26 Songs in 30 Days
Title | 26 Songs in 30 Days PDF eBook |
Author | Greg Vandy |
Publisher | National Geographic Books |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2016-04-12 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1570619700 |
A fascinating portrait of icon Woody Guthrie, the Pacific Northwest, and folk music—all set against the backdrop of a tumultuous moment in American history In 1941, Woody Guthrie wrote 26 songs in 30 days—including classics like “Roll On Columbia” and “Pastures of Plenty”—when he was hired by the Bonneville Power Administration to promote the benefits of cheap hydroelectric power, irrigation, and the Grand Coulee Dam. Now, KEXP DJ Greg Vandy takes readers inside the unusual partnership between one of America’s great folk artists and the federal government, and shows how the American folk revival was a response to hard times. 26 Songs In 30 Days plunges deeply into the historical context of the time and the progressive politics that embraced Social Democracy during an era in which the United States had been severely suffering from The Great Depression. And though this is a musical history of a vibrant American musical icon and a specific part of the country, it couldn’t be a better reminder of how timeless and expansive such topics are in today’s political discourse.
Songs of Many Days
Title | Songs of Many Days PDF eBook |
Author | K. C. |
Publisher | BoD – Books on Demand |
Pages | 105 |
Release | 2024-04-06 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 3385400848 |
Reprint of the original, first published in 1882.
Surviving Through the Days
Title | Surviving Through the Days PDF eBook |
Author | Herbert W. Luthin |
Publisher | Univ of California Press |
Pages | 653 |
Release | 2002-06-26 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 0520935365 |
This anthology of treasures from the oral literature of Native California, assembled by an editor admirably sensitive to language, culture, and history, will delight scholars and general readers alike. Herbert Luthin's generous selection of stories, anecdotes, myths, reminiscences, and songs is drawn from a wide sampling of California's many Native cultures, and although a few pieces are familiar classics, most are published here for the first time, in fresh literary translations. The translators, whether professional linguists or Native scholars and storytellers, are all acknowledged experts in their respective languages, and their introductions to each selection provide welcome cultural and biographical context. Augmenting and enhancing the book are Luthin's engaging, informative essays on topics that range from California's Native languages and oral-literary traditions to critical issues in performance, translation, and the history of California literary ethnography.
Songs of Many Days
Title | Songs of Many Days PDF eBook |
Author | Florence Evelyn Pratt Youngs |
Publisher | |
Pages | 86 |
Release | 1907 |
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This Day in Music
Title | This Day in Music PDF eBook |
Author | Neil Cossar |
Publisher | |
Pages | 400 |
Release | 2014-08 |
Genre | Rock music |
ISBN | 9781783055104 |
Births, deaths and marriages, No1 singles, drug busts and arrests, famous gigs and awards... all these and much more appear in this fascinating 50 year almanac.Using a page for every day of the calendar year, the author records a variety of rock and pop events that took place on a given day of the month across the years.This Day in Music is fully illustrated with hundreds of pictures, cuttings and album covers, making this the must-have book for any pop music fan.
Songs of Many Days
Title | Songs of Many Days PDF eBook |
Author | K. C. |
Publisher | |
Pages | 126 |
Release | 1882 |
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Songs of Many Days
Title | Songs of Many Days PDF eBook |
Author | Nina Salaman |
Publisher | |
Pages | 74 |
Release | 1923 |
Genre | English poetry |
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