A History of American Protest Music: ‘We Have Got Tools and We Are Going to Succeed’

Lead Belly, Lee Hays, and the hammer songs that powered the folk movement.

Source: Longreads
Published: Oct 4, 2017
Length: 9 minutes (2,439 words)

A History of American Protest Music: This Is the Hammer That Killed John Henry

How a folk hero inspired one of the most covered songs in American history.

 

Source: Longreads
Published: Oct 4, 2017
Length: 9 minutes (2,465 words)

The Story of ‘Ella and Louis,’ 60 Years Later

A century-defining album’s improbable genesis.

Source: Longreads
Published: Nov 7, 2016
Length: 7 minutes (1,807 words)