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Jul 1, 2024 · Earle noted that with protest music, one can sing things they can’t say. He said he often does it by taking the guise of a character rather than himself, the successful musician.
Jul 1, 2024 · “I’m not sure everybody should try to write protest songs because not everybody can do it,” legendary singer-songwriter Steve Earle shared with me in a Zoom chat.
Oct 21, 2014 · Steve Earle, one of Seeger’s foremost disciples, once defined his job in a way that would make the master proud: “The original function of songwriting is to tell a story that might otherwise...
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Woody Guthrie'ssongs didn't serve as a call to action, but instead were simply statements of the truth as he saw it: "This land was made for you and me," "Some men will rob you ... with a fountain pen," etc. In contrast to the work of Ochs and others, Woody's tunes are less satirical than they are matter-of-fact. As a result, somehow even songs lik...
It's the opinion of many people that Guthrie never set out to protest anything, at least not in the sense that many modern protest singers do. His intention was to spark up a conversation, to point out a few things you may not have noticed otherwise, and to raise a few questions. His style of songwriting was so effective that songwriters that came ...
"Dust Bowl Ballads""The Columbia River Collection""The Asch Recordings, Vol. 1: This Land is Your Land"The earliest forms of protest music. The origin of protest music in America is frequently found in the songs of enslaved African Americans, who used spiritual songs as a form of covert resistance and communication. Then, by the early 20th century, folk and blues genres began to lay the foundation for protest music.
Sep 10, 2023 · One of the first instances of American protest music predates America itself, originating in the 13 Colonies: “Yankee Doodle.” What began as a simple tune soon became one of the most famous songs in the Western world and a hugely recognizable symbol of American patriotism.
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Sep 23, 2024 · Whether Guthrie was a political writer or, as the country singer-songwriter Steve Earle noted, “a writer who lived in very political times”, is a matter of interpretation.
