Songs for Political Action: Folk Music, Topical Songs and the American Left: 1926–1953

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1▶CD: The Leftist Roots of the Folk Revival

2▶CD: Theatre and Cabaret Performers 1936–1941

3▶CD: The Almanac Singers: March 1941 – April 1941

4▶CD: Fighting the Fascists: 1942–1944

5▶CD: World War II and the Folk Revival

6▶CD: The People’s Songs Era: 1945–1949

7▶CD: Pete Seeger: 1946–1948

8▶CD: Charter Records: 1946–1949

9▶CD: Campaign Songs: 1944–1949

10▼CD: An Era Closes: 1949–1953
#	Title	Artist	Length
1	The Riddle of Thurman Towns	Robert De Cormier, Herschel Bernardi & Alan Booth	3:25
2	Grapes to Pick	Gerald Gallant	2:22
3	Medley: I Don’t Want to Get Adjusted / Stand Up and Be Counted / We Will Overcome / The Progressive Party Is Here to Stay	Fred Hellerman	3:32
4	Pity the Downtrodden Landlord	Bob Hill	2:22
5	The Hammer Song	The Weavers	1:59
6	Banks of Marble recording of: Banks of Marble lyricist and composer: Les Rice (from 1948 until 1949)	The Weavers	2:54
7	Spring Song	Ernie Lieberman & Hope Foye	3:09
8	Songs of My Hands	Ernie Lieberman	3:11
9	My Old Man	Ernie Lieberman	3:03
10	I’m on My Way	Ernie Lieberman	3:02
11	In Contempt	Ernie Lieberman, Laura Duncan, Osborne Smith & Betty Sanders	2:05
12	Die gedanken sind frei	Ernie Lieberman, Laura Duncan, Osborne Smith & Betty Sanders	1:20
13	Walk Along Together	Ernie Lieberman, Laura Duncan, Osborne Smith & Betty Sanders	2:43
14	Put My Name Down	Ernie Lieberman, Laura Duncan, Osborne Smith & Betty Sanders	2:46
15	Hold On	Ernie Lieberman, Laura Duncan, Osborne Smith & Betty Sanders	1:45
16	Didn’t My Lord Deliver Daniel	Osborne Smith	0:58
17	I’ve Got a Right	Laura Duncan	2:43
18	We Shall Overcome	Jewish Young Folksingers	3:19
19	Talking Un-American Blues	Betty Sanders	3:29
20	Old Bolshevik Song	Joe Glazer & Bill Friedland	1:44
21	The Cloakmaker’s Union	Joe Glazer & Bill Friedland	0:33
22	Land of the Daily Worker	Joe Glazer & Bill Friedland	0:57
23	Our Line’s Been Changed Again	Joe Glazer & Bill Friedland	1:51
24	In Old Moscow	Joe Glazer & Bill Friedland	1:44
25	Unite for Unity	Joe Glazer & Bill Friedland	2:31
26	Bill Bailey	Joe Glazer & Bill Friedland	2:43
27	The Last Internationale	Joe Glazer & Bill Friedland	2:06
28	The Giveaway Boys in Washington	Joe Glazer	1:38
29	Joe McCarthy’s Band	Joe Glazer	2:00
30	I’ve Got to Know recording of: I’ve Got to Know lyricist and composer: Woody Guthrie	Woody Guthrie	5:32
31	This Land Is Your Land recording of: This Land Is Your Land lyricist and composer: Woody Guthrie (in 1940) part of: Roud Folk Song Index (number: 16378) is based on: When the World's on Fire	Woody Guthrie	2:26

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Songs for Political Action: Folk Music, Topical Songs and the American Left: 1926–1953

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