Twenty-seven years in the making (1940-67), this tapestry of nearly two hundred American popular and protest Songs was created by three giants of performance and musical research: Alan Lomax, indefatigable collector and preserver
Woody Guthrie, performer and prolific balladeer; and Pete Seeger, entertainer and educator who has introduced three generations of Americans to their musical heritage.
In his afterword, Pete Seeger recounts the long history of collecting and publishing this an.
Twenty-seven years in the making (1940-67), this tapestry of nearly two hundred American popular and protest Songs was created by three giants of performance and musical research: Alan Lomax, indefatigable collector and preserver
Woody Guthrie, performer and prolific balladeer; and Pete Seeger, entertainer and educator who has introduced three generations of Americans to their musical heritage