Depression folk : grassroots music and left-wing politics in 1930s America /
Cohen, Ronald D., 1940-
Depression folk : grassroots music and left-wing politics in 1930s America / Ronald D. Cohen. - Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, (c)2016. - 1 online resource
Includes bibliographies and index.
On the trail of folk songs -- Depression's beginnings and labor songs -- The early Roosevelt years -- Heart of the depression -- The New Deal survives -- Decade ends.
While music lovers and music historians alike understand that folk music played an increasingly pivotal role in American labour and politics during the economic and social tumult of the Great Depression, how did this relationship come to be? Ronald D. Cohen sheds new light on the cultural history of folk music in America, detailing the musicians, government agencies, and record companies that had a lasting impact.
9781469628837 9781469628820
2015039988
Folk music--Political aspects--United States.
Folk music--History and criticism.--United States
Popular music--History and criticism.--United States--1931-1940
Politics and culture--History--United States--20th century.
Electronic Books.
ML3917 / .D477 2016
Depression folk : grassroots music and left-wing politics in 1930s America / Ronald D. Cohen. - Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, (c)2016. - 1 online resource
Includes bibliographies and index.
On the trail of folk songs -- Depression's beginnings and labor songs -- The early Roosevelt years -- Heart of the depression -- The New Deal survives -- Decade ends.
While music lovers and music historians alike understand that folk music played an increasingly pivotal role in American labour and politics during the economic and social tumult of the Great Depression, how did this relationship come to be? Ronald D. Cohen sheds new light on the cultural history of folk music in America, detailing the musicians, government agencies, and record companies that had a lasting impact.
9781469628837 9781469628820
2015039988
Folk music--Political aspects--United States.
Folk music--History and criticism.--United States
Popular music--History and criticism.--United States--1931-1940
Politics and culture--History--United States--20th century.
Electronic Books.
ML3917 / .D477 2016