This essay will consider their activities during the depression, a decade when they came to maturity professionally. Through their actions, they established a pathway for artists engaged with the pressing issues of their time. Through their songs, they helped to create the heroes, myths, and symbols for economic and racial justice campaigns.
Guthrie and Seeger were among the most important contributors of music to the American Left from the 1930s onward. is largely framed by conservative pundits-and the progressive singer is denied access-it is heartening to see the recently published biographies of these folk music icons: Woody Guthrie: American Radical by Will Kaufman and "To Everything There is a Season ": Pete Seeger and the Power of Song by Allan M. In these current times of economic troubles, when the political debate in the U.S. Two singers that left a mark on this decade-and afterward-were Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger. In the 1930s, the folk singer spoke out on behalf of grassroots campaigns for the unemployed and the homeless, and for the employed seeking the right to bargain collectively. In some cases, the songs have become part of the canon of national music such as "John Brown's Body," "We Shall Overcome," and "This Land is Your Land," which reflects public sentiment during an era of hard-hitting ballads, the Great Depression. From spreading the spirituals of 19th century abolitionists, to composing the ballads of 20th century factory workers, the folk singer has promoted the ideals of a better life and equal society.
Throughout United States history, the folk singer has played a role in the articulation of humanitarian reform campaigns. "To Everything There Is a Season ": Pete Seeger and the Power of Song. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2011.Īllan M.
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