Tag Archives: Protest Songs

Michael Simmons :
Steve Earle: ‘Mississippi, It’s Time!’

Posted on September 16, 2015 by Thorne Dreyer

With this song, son-of-the-South Earle aims to help convince the Magnolia State to eradicate the Confederate symbol from its flag. By Michael Simmons | The Rag Blog | September 16, 2015 “It’s largely about empathy,” says Steve Earle of his … Continue reading →

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Mari Jo and Paul Buhle : Wisconsin’s Historic ‘Solidarity Sing Along’

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Solidarity Sing Along at the Wisconsin State Capitol. Photo from Solidarity Sing Along / Facebook. The historic Wisconsin ‘Solidarity Sing Along’ Dubbed the ‘longest continuously running singing protest in history,’ the Solidarity Sing Along is about to celebrate its 350th … Continue reading →

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Marc Estrin : The Revolutionary Messages of Classical Music

Posted on January 25, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Johannes Brahms by Lucian Tidorescu. Protest music:Radical themes of the great composers The Brahms Requiem is also movement music, unbearably beautiful, revealingly deep — like our afflicted lives. By Marc Estrin / The Rag Blog / January 25, 2010 In … Continue reading →

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Prepare to Howl : Dana Lyons’ ‘Three Legged Coyote’

Posted on December 6, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

A happy holiday howl:Dana Lyons’ Three Legged Coyote is an irreverent hoot By Harvey Wasserman / The Rag Blog / December 6, 2009 If you’re bummed by Obama, nagged by nukes and turned totally off by your TV, here’s a … Continue reading →

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Bitter Tears : The Untold Story of Johnny Cash

Posted on November 15, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Top, Cash’s album, “Bitter Tears,” met with opposition from the music industry. Below, Pima Indian Ira Hayes, celebrated by Johnny Cash, helped raise the flag at Iwo Jima, an act caught in the famous photograph by Joe Rosenthal. Hayes died … Continue reading →

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Singin’ on Sunday: James McMurtry

Posted on February 1, 2009 by RagBlog

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Joan Baez: A Core Message of Pacifism

Posted on August 30, 2008 by RagBlog

Joan Baez, the queen of America’s folk scene in the Sixties, says she has ’never really been a songwriter’ (Source: TimesOnline)Joan Baez: ‘I Was Right 40 Years Ago and I Am Right Now!’by Will Hodgkinson / August 29, 2008 Age … Continue reading →

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FILM : Crosby, Stills, Nash, Young and the Protest Song

Posted on July 31, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

‘CSNY: Déjà Vu’: A Political Concert DocumentaryBy Jennifer Maerz / July 30, 2008 Bob Dylan’s “John Brown” is one of the most moving antiwar songs ever recorded. The track avoids sloganeering, resonating an anti–Vietnam War sentiment with a straightforward, human, … Continue reading →

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