who drove the big eight wheelers, to the waymen and the brakemen, the telegrapher and the firemen, the conductors and the switchmen, the clerks and the craftsmen, the planners and the builders; and, yes, to the hoboes who rode the rods and the empty boxcars."

American History in Ballad and Song Vol.2

Junior High School Social Studies prepared by Albert Barouh and Theodore O. Cron

Folkways Records – FH 5802

Format: 3 x Vinyl, LP, Compilation
Country: US
Released: 1962
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk
[Tracklist]
A01 Skada In America: Gene Bluestein (02:13)
A02 Bragg Talk: Harry Jackson (01:34)
A03 Immigrant Worker: Michael Quill (00:45)
A04 He Lies in The American Land: Pete Seeger (01:59)
A05 German-American Loyalty: James Watson Gerard (02:49)
A06 American Indian Loyalty Oath: John Oberly (01:03)
A07 Two Good Men: (03:15)
A08 Ballad of Sherman Wu: Pete Seeger (02:07)
A09 Immortality: Williams Jennings Bryan (02:09)
A10 The Lord's Prayer: Dora Bliggen (02:06)
B01 F.D.R's Back Again: The New Lost City Ramblers (02:20)
B02 Then And Now: Oscar Brand (02:45)
B03 Puerto Ricans in New York: Tony Schwartz (02:43)
B04 Roll On Columbia: Pete Seeger (03:35)
B05 Conestoga Wagoner's Complaint: Vivien Richman (01:46)
B06 Trusts: William Howard Taft (01:54)
B07 Banks of Marble: Pete Seeger (03:11)
B08 The Farmer: Theodore Roosevelt (01:35)
B09 The Farmer is the Man : Gene Bluestein (01:37)
C01 One-Third Of a Nation: Franklin D. Roosevelt (01:56)
C02 Pastures of Plenty: Woody Guthrie (02:07)
C03 Labor Strife: Aunt Molly Jackson (04:48)
C04 Ludlow Massacre: Woody Guthrie (03:28)
C05 Money, Money, Money: Tony Schwartz (01:42)
C06 Too Old to Work: John Greenway (02:04)
C07 Corruption: Broadcast (00:32)
C08 Teacher's Blues: Pete Seeger (02:16)
C09 The Taxation Tyranny: Elizabeth Knight (01:42)
D01 Van Buren: Oscar Brand (00:44)
D02 The Political Smear: Broadcast (03:04)
D03 If He's Good Enough For Lindy: Oscar Brand (02:00)
D04 I'm a Migrant: Will Geer (00:51)
D05 Keep Moving: The New Lost City Ramblers (02:12)
D06 Too Many Bookmakers: Broadcast (01:43)
D07 The Delinquent: Malvina Reynolds (04:12)
D08 Let's Move It: Frederic Ramsey, Jr. (01:22)
D09 The Negro Voter: Martin Luther King, Jr. (00:25)
D10 Desegregation at Little Rock: Dwight Eisenhower and Orval Faubus (00:42)
D11 The State of Arkansas: Pete Seeger (02:01)
D12 The Supreme Court: Dwight Eisenhower and Orval Faubus (01:14)
D13 The Grand Wizard of the Klu Klux Klan: Freedom Riders (00:18)
D14 They Go Wild Over Me: The Freedom Riders (01:42)
E01 First, Fifth and Sixth Amendments: Broadcast (02:51)
E02 The Communist 11: Vito Marcantonio (00:54)
E03 Land of the Daily Worker: Joe Glazer (00:58)
E04 Landing of the A.E.F: General John Pershing (01:32)
E05 Let's Bury the Hatchet: Ernest Hemingway (00:55)
E06 The Spanish Civil War: Woody Guthrie (01:47)
E07 Valley of Jarama (Jarama Valley): Woody Guthrie (02:54)
E08 Isolationism: Charles A. Lindberg (01:09)
E09 Quarantine Speech: Franklin D. Roosevelt (02:01)
E10 The Sinking of the Reuben James: Woody Guthrie (02:54)
F01 The League of Nations: Franklin D. Roosevelt (01:15)
F02 The United Nations: Franklin D. Roosevelt (01:21)
F03 The Marshall Plan: Robert A. Taft (00:44)
F04 Isolationism: Robert A. Taft (01:09)
F05 The Red Issue: Henry Wallace (02:13)
F06 Little Joe the Rustler: Joe Glazer (02:26)
F07 The Baruch Plan: Bernard Baruch (00:27)
F08 Strontium 90: Bann the Bomb Recording (2:50)
F09 Nuclear Control: John F. Kennedy (00:45)
F10 Doomsday Blues: Dwight Eisenhower and Orval Faubus (02:47)
F11 Inagural Address: John F. Kennedy (02:12)
F12 Then We'll Have Peace: Pete Seeger (01:52)
[Credits]
Producer: Moses Asch, Designer: Ronald Clyne
[Notes]
Originally intended as a teaching aid for senior high school social studies and covering a broad scope of civic, government, economic, citizenship and immigration issues, this compilation provides a provocative mid-century impression of America culled from witnesses to the first half of the twentieth century. We are treated to songs from Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger and Malvina Reynolds; speeches from Theodore Roosevelt, Dwight Eisenhower, Martin Luther King, Jr. and Williams Jennings Bryan; so-called "brag talk" by cowboys; and pronouncement of an oath of loyalty by Chief John Oberly of the "Osage Tribe of Indians" affirming that he will not conspire with any political parties to overthrow the US government.

The Social Power of Music

Smithsonian Folkways – SFW40231

Format: 4 x CD, Compilation
Country: US
Released: 2019
Genre: Latin, Blues, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, Struggle, Protest
[Disk One]
01 We Shall Overcome: The Freedom Singers (02:09)
02 This Land is Your Land: Woody Guthrie (02:48)
03 De colores : Baldemar Velásquez, Aguila Negra (03:02)
04 Union Maid: Bobbie McGee (02:13)
05 If I Had a Hammer: Pete Seeger (01:54)
06 Reclaim the Night: Peggy Seeger (04:33)
07 Estoy aquí: Quetzal (05:21)
08 Deportees: Sammy Walker (04:57)
09 We Are the Children: Chris Kando Iijima, Joanne Nobuko Miyamoto, "Charlie" Chin (02:55)
10 I Woke Up This Morning: Fannie Lou Hamer (02:36)
11 I Feel Like I'm Fixin' to Die: Country Joe McDonald (02:59)
12 El pobre sigue sufriendo : Andrés Jiménez (03:26)
13 Ballad of the ERA: Kristin Lems (04:11)
14 Where Have All the Flowers Gone?: Pete Seeger (02:06)
15 Blowing in the Wind: The New World Singers (02:32)
16 Quihubo raza: Agustín Lira and Alma (03:50)
17 Solidarity Forever: Joe Glazer (02:30)
18 Joe Hill: Paul Robeson (03:00)
19 Joaquin Murrieta: Rumel Fuentes (03:35)
10 Which Side Are You On?: The Almanac Singers (02:10)
11 Legal/Illegal: Ewan MacColl, Peggy Seeger (04:12)
12 It Isn't Nice: Barbara Dane, The Chambers Brothers (04:05)
[Disk Two]
01 Amazing Grace: The Old Regular Baptists (02:44)
02 Come By Here: Barbara Dane, The Chambers Brothers (05:33)
03 Will the Circle Be Unbroken: The Strange Creek Singers (03:38)
04 Peace in the Valley: The Paramount Singers (03:50)
05 Many Eagle Set Sun Dance Song: The Pembina Chippewa Singers (02:11)
06 Zuni Rain Dance: Members of Zuni Pueblo (04:41)
07 Calvary: Shape-note singers at Stewart's Chapel (01:27)
08 Northfield: The Old Harp Singers of Eastern Tennessee (01:58)
09 The Call to Prayer / Adhān: Ahmad Al Alawi (02:10)
10 Zikr: Sheikh Xhemail Shehu, members of the Prizren Rifa’i tekke (02:45)
11 Buddhist Chants and Prayers: Tu Huyen, Hai Phat, Tam Thu, Hai Dat (04:34)
12 Kol Nidre: Cantor Abraham Brun (05:05)
13 Dayeinu: Raasche, Alan Mills (01:47)
14 Night Chant: Sandoval Begay (02:12)
15 Hark, Hark: Carolers from the Black Bull, Ecclesfield, UK (03:11)
16 Swing Low, Sweet Chariot: The Princely Players (02:47)
17 The Old Rugged Cross: The Paschall Brothers (05:17)
18 Madre de Dolores : Hermanos de la Morada de Nuestra Señora de Dolores del Alto (02:56)
19 San Miguel : Francia Reyes (04:11)
20 I'll Fly Away: Rose Maddox (02:32)
[Disk Three]
01 Party Down at the Blue Angel Club: Clifton Chenier and His Red Hot Louisiana Band (04:51)
02 San Antonio Rose: Los Reyes de Albuquerque (02:38)
03 Jolie blonde: Austin Pitre (02:47) 04 Shake Your Moneymaker: John Littlejohn (04:19) 05 Beer-Drinking Polka: Flaco Jiménez, Max Baca (02:25) 06 In Heaven There Is No Beer: The Goose Island Ramblers (02:32) 07 SAM: Sam Brothers Five (04:10)
08 Golden Slippers / The Butterfly Whirl: Lester Bradley and Friends (04:31)
09 Sligo Indians / Paddy Clancy's / Larry Redican's / The Rambling Pitchfork: Tony DeMarco (04:21)
10 La entrega de los novios : Lorenzo Martínez (03:46)
31 Rock Dance Song: The Pembina Chippewa Singers (02:20)
12 Pow Wow Song: Chippewa Nation (02:52)
13 Mary Mack: Lilly's Chapel School, Alabama (01:58)
14 Johnny Cuckoo: Janie Hunter and children at home (01:15)
15 Rooster Call: John Henry Mealing and group (04:00)
16 Joy to the World: Elizabeth Mitchell (03:06)
17 Oylupnuv Obrutch: The Golden Gate Gypsy Orchestra (02:01)
18 Liberty Funeral March: The Liberty Brass Band (04:51)
19 Junkanoos #1: Key West Junkanoo Band (03:07)
30 The Star Spangled Banner: Unknown orchestra (01:16)
31 Mardi Gras Medley : ReBirth Jazz Band (04:33)
{Disk Four}
01 Viva la Quince Brigada : Pete Seeger (03:04)
02 Bella ciao : Singers of the "Bella Ciao" production of Spoleto (01:35)
03 A desalambrar : Expresión Joven (05:07)
04 Muato mua N’Gola : Lilly Tchiumba (02:34)
05 Un gigante que despierta (An Awakening Giant): Luis Godoy, Grupo Mancotal (04:03)
06 Hasret : Melike Demirag (03:10)
07 Prisioneros somos : Suni Paz (02:19)
08 Funeral do lavrador : Zelia Barbosa (01:59)
09 Izakunyatheli Afrika Verwoerd : South African refugees in Tanganyika (01:52)
10 The Boy with the Sunlit Smile: Mikis Theodorakis (02:48)
11 Hidup di Bui : Gambang Kromong Slendang Betawi, Kwi Ap (05:34)
12 Man and Buffalo : Caravan (03:40)
13 Why Need We Cry?: Cantor Abraham Brun (02:32)
14 El palomo (The Dove): Grupo Raíz (04:06)
15 Hvem sidder dér bag skærmen : Inger Nielsen (03:08)
16 Mon’ etu ua Kassule: Musician supporters of the MPLA (05:35)
17 Le temps des cerises : Yves Montand (04:37)
18 Chongsun Arirang: Singer from Central Korea (04:03)
19 The Passport: Marcel Khalifé (09:23
20 Inno della Resistenza: Choir of FLN fighters (01:28)
[Credits]
Producer, Writer and Liner Notes: Jeff Place and Huib Schippers, Liner Notes: Meredith Holmgren, Carla Borden, D.A. Sonneborn, James Deutsch and Jack Manischewitz, Writer: Anthony Seeger and Deborah Wong, Photographer: Hiroji Kubota, Mastering Engineer: Pete Reiniger, Designer: Visual Dialogue
[Notes]
From parties to protests to prayer, music is a powerful catalyst for celebration, for change, and for a sense of community. Through making music together, we become bigger than ourselves. Whether singing with our families and friends or with thousands of strangers in an arena, music transforms lives, engages individuals, and connects local and global communities. The Social Power of Music chronicles the vivid, impassioned, and myriad ways in which music binds, incites, memorializes, and moves groups of people. This richly illustrated 124-page book, with 80+ tracks on 4 CDs, invites listeners into musical practices, episodes, and movements throughout the U.S. and beyond. These songs of struggle, devotion, celebration, and migration remind us that music has the potential to change our world.

If You Ain't Got The Do-Re-Mi

Smithsonian Folkways – SFW40195

Format: CD, Compilation
Country: US
Released: Mar 13, 2007
Genre: Reggae, Blues, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, Country Blues, Calypso
[Tracklist]
01 Wall Street Rag: Ann Charters (3:51)
02 Empty Pocket Blues: Pete Seeger (1:29)
03 Do-Re-Mi: Woody Guthrie (2:31)
04 Bill Morgan and His Gal: The New Lost City Ramblers (2:55)
05 One Meat Ball: Josh White (3:09)
06 Jim Fisk: June Lazare (2:51)
07 Gallis Pole: Lead Belly (2:44)
08 Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?: Joe Glazer (3:59)
09 Yankee Dollar: Lord Invader (2:28)
10 If I Had a Million Dollars: Speckled Red (4:25)
11 Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out: Rolf Cahn and Eric Von Schmidt (4:46)
12 If I Lose, I Don't Care: The New Lost City Ramblers (2:57)
13 Banks of Marble: Pete Seeger (3:13)
14 The Old Arm Chair: Gale Huntington (3:36)
15 The Money Rolls In: Derek Lamb (1:18)
16 Business: Pete Seeger (2:04)
17 If You Lose Your Money: Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee (2:40)
18 Union Maid: Almanac Singers (2:08)
19 Greenback Dollar: Kilby Snow (1:45)
20 The Miller and His Sons: Horton Barker (3:12)
21 Penny's Farm: Pete Seeger (1:47)
22 Billy Grimes the Rover: The New Lost City Ramblers (2:28)
23 Ida Mae: Joe Glazer (2:20)
24 Last Gold Dollar: Bascom Lamar Lunsford (1:15)
25 Black Dog Blues: The Stoneman Family (2:10)
26 I Don't Want Your Millions Mister: Almanac Singers (2:54)
27 Pretty Boy Floyd: Woody Guthrie (3:03)
[Credits]
Compilers: Jack Manischewitz and John Herzog, Liner Notes: Jeff Place, Designer: Joe Parisi, Engineer: Pete Reiniger
[Notes]
As a subject, money has always generated great interest. If You Ain't Got the Do Re Mi celebrates the songs and singers whose words express the human side of money: hope or frustration, criticism or humor, desire or avowed disinterest. This compilation from the Smithsonian Folkways archive marks the opening of the Museum of American Finance on New York City’s Wall Street, and lets the voices of Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Lead Belly, and other folk music legends ring out their stories of rags and riches. 24-page booklet. 74 minutes.

Classic Labor Songs from Smithsonian Folkways

Smithsonian Folkways – SFW40166

Format: CD, Compilation
Country: US
Released: 2006
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk
[Tracklist]
01 Joe Hill: Paul Robeson (3:01)
02 Bread and Roses: Bobbie McGee (2:30)
03 Casey Jones (The Union Scab): Pete Seeger and the Almanac Singers (1:55)
04 We Shall Not Be Moved / Roll the Union On: Joe Glazer (2:23)
05 Roll the Union On: John Handcox (1:07)
06 Cotton Mill Colic: Mike Seeger (2:38)
07 The Mill Was Made of Marble: Joe Glazer (3:59)
08 Aragon Mill: Peggy Seeger (3:09)
09 Talking Union: Almanac Singers (3:02)
10 1913 Massacre: Woody Guthrie (3:36)
11 The Preacher and the Slave: Utah Phillips (2:19)
12 Which Side are You On?: Florence Reece / The Almanac Singers (2:35)
13 Hold the Fort: Joe Uehlein (3:58)
14 Union Maid: New Harmony Sisterhood Band (3:06)
15 Too Old to Work: Joe Glazer (2:51)
16 Black Lung: Hazel Dickens (3:22)
17 Been Rolling So Long (Truck Driving Man): Larry Penn (4:00)
18 VDT: Tom Juravich (1:56)
19 Automation: Joe Glazer (2:34)
20 I’m Union and I’m Proud: Eddie Starr (2:57)
21 I’m a Union Card: Kenny Winfree (2:27)
22 Carpal Tunnel: John O'Connor (2:37)
23 We Just Come to Work Here, We Don’t Come to Die: Anne Feeney (2:49)
24 One Day More: Elaine Purkey (3:38)
25 We Do the Work: Jon Fromer (2:41)
26 De Colores: Baldemar Velasquez and Aguila Negra (2:59)
27 Solidarity Forever: Joe Glazer (2:28)
[Credits]
Compilers: Jeff Place and Joe Glazer, Photographer: Arthur Siegel, Engineer: Pete Reiniger
[Notes]
Songs of the American labor movement over the 20th century called for just wages, dignity, and a fair shake. They voiced grievances, affirmed the value of the worker to society, and expressed hope for life in a more just world. Classic Labor Songs from Smithsonian Folkways is a collage of these voices—champions of the movement, singing songs with a passion and love for their fellow workers that rings just as true today as it did then. Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Joe Glazer, the Almanac Singers, and more chronicle the history of the American labor movement in stirring song.

Down In A Coal Mine: Joe Glazer Sings ･ Charlie Byrd on Guitar

Collector Records – COLL01923

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.

Joe Glazer sings Songs for Woodworkers

Collector Records – COLL01929

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1977
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk
[Tracklist]
A1 Fifty Thousand Lumberjacks (2:39)
A2 The Frozen Logger (3:29)
A3 The Shantyman's Life (2:41)
A4 The Raftsmen (1:41)
A5 The Lumberjack's Prayer (1:45)
A6 The Lumber Camp Song (1:56)
A7 Talking IWA (4:44)
A8 IWA Marching Song (2:33)
A9 Grand Hotel (2:03)
B1 The Jam On Gerry's Rocks (3:35)
B2 The Jones Boys (0:55)
B3 The Lumberman's Alphabet (2:46)
B4 Ralph Chaplin Speaks (8:17)
B5 Solidarity Forever Solidarity Forever (2:28)
[Credits]
Joe Glazer (guitar/vocals) Alan Bennett (guitar) Mike Auldridge (dobro) Allan Oresky (fiddle) Ben Eldridge (banjo) Tom Gray (bass)
Liner Notes: Joe Glazer, Engineer: Bill McElroy
[Notes]
"Come all you jolly fellows and listen to my song. It's all about the shantyboys and how they get along." [The Lumber Camp Song] In this collection of Songs for Woodworkers Joe Glazer definitely captures the essence of the jolly spirit of the men and women that often worked in rather harsh and dangerous conditions. In celebration of the International Woodworkers of America's 40th anniversary, this album pays tribute to one of America's greatest unions with songs such as "Talking IWA" and "The Lumberman's Alphabet."

Joe Glazer: I Will Win - Songs of the Wobblies

Collector Records – 1927

Format:Vinyl, LP, Stereo
Country: United States
Released: 1977
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk
[Tracklist]
A1 The Commonwealth Of Toil (2:48)
A2 Mr. Block (2:32)
A3 50,000 Lumberjacks (2:33)
A4 Pie In The Sky (2:45)
A5 Workingmen Unite (2:03)
A6 Dump The Bosses Off Your Back (2:27)
A7 Joe Hill (2:30)
B1 Hallelujah, I'm A Bum (1:56)
B2 The Rebel Girl (2:53)
B3 There Is Power In A Union (2:30)
B4 Boom Went The Boom (2:17)
B5 Ralph Chaplin Speaks (8:15)
B6 Solidarity Forever (2:24)
[Credits]
Joe Glazer (guitar/vocals) Alan Bennett (banjo) Mike Auldridge (dobro) Allan Oresky (fiddle)
Liner Notes: Joe Glazer, Engineer: Bill McElroy
[Notes]
What's a Wobbly? Legend has it that a Chinese cook in a railroad gang while proudly announcing that he was a member of the IWW (Industrial Workers of the World—a union formed to organize all workers) was heard to say he was a member of the "I-Wobbly-Wobbly." Despite their humorous nickname, the members of IWW experienced tremendous struggles which were often documented through song. Starting as a one-paged leaflet headed by the words: ""Sing and fight! Right was the tyrant king who said: 'Beware of a movement that sings’" the IWW’s Little Red Song Book soon grew to include dozens of songs including Ralph Chaplin’s "Solidarity Forever." As a special treat, this album also includes excerpts from Chaplin’s speech at a woodworker's convention in 1960.

Joe Glazer Sings Labor Songs

Collector Records 1918

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Remastered
Country: US
Released: 1971
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk
[Tracklist]
A1 We Shall Not Be Moved (2:26)
A2 Hold The Fort (1:55)
A3 That's All (1:41)
A4 Joe Hill (2:35)
A5 Union Maid (2:06)
A6 Casey Jones (2:05)
A7 Which Side Are You On (2:54)
A8 The Mill Was Made Of Marble (3:56)
B1 Solidarity Forever (2:30)
B2 Automation (2:36)
B3 Hard Times In The Mill (2:16)
B4 Look For The Union Lable (2:44)
B5 John Henry (4:04)
B6 Too Old To Work (2:54)
B7 Union Buster (2:45)
[Credits]
Joe Glazer (guitar/vocals)
[Notes]
The first album in Collector Records’ series on industrial folklore and folksong, Joe Glazer Sings Labor Songs was recorded live in 1967 during a training program for the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees held in Washington, DC. Including songs such as "We Shall Not be Moved," "We Are Building a Strong Union," "John Henry" and Glazer’s own "Too Old to Work." Listeners are guaranteed to be inspired to continue the "battle for social justice."

The Songs of Joe Hill: Joe Glazer

Folkways Records FA-2039

Format: Vinyl, LP, 10", Album, Repress
Country: US
Released: 1954
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk
[Tracklist]
A1 Joe Hill (2:40)
A2 We Will Sing One Song (2:06)
A3 Scissor Bill (1:37)
A4 Mr. Block (2:36)
A5 The Rebel Girl (2:32)
B1 The Preacher And The Slave (Pie In The Sky) (2:55)
B2 There Is Power In The Union (2:46)
B3 Casey Jones (2:05)
B4 The Tramp (2:22)
B5 Jo Hill's Last Will (1:02)
[Credits]
Joe Glazer (guitar/vocals)
Designer: Ronald Clyne
[Notes]
Sung by labor educator Joe Glazer, this album features songs by union organizer Joe Hill. Although these songs are rooted in their time, their messages are still relevant today, and this collection is valuable to scholars and fans of labor music alike.

Don't Mourn-Organize! Songs of Labor Songwriter Joe Hill

Smithsonian Folkways CD SF 40026

Format: CD, Album, Compilation
Country: US
Released: 1990
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk
[Tracklist]
01 Joe Hill: Billy Bragg (8:25)
02 Joe Hill's Last Will: Utah Phillips (3:13)
03 Joe Hill's Ashes: Mark Levy (3:20)
04 The Preacher and the Slave: n/a (3:40)
05 Joe Hill: Paul Robeson (2:59)
06 Paper Heart: Si Kahn (2:37)
07 Casey Jones (The Union Scab): Pete Seeger (1:59)
08 Mr. Block: Mats Paulson (3:03)
09 Joe Hill Listens to the Praying: Joe Glazer and Lori Elaine Taylor (7:23)
10 The Tramp: Cisco Houston (3:17)
11 Joe Hill: Earl Robinson (2:38)
12 The White Slave: Carlos Cortez (3:30)
13 Narrative: Elizabeth Gurley Flynn (1:08)
14 The Rebel Girl: Hazel Dickens (3:00)
15 There is Power in a Union: Entertainment Workers IU 630 with Utah Phillips (4:10)
[Credits]
Producer and Liner Notes: Lori Elaine Taylor, Designer: Daphne Shuttleworth
[Notes]
Joe Hill's powerful songs moved Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Utah Phillips, Si Kahn, and countless others to blend politics and song. This dramatic tribute to the Industrial Workers of the World songwriter and activist Joe Hill, features songs by and about Hill performed by Billy Bragg, Hazel Dickens, Earl Robinson, Paul Robeson, and others. Compiled by Lori Elaine Taylor. "A treasure for anyone interested in American folk or labor music." — Washington Post