TY - BOOK AU - Cohen,Ronald D. TI - Depression folk: grassroots music and left-wing politics in 1930s America SN - 9781469628837 AV - ML3917 .D477 2016 PY - 2016/// CY - Chapel Hill PB - University of North Carolina Press KW - Folk music KW - Political aspects KW - United States KW - History and criticism KW - Popular music KW - 1931-1940 KW - Politics and culture KW - History KW - 20th century KW - Electronic Books N1 - 2; 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; 2; b N2 - 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 UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1222286&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -