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Work and Music

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Woody Guthrie Woody Guthrie: One Hundred Years, One Thousand Songs
National Portrait Gallery
farmers Musical Labor Performed in Northwest Tanzania
Folkways Recordings
The Cradle Will Rock Cast The Cradle Will Rock: The Working Man's Musical
Smithsonian Music
Sharecropper's Troubadour: Songs of Solidarity in Hard Times Sharecropper's Troubadour: Songs of Solidarity in Hard Times
Folkways Recordings
Lead Belly The Incomparable Legacy of Lead Belly
Smithsonian Magazine

Collections Sampler

  • Work Table Piano
    Work Table Piano
  • Shepherd's trumpet
    Shepherd's Trumpet
  • Iris Bancroft's Viola
    Iris Bancroft's Viola
  • 32c John Henry single
    32c John Henry single
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Joe Glazer discusses music in the American Labor Movement Joe Glazer discusses music in the American Labor Movement
John Henry Pete Seeger Sings 'John Henry'
How John Henry Became an American Folk Hero How John Henry Became an American Folk Hero
The Making of Woody at 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection from Smithsonian Folkways The Making of Woody at 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection from Smithsonian Folkways
Musical Labor Performed in Northwest Tanzania Musical Labor Performed in Northwest Tanzania

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