Stickin' with the Union: Songs from Wisconsin Labor History [sound recording]
date: label: Date
content: 1989
name: label: performer
content: Penn, Larry
label: performer
content: Holter, Darryl
notes: label: Notes
content: Commercial
label: Notes
content: booklet donated by Darryl Holter, 10/09. Cookie Man Music: C-M-LHS (in booklet: CM-WHS). Originally released on cassette (Collector Records 1948-C) in 1989. Compact disc. Accompanied by song lyrics and short historical narratives for each song ([32] p. : ill. ; 21 cm.). The history of the struggles of workers in Wisconsin, is replete with examples of outrageous working conditions and violence directed towards strikers, countered by the courage and determination of the union workers, often strikers. This history is chronicled by Larry Penn and Darryl Holter singing songs of their own composition, as well as songs by Woody Guthrie and others. Joe Glazer said of Larry Penn: "[He] is walking in the footsteps of Joe Hill and Woody Guthrie." However, Larry (born in 1941) did not always aspire to be a folk musician. A truck driver for 40 years, he started playing folk music after stumbling upon an old Lead Belly recording. Darryl Holter, originally from Minneapolis, first became a union organizer while a student at the University of Minnesota. He is still musically active - a CD he recorded in 2010 was reviewed in SingOut magazine.
label: Addl. KW Subjects
content: Labor unions
label: Table of contents
content: Fifty years ago / Joe Glazer (2:35) -- Babies in the mill / Dorsey Dixon (2:41) -- The ghosts of Bay View / Larry Penn (2:00) -- Saturday night / Darryl Holter (3:32) -- Frozen in time (3:11) ; So long partner (1:18) ; Willie the scab (2:14) / Larry Penn -- Which side are you on / Florence Reece (2:23) -- Cowboy days / Larry Penn & tradition (4:40) -- The wreck of the Carl D. Bradley / Larry Penn (5:07) -- Love and the shorter work week / Darryl Holter (1:37) -- Putting the blame / Tom Juravich (2:21) -- So long it's been good to know ya / Woody Guthrie ; additional lyrics by Darryl Holter (3:26) -- Union maid / Woody Guthrie (2:46)
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content: 101 Fifty Years Ago / Larry Penn, Darryl Holter. Guitar
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content: 102 Babies in the Mill / Larry Penn, Darryl Holter. Guitar
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content: 103 Ghosts of Bay View / Larry Penn, Darryl Holter. Guitar
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content: 104 Saturday Night / Larry Penn, Darryl Holter. Guitar
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content: 105 Frozen In Time / Larry Penn, Darryl Holter. Guitar
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content: 106 So Long Partner / Larry Penn, Darryl Holter. Guitar
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content: 107 Willie the Scab / Larry Penn, Darryl Holter. Guitar
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content: 108 Which Side Are You On / Larry Penn, Darryl Holter. Guitar
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content: 109 Cowboy Days / Larry Penn, Darryl Holter. Guitar
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content: 110 Wreck of the Carl D. Bradley / Larry Penn, Darryl Holter. Guitar
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content: 111 Love and the Shorter Work Week / Larry Penn, Darryl Holter. Guitar
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content: 112 Putting the Blame / Larry Penn, Darryl Holter. Guitar
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content: 113 So Long It's Been Good to Know Ya / Larry Penn, Darryl Holter. Guitar
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content: 114 Union Maid / Larry Penn, Darryl Holter. Guitar
label: Repository Loc.
content: Smithsonian Institution, Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, 600 Maryland Ave., S.W., Suite 2001, Washington, D.C. 20024. Call 202-633-7322 for appointment. Fax: 202-633-7019. Email: rinzlerarchives@si.edu
place: label: Place
content: United States
label: Place
content: Minnesota
topic: label: Topic
content: Labor unions--Songs and music
label: Topic
content: Working class
label: Topic
content: Topical songs
label: Topic
content: Folksong revival
label: Topic
content: Folk songs
label: Topic
content: Guitar
culture: label: Culture
content: Americans
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
identifier: label: Local number
content: Collector.1948
label: Local number
content: FP-COLL-CT-1948-7
objectType: label: Type
content: Musical sound recordings
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Restrictions on access. Listening only. No Duplication Allowed
physicalDescription: label: Physical description
content: 1 sound cassette : analog