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Depression Folk - Grassroots Music and Left-Wing Politics in 1930s America (Paperback)
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Depression Folk - Grassroots Music and Left-Wing Politics in 1930s America (Paperback)
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While music lovers and music historians alike understand that
folkmusic played an increasingly pivotal role in American labor and
politicsduring the economic and social tumult of the Great
Depression, how did thisrelationship come to be? Ronald D. Cohen
sheds new light on the complexcultural history of folk music in
America, detailing the musicians, governmentagencies, and record
companies that had a lasting impact during the1930s and beyond.
Covering myriad musical styles and performers, Cohennarrates a
singular history that begins in nineteenth-century labor
politicsand popular music culture, following the rise of unions and
Communismto the subsequent Red Scare and increasing power of the
Conservativemovement in American politics-with American folk and
vernacular musiccentered throughout. Detailing the influence and
achievements of such notablemusicians as Pete Seeger, Big Bill
Broonzy, and Woody Guthrie, Cohenexplores the intersections of
politics, economics, and race, using the rootsof American folk
music to explore one of the United States' most troubledtimes.
Becoming entangled with the ascending American left wing, folkmusic
became synonymous with protest and sharing the troubles of real
peoplethrough song.
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