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Pete Seeger: A life that enriched ‘you and me’
The world has been diminished by his passing, just as it was enriched by his life. By Lamar W. Hankins | The Rag Blog | February 4, 2014 Several weeks ago, I began writing a column I intended to publish … Continue reading
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Tagged American Musicians, Deaths, Folk Music, Folksingers, Lamar W. Hankins, Obituary, Peace Activists, Pete Seeger, Rag Bloggers, Woody Guthrie
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Harry Targ : In Times Like These
“In Times Like These” performed by Arlo Guthrie.In times like these:Give peace a chance By Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / December 19, 2012 In times like these when night surrounds meAnd I am weary and my heart is … Continue reading
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Tagged Arlo Guthrie, Harry Targ, Higher Education, Peace Movement, Peace Studies, Social Change, Woody Guthrie
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RAG RADIO / Thorne Webb Dreyer : Composer, Musician & Beat Movement Pioneer David Amram
David Amram at the studios of KOOP-FM in Austin, Texas, September 28, 2012. Photos by Jim Retherford / The Rag Blog.Rag Radio Podcast:Virtuoso composer, jazz musician & Keroauc collaborator David Amram By Thorne Webb Dreyer | The Rag Blog | … Continue reading
Harry Targ : Sometimes We Have to Sing
The banks are made of marble: Sometimes we have to sing By Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / August 10, 2011 Fred was dating a young woman who gave him the two Weavers Carnegie Hall albums for Chanukah in … Continue reading
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Tagged Folk Music, Harry Targ, Pete Seeger, The Weavers, Woody Guthrie
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Lamar W. Hankins : Remembering Woody Guthrie in the Age of Obama
Woody Guthrie in 1943. Photo by Al Aumuller / New York World-Telegram and the Sun / Wikimedia Commons.Remembering Woody Guthriein the age of Obama By Lamar W. Hankins / The Rag Blog / July 19, 2011 Woody Guthrie, the songwriter, … Continue reading
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Tagged Folk Music, Lamar W. Hankins, Music History, Obama Inauguration, Populism, Woody Guthrie
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