Here are some old songs, some new, some familiar, and some not. Enjoy the holiday and give some thought to the meaning of the day.
"Joe Hill" - Paul Robeson
Paul Robeson, "Joe Hill" (youtube.com)
"Step by Step" - John McCutcheon
"There Is Power in the Union" - Utah Phillips
Utah Phillips - There is Power In The Union (youtube.com)
"Aragon Mill" - Gordon Bok, Ann Mayo Muir, & Ed Trickett
"Bread and Roses" - Judy Collins
"Which Side Are You on?" - Florence Reese
Which Side Are You On Florence Reece Original (youtube.com)
"The Ghost of Tom Joad" - Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, with Tom Morello
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - The Ghost of Tom Joad (Live ft. Tom Morello) (youtube.com)
"Coal Tattoo" - Hazel dickens
"I Am a Union Woman" - Rosalie Sorrels
Rosalie Sorrels - I Am A Union Woman (youtube.com)
"Solidarity Forever" - Pete Seeger
Solidarity Forever (youtube.com)
"The Cotton Picker's Song" - Lloyd Stalcup (a 14-year-old Dust Bowl migrant)
Cotton Picker's Song, The | Library of Congress (loc.gov)
"Today Say No to Child Labour" - Maria Olivero
Maria Olivero - TODAY Say No To Child Labour - live (acoustic) (youtube.com)
"There Is Power in a Union" - Billy Bragg
Billy Bragg -There Is Power In A Union (youtube.com)
"Talking Union" - The Almanac Singers
The Almanac Singer- Talking Union (youtube.com)
"De Colores" - Joan Baez
De Colores (In Colors) (youtube.com)
"1913 Massacre" - Arlo Guthrie
"Casey Jones (The Union Scab)" - Pete Seeger
Casey Jones (The Union Scab) (youtube.com)
"Dogs at Midnight" - Tom Paxton
Tom Paxton 'Dogs at Midnight' (youtube.com)
"The Preacher and the Slave" - (a song written by Joe Hill; Unknown Artists)
The Preacher and the Slave - Joe Hill (youtube.com)
"Working Man Blues" - Merle Haggard
Merle Haggard - Working Man Blues (youtube.com)
"Take This Job and Shove It" - Johnny Paycheck
Johnny Paycheck - "Take This Job And Shove It" (youtube.com)
"We Just Come Here to Work, We Don't Come Here to Die" - Anne Feeney
We Just Come to Work Here, We Don't Come to Die (youtube.com)
"Too Old to Work" - Joe Glazer (a little echo of ARAGON MILL, above)
"Cotton Mill Colic" - Mike Seeger
Cotton Mill Colic (youtube.com)
"Union Strike Folk Song" - Lisa Simpson
Lisa Simpson - Union Strike Folk Song (best quality) (youtube.com)
"Union Burying Ground" - Woody Guthrie
Union Burying Ground (youtube.com)
"Roll Out the Pickets" - Ruby Rains
Dust Bowl Migrant Folk Music ǀ Roll Out The Pickets (youtube.com)
"Cotton Mill Blues" - Hedy West
Cotton Mill Blues (youtube.com)
"Three Miles Down" - Gil Scott-Heron
Gil Scott-Heron | Three Miles Down (youtube.com)
"Allentown" - Billy Joel
A very good list. Surprised there's no Weavers per se!
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