Depression Folk: Grassroots Music and Left-Wing Politics in 1930s America

by Ronald D. Cohen

Book Overview

While music lovers and music historians alike understand that folk music played an increasingly pivotal role in American labor and politics during the economic and social tumult of the Great Depression, how did this relationship come to be? Ronald D. Cohen sheds new light on the complex cultural history of folk music in America, detailing the musicians, government agencies, and record companies that had a lasting impact during the 1930s and beyond...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1469628813
• ISBN13: 9781469628813
• Release Date: September 2016
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 218 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.6"