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The Folk Singers & The Bureau: The FBI, Folk Artists, & the Communist Party USA
🕑 Added 2020-10-19 19:42:51 +0000 UTCAaron J. Leonard returns to the show to discuss his newest book "The Folk Singers and The Bureau: The FBI, The Folk Artists, and the Suppression of the Communist Party USA (1939-1956)".
We cover a lot of fascinating history and then we link that history up with the present!
Here is Aaron's playlist mentioned in the show: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHCUjL6Jr73FNc_ak3MyOV_V-6Khic2u4
Music featured in order of appearance:
Woody Guthrie - I Ain't Got No Home In This World Anymore
Pete Seeger - Which Side Are You On
Paul Robeson - No More Auction Block
Woody Guthrie - All You Fascists Bound To Lose
Woody Guthrie - Tear the Fascists Down
Pete Seeger - Solidarity Forever
Comments
Revolutionary Left Radio
WOW! haha thats amazing - and shitty lol. Poor guy.
Jason
This was awesome! Also, thanks for talking about a book I can actually affordš
judd
Cute story: My father was in the record industry in NYC when the Weavers went big. A good friend of his, a named communist during the McCarthy era, was their producer, or closely involved with their production. The success of their music give them a hit of cash, so my dad's friend went out and bought himself a Cadillac. That same day he parked it in front of the recording studio and spent the day recording with the band. After the long day in the studio, he came outside to find his Cadillac stolen. He quipped to my father, "I guess god doesn't want communists to drive Cadillacs."
