Civil Rights & Protest Music

[Boreas]

Originally Posted by bhunter

I have some Woody and Odetta, but I'll look for Von Ronk and Paul Robeson. Thanks, BH

It's Van Ronk. Also Tom Paxton.

John

[4-2-7]

Bruce Springsteen almost everything lol
His new album is called High Hopes and is on vinyl.
I love this song "The Ghost Of Tom Joad.
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - The Ghost of Tom Joad
https://www.youtube.com/watch?featur...&v=B-c6GphpAeY

Tracy Chapman.



talking about a revolution


https://www.youtube.com/watch?featur...&v=7rZbvi6Tj6E

[4-2-7]

Marvin Gaye What's Going On Full album
https://www.youtube.com/watch?featur...&v=inFDgCSGWDs

elvis presley - in the ghetto
https://www.youtube.com/watch?featur...&v=2Ox1Tore9nw

The Eve Of Destruction By Barry Mcguire
https://www.youtube.com/watch?featur...&v=DhEwpRcPozE

Buffalo Springfield - For What It's Worth 1967
https://www.youtube.com/watch?featur...&v=gp5JCrSXkJY

[bhunter]

Originally Posted by 4-2-7

Bruce Springsteen almost everything lol
His new album is called High Hopes and is on vinyl.
I love this song "The Ghost Of Tom Joad.
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - The Ghost of Tom Joad
https://www.youtube.com/watch?featur...&v=B-c6GphpAeY

Tracy Chapman.



talking about a revolution


https://www.youtube.com/watch?featur...&v=7rZbvi6Tj6E

I love that Tracy Chapman album. Good stuff!

[bhunter]

Originally Posted by Boreas

It's Van Ronk. Also Tom Paxton.

John

I noticed that it was van when I searched for von Ronk at Amazon. So far I picked up some Tonio K and Paul Robeson. I discovered that I already have The Kingson Trio and Odetta. Have you ever listened to Janis Ian's Society's Child Album from the 1960s? Good stuff.

[merrylander]

Originally Posted by bhunter

I'm familiar with the Kingston Trio, but not Chad Mitchell. Thanks, BH

Chad Mitchel trio did the John Birch Society parody.

[finnbow]

Bruce Cockburn does some pretty good political/protest stuff (for a Canadian).

[Pio1980]

Gay rights/protest had it's own genre, some mainstream artists addressed it but it was oft-times small-label largely unheard fare. Culture Club and The Smiths (Morissey) come to mind off-hand as some that made mainstream.
Many gay artists were just good and stood on their own regardless. Any protest, affermation, or other 'cause' was usually by setting a good example as an artist/performer, of which the examples are legion.

[Ike Bana]

Originally Posted by bhunter

I never heard of this one. Thanks, BH

I assume you mean the Tonio K. It's "The Funky Western Civilization" from his first album "Life in the Foodchain".

If you're interested further, here's the discography page from Allmusic.

http://www.allmusic.com/artist/tonio...29/discography

Krikorian's 70's and 80's stuff received very favorable reviews.

[icenine]

Actually Stever Earle's last two albums are great protest music.
I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive and The Low Highway.