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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.
I Shall Not Be Moved" (Roud 9134), also known as "We Shall Not Be Moved", is an African-American slave spiritual, hymn, and protest song dating to the early 19th century American south. [1] It was likely originally sung at revivalist camp-meetings as a slave jubilee .
Talking Union is a 1941 album by the Almanac Singers: Millard Lampell, Lee Hays and Pete Seeger.It is a collection of union songs and ballads, written by many different labor songwriters over the years.
Millard Lampell (born Milton Lampell, January 23, 1919 – October 3, 1997) was an American movie and television screenwriter who first became publicly known as a member of the Almanac Singers in the 1940s.
Lee Elhardt Hays (March 14, 1914 – August 26, 1981) was an American folk singer and songwriter, best known for singing bass with the Weavers.Throughout his life, he was concerned with overcoming racism, inequality, and violence in society.
Ishi, last surviving member of the Yahi tribe 1911–1914 "Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground" Blind Willie Johnson: 1927 "It's the Girl" The Boswell Sisters with the Dorsey Brothers Orchestra 1931 "Mal Hombre" Lydia Mendoza: 1934 "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" Sons of the Pioneers: 1934 Talking Union: The Almanac Singers: 1941 Jazz at the ...
Musicians and Donald Trump have a fraught relationship. From ordering him to stop playing their music to calling out his politics, some of the highest-profile artists in the world have aligned ...
Peter Yarrow (May 31, 1938 – January 7, 2025) was an American singer and songwriter who found fame as a member of the 1960s folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary along with Paul Stookey and Mary Travers. Yarrow co-wrote (with Lenny Lipton ) one of the group's best known hits, " Puff, the Magic Dragon " (1963).