American folk music and left-wing politics, 1927-1957 / Richard A. Reuss ; with JoAnne C. Reuss.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Reuss, Richard A.

Contributor:

Reuss, JoAnne C., 1942-

Harry E. Humphreys Book Fund.

Series:

American folk music and musicians ; no. 4.

American folk music and musicians

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Folk music--Political aspects--United States.

Folk music.

United States.

Physical Description:

xviii, 297 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, [2000]

Summary:

Richard and JoAnne Reuss expertly capture the personality of this era and the fascinating chronology of events in American Folk Music and Left-Wing Politics, 1927-1957, a historical analysis of singers, writers, union members and organizers and their connection with left-wing politics and folk music during this revolutionary time period.

Contents:

1. Politics and Folklore 15

2. Early Marxism and Folklore 25

3. The Communist Search for a Proletarian Music Culture 39

4. The Growth of Communist Interest in Folklore 57

5. Communist Encounters with American Unions 81

6. Communist "Folk" Culture and the Popular Front 115

7. The Almanac Singers: Proletarian "Folk" Culture in Microcosm 147

8. People's Songs, Inc.: Proletarian "Folk" Culture in Microcosm 179

9. People's Artists and the Decline of the American Communist Party 221

10. The Folk Music Legacy of the American Communist Movement 265.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 276-282) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Harry E. Humphreys Book Fund.

ISBN:

081083684X

OCLC:

43540723