Depression Folk: Grassroots Music and Left-Wing Politics in 1930s America

by Ronald D. Cohen

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While music lovers and music historians alike understand that folk music played an increasingly pivotal role in American labor 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 complex cultural history of folk music in America, detailing the musicians, government agencies, and record companies that had a lasting impact during the 1930s and beyond...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1469628813

ISBN13:9781469628813

Release Date:September 2016

Publisher:University of North Carolina Press

Length:218 Pages

Weight:0.65 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 5.5" x 8.6"

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Arts, Music & Photography Music Social Science Social Sciences

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