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Protest
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Bob Dylan 
 Companion to the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) American Masters documentary "No Direction Home: Bob Dylan," which "focuses on the singer-songwriter's life and music from 1961-66." Site features a description of the film, excerpts from Dylan's 2004 autobiography "Chronicles: Volume One," and a biographical essay. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/episodes/bob-dylan/about-the-film/574/ Topics: Activism, Film: Genres & Themes, Music, Musical Genres, Musicians Last updated Jan 2, 2009 Buffy Sainte-Marie
The Web site for artist, musician, activist, and educator Buffy Sainte-Marie features biographical information, a career-spanning gallery of portraits (including her Sesame Street years), a discography, audio clips and lyrics for songs, and a gallery of her digital art. Includes links to Sainte-Marie's nonprofit Native American education foundation, the foundation's teaching project, and an online forum where young adults can discuss cultural and racial issues. http://www.creative-native.com/ Topics: Activism, Music, Musical Genres, Musicians, Native Americans, Notable People, Notable People: Women Last updated Oct 25, 2004 Folk Legend Pete Seeger Looks Back
"Pete Seeger has written some of the best-known ballads of the 20th century: 'If I Had a Hammer,' 'Where Have All the Flowers Gone' and 'Turn, Turn, Turn' among them." The site includes audio of an interview of Seeger and of a May 2005 concert celebration of Seeger's music. Also includes links to related stories. From National Public Radio (NPR). http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4726633 Topics: Activism, Music, Musical Genres, Musicians Last updated Jul 6, 2005 Joan Baez Web Pages
Includes news and tour information about Joan Baez, a biographical chronology, photos, and lyrics to all the songs written or co-written by the folksinger. http://www.joanbaez.com/ Topics: Activism, Music, Musical Genres, Musicians Last updated Mar 14, 2005 Joe Hill: The Man Behind the Martyr
This site explores "the story of Joe Hill, a labor organizer executed by the state of Utah in 1915." Includes biographical information and timeline; information on labor and the labor movement of the early twentieth century; perspectives on Hill's controversial trial; and lyrics to songs written by the Industrial Workers of the World (I.W.W.) member, born Joel Emmanuel Haggland in Gavle, Sweden. Online companion to PBS program of same title. http://www.pbs.org/joehill/ Topics: Activism, Labor, Music, Musical Genres, Notable People, United States History Last updated Oct 2, 2004 Malvina Reynolds: Singer/Songwriter/Activist 1900-1978
Features a biographical essay on the San Francisco-born composer of "Little Boxes" and many other songs. From Notable American Unitarians, 1936-1961 , an online project of the First Parish and the First Church in Cambridge (Unitarian Universalist), Massachusetts. http://www.harvardsquarelibrary.org/unitarians/reynolds.html Topics: Activism, Music, Musical Genres, Musicians, Notable People Last updated Oct 25, 2004 Peter Paul & Mary
This site includes tour information, a gallery with discussion forum, photos, lyrics, chords, and a discography of the folk trio famous for their 1960s recordings of "Blowin' In The Wind" and "Puff the Magic Dragon." Includes individual profiles of Peter Yarrow, Noel Paul Stookey, and Mary Travers. http://www.peterpaulandmary.com/ Topics: Activism, Music, Musical Genres Last updated Apr 4, 2005 Strange Fruit
Made famous by Billie Holiday's rendition, the song "Strange Fruit" is "a harrowing portrayal of the lynching of a black man in the American South." This site tells the story of the song, which was written by a Jewish teacher from the Bronx who later adopted the orphaned sons of executed spies Julius and Ethel Rosenberg. Features a history of American protest music. Companion site to a PBS Independent Lens documentary. http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/strangefruit/ Topics: Activism, Black Resources, Government, Government, Music, Musical Genres Last updated Mar 21, 2004 |
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