Description: Tracks:Peg and AwlThe TitanicSinking of the Reuben JamesListen Mr. BilboHold the LinePassing ThroughCoal Creek March/Payday At Coal Creek/Roll Down The LineI Come and Stand at Every DoorTimes A-Getting HardLittle BoxesFrom Way Up HereThe Battle Of Maxton FieldMy Get Up And GoThe Bells of RhymneyWaist Deep in the Big MuddyGuantanameraThere Once Was A Woman Who Swallowed A LieWasn't That a TimeViva La Quince BrigadaWimowehEnglish Is Cuh-ray-zeeOdds On FavoriteA Little Of This And That Performer Notes: Personnel includes: Pete Seeger (vocals, 12-string guitar, banjo).Recorded between 1955 and 1999. Includes liner notes by Mark Greenberg.Digitally mastered by Charlie Pilzer (1999, AirShow, Springfield, Virginia).Photographers: David Gahr; Diane Davis.By the '60s, Pete Seeger was as well known--possibly even more well known--for his outspoken social activism as he was for his remarkable performing skills and the depth of his knowledge as a historian and ethnomusicologist. This 23-track anthology, culled from live and studio recordings, touches on all of these aspects. Archiving anthems from the union organization, civil rights and anti-war movements alongside songs concerning specific historical events such as the sinking of the Titanic and the Reuben James. Among the highlights is the savage "Waist Deep in the Big Muddy," one of Seeger's most controversial songs, a Vietnam allegory based on a '40s incident in which a foot soldier drowned when his commanding officer forced him to walk in water without knowing how deep it was. The extensive liner notes place these songs in their proper historical context. Professional Reviews: Dirty Linen (12/99-1/00, p.91) - "...brings the socio-political history of the 20th century to life....Some songs are serious, some are funny - but all are thought provoking....This recording should be required listening in every high school and college across the country." Producer: Mark Greenberg, Mark Greenberg (Compilation) Format: CD (1 Disc) Country: USA Studio/Live: Mixed Release Date: 10 May, 1999 Label: Smithsonian Folkways Recordings Dimensions: 12.7 x 14 x 1.3 centimeters (0.06 kg)
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Language: Eng
Track #1: Peg and Awl
Track #2: The Titanic
Track #3: Sinking of the Reuben James
Track #4: Listen Mr. Bilbo
Track #5: Hold the Line
Track #6: Passing Through
Track #7: Coal Creek March/Payday At Coal Creek/Roll Down Th
Track #8: I Come and Stand at Every Door
Track #9: Times A-Getting Hard
Track #10: Little Boxes
Track #11: From Way Up Here
Track #12: The Battle Of Maxton Field
Track #13: My Get Up And Go
Track #14: The Bells of Rhymney
Track #15: Waist Deep in the Big Muddy
Track #16: Guantanamera
Track #17: There Once Was A Woman Who Swallowed A Lie
Track #18: Wasn't That a Time
Track #19: Viva La Quince Brigada
Track #20: Wimoweh
Track #21: English Is Cuh-ray-zee
Track #22: Odds On Favorite
Track #23: A Little Of This And That
Era: 1990s, 1960s, 1950s
Run Time: 4343 Sec
Release Year: 1999
Format: CD
Features: Compilation, Studio & Live
Genre: Children's Music, Folk
Type: Album
Style: Traditional Folk, Folk Revival, Folksongs
Record Label: Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Artist: Pete Seeger
Release Title: Headlines and Footnotes: Collection of Topical Songs
