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The Almanac Singers was an American New York City-based folk music group, active between 1940 and 1943, founded by Millard Lampell, Lee Hays, Pete Seeger, and were joined by Woody Guthrie. The group specialized in topical songs, mostly songs advocating an anti-war , anti-racism and pro- union philosophy.
Songs for John Doe is the 1941 debut album and first released product of The Almanac Singers, an influential early folk music group. The album was released in May 1941, at a time when World War II was raging but the United States remained neutral. The Soviet Union and Nazi Germany were still at peace, as provided by the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact.
The members of the Almanac Singers and residents of the Almanac House were a loosely defined group of musicians, though the core members included Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Millard Lampell and Lee Hays. In keeping with common utopian ideals, meals, chores and rent at the Almanac House were shared.
Seeger's musical career started in 1940 when he joined The Almanac Singers. [1] He stayed with the group for two years until he was drafted into the Army to fight in the Second World War. [ 2 ] After the end of World War II in 1945, Seeger helped found an organization known as People's Songs , along with the influential folk music magazine ...
The Almanac Singers – Talking Union, 1941; Charlie Byrd - Charlie Byrd at the Village Vanguard, 1961; The Weavers – The Weaver's Almanac, 1963; Pete Seeger – Greatest Hits, 1967; Spirituál kvintet – "Za svou pravdou stát" (Stand Behind Your Truth), translation to Czech language, on Dostavník 18, 1983; Billy Bragg – Between the Wars ...
Sod Buster Ballads is a 1941 album by the Almanac Singers: Woody Guthrie, Millard Lampell, Lee Hays and Pete Seeger. The songs are: [1] Track listing.
The Almanac Singers Almanac members Millard Lampell, Lee Hays, Pete Seeger, and Woody Guthrie began playing together informally in 1940; the Almanac Singers were formed in December 1940. [32] They invented a driving, energetic performing style, based on what they felt was the best of American country string band music, black and white.
After the Japanese attacks on Pearl Harbor, in February 1942 the Almanacs went into the studio to record a set of songs supporting the American war effort. [1] This was partly because with American entrance into World War II all American unions adopted a no-strike pledge. [2]