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- A quartet of folk musicians perform labor songs in a performance and talk entitled, "The Grand Industrial Band: The Wobblies as a Singing Union". The group opens with a song then intersperse their performance with the history of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), also known as the Wobblies. They answer questions from the audience. The group is introduced by John Beck, professor of Human Resources and Labor Relations. Part of the "Our Daily Work/Our Daily Lives" Brown Bag series co-sponsored by the MSU School of Human Resources and Labor Relations, the MSU Museum, and the MSU Library Colloquia Series. Held in the Main Library.
- Date Issued:
- 2016-09-30T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Date Issued:
- 1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Date Issued:
- 1914-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Dr. Laurie Sommers, professor of music and folklore ethnomusicology at Michigan State University, presents, "Songs of miners, lumberjacks and schooner men : Alan Lomax's Michigan legacy." Dr. Sommers delves into the history of Michigan's folk songs and their preservation, focusing on the work of Alan Lomax. Dr. Sommers is introduced by MSU Professor John P. Beck. Part of the "Our Daily Work/Our Daily Lives" Brown Bag series co-sponsored by the MSU School of Human Resources and Labor Relations and the MSU Museum. Held in the MSU Museum Auditorium.
- Date Issued:
- 2015-03-02T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Date Issued:
- 1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Date Issued:
- 1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Canadian folk singer James Keelaghan sings his songs of Canadian workers and unions in a performance and lecture event titled, "Small rebellions: Canadian labour in song." Keelaghan introduces each song and provides relevant historical background. Joining him on electric bass is David Woodhead. Woodhead also sings on the song, "House of cards." Introduction by Professor John P. Beck, Associate Director, Michigan State University School of Labor and Industrial Relations. Includes a question and answer session. Part of the "Our Daily Work/Our Daily Lives" Brown Bag Series sponsored by the MSU School of Human Resources and Labor Relations, the MSU Museum, and the MSU Canadian Studies Center. Held at the MSU Main Library.
- Date Issued:
- 2010-11-05T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Folk-blues performers Sparky and Rhonda Rucker deliver a talk entitled, "Changing the world one song at a time: songs of work and struggle". The Ruckers intersperse old time American folk songs with their descriptions of slavery and workers' struggles. The Ruckers are introduced by Michigan State University Professor John P. Beck. Co-sponsored by the "Our Daily Work/Our Daily Lives" Brown Bag series from the MSU School of Human Resources and Labor Relations and the MSU Libraries' Colloquia Series. Held at the MSU Main Library.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-11-16T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Date Issued:
- 1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- University of Washington-Tacoma Professor of Humanities Michael Honey delivers a performance presentation titled, "Sharecropper's Troubadour: John L. Handcox, the Southern Tenant Farmers Union, and the African American Song Tradition." Based upon his own interviews with Handcox, Honey recounts the life of the folk singer and labor organizer, an African American raised in the Arkansas delta world of sharecropping, who became one of the most beloved folk singers of the prewar labor movement. Honey explains how Handcox shaped the labor music scene. He performs a number of labor anthems and plays recordings of others as he tells Handcox's story. Honey answers questions from the audience. He is introduced by Michigan State University Professor John P. Beck. Part of the "Our Daily Work/Our Daily Lives" Brown Bag series and the MSU Libraries' Colloquia Series, co-sponsored by the MSU School of Human Resources and Labor Relations, the MSU Museum, the MSU African American and African Studies Center, and University's Project 60/50. Held in the MSU Main Library.
- Date Issued:
- 2014-10-16T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection