GATHER ALL YOU WHO ARE WEARY AND BURDENED; I SHALL GIVE YOU REST. In this very special edition of Simpler Daze with the Sunshine Kid, we take a look at Labor/Union songs and anthems from legendary artists such as Utah Phillips, Paul Robeson, Phil Ochs, and of course, Pete Seeger. Y’all enjoy.
Billy Bragg – There Is Power In a Union
Almanac Singers – Which Side Are You On?
Joe Uehlein – Hold the Fort
Bobbie McGee – Bread and Roses
Joe Glazer – We Shall Not Be Moved / Roll the Union On
Paul Robeson – Joe Hill
Utah Phillips – There Is Power In a Union
Woody Guthrie – Tear the Fascists Down
Almanac Singers – Get Thee Behind Me, Satan
Tennessee Ernie Ford – Sixteen Tons
Johnny Paycheck – Take This Job and Shove It
Merle Haggard – Workin’ Man Blues
Tom Juravich – VDT
Old Crow Medicine Show – Union Maid
Peter, Paul, and Mary – Union Medley
Pete Seeger and the Song Swappers – Casey Jones
Mike Seeger – Cotton Mill Colic
Joe Glazer – Automation
Tracy Chapman – Talkin’ ‘Bout A Revolution
Phil Ochs – Knock on the Door
Elaine Purkey – One Day More
Woody Guthrie – This Land Is Your Land
Mississippi John Hurt – I Shall Not Be Moved
Almanac Singers – Roll the Union On
Utah Phillips – The Preacher and the Slave
Chad Mitchell Trio – The John Birch Society
Pete Seeger and the Song Swappers – Solidarity Forever
Pete Seeger – We Shall Not Be Moved
Simpler Daze 2/2/19
February 3, 2019