music
A song for Pete Seeger
January 28, 2014Ah Pete, I somehow thought you were like the Sequoia
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Today in labor history: Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inducts first woman
January 3, 2014On Jan. 3, 1987, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame admitted its first woman performer, Detroit legend Aretha Franklin.
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Today in labor history: Beethoven’s music belongs to all of us
December 16, 2013He was a brilliant pianist and one of the most famous and influential of all composers.
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Croatian fascists and the attack on Bob Dylan
December 5, 2013There is an obvious desire to either celebrate or deny a barbarous past, to make sure that "the times they are not a-changin'."
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This Thanksgiving, I’m thankful for “Strange Fruit”
December 3, 2013I am so thankful for Abel Meeropol's brilliant creation because "Strange Fruit"'s growing power gives me hope. The pen just could be mightier than the sword after all.
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