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Sing Out, Warning! Sing Out, Love!
Lee Hays (1914-1981) was the bass singer of the popular folk singing quartet, The Weavers, and a talented writer of prose. Robert S. Koppelman has brought together a selection of Hays' literary output which places the author and his work in a historical context.
Lonesome Traveler
Chronicles the vagabond life and career of the Arkansas activisit-singer, his activities with the musically and politically influential Weavers, and the hard times shared and put to music by the group
"Some Kind of Socialist
In 1939, with sixty-five dollars and twenty pages of Commonwealth Labor songs, Lee Hays, youngest son of a Methodist minister, hitchhiked thirteen hundred miles from Mena, Arkansas, to New York City where he found stardom in the Folk Revival movement, first, as a founder of the Almanac Singers then the Weavers. Hays' biographer Doris Willens and others, viewing Hays' unabashed socialism, ribald humor, penchant for beer, brandy, and cigarettes as induced by the childhood trauma of his father's death, argue Hays rejected his father's beliefs: replacing religion with radical politics. This thesis, in contrast, argues Hays' upbringing immersed in contradictions of Progressive Era Methodism in th...
Norma Lee
This contribution to the sum of total knowledge is mostly about my only sister, Norma Lee Hays. It addresses the incestuous relationship that we, as young siblings, had for each other. It also features these different protagonists and antagonists during the days that the L&N Railroad was first built and running through the native forests of Eastern Kentucky. These are my heroes and my villains: - Morris Slater, a notorious train robber. - His band of thieves who killed just for the thrill of it, - The women of Slater's secret hide-a-way, - The trials and tribulations of thievery. - Friar Simon Tuft who condoned the marriage of my sister. - The Sheriff of Perry County who feared Slater so much. - The endless chase to bring my sister home. - How she saved my life on numerous occasions. This book is not the best book ever written but, I am certain of one fact.... It isn't the worst book that I have ever read. - Charles Hays 12APR2015
"To Everything There is a Season"
Author or coauthor of such legendary songs as "If I Had a Hammer," "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?" and "Turn, Turn, Turn," Pete Seeger is the most influential folk singer in the history of the United States. In "To Everything There Is a Season": Pete Seeger and the Power of Song, Allan Winkler describes how Seeger applied his musical talents to improve conditions for less fortunate people everywhere. This book uses Seeger's long life and wonderful songs to reflect on the important role folk music played in various protest movements of the twentieth century. A tireless supporter of union organization in the 1930s and 1940s, Seeger joined the Communist Party, performing his songs with banjo...
My Song is My Weapon
In the late 1940s a left-wing organization called People's Songs used their music as a battle cry for civil rights, civil liberties, and world peace. They were inspired by Woody Guthrie, led by Pete Seeger, and sponsored by Aaron Copland, Leonard Bernstein, Oscar Hammerstein II, and Paul Robeson among others. Many members of the group were involved in musical and political activities that spanned twenty years and encompassed sweeping changes in the American political arena. --Jacket
The Promise of Sociology
The second edition of this award-winning introduction to sociology has been substantially revised throughout, including improved connections between the discussion of millennials and Mills s concept of the sociological imagination."
New York State Folklife Reader
New York and its folklore scholars hold an important place in the history of the discipline. In New York dialogue between folklore researchers in the academy and those working in the public arena has been highly productive. In this volume, the works of New York's academic and public folklorists are presented together. Unlike some folklore anthologies, New York State Folklife Reader does not follow an organizational plan based on regions or genres. Because the New York Folklore Society has always tried to “give folklore back to the people,” the editors decided to divide the edited volume into sections about life processes that all New York state residents share. The book begins with five ...
