Stickin' with the Union: Songs from Wisconsin Labor History

FP-COLL-CT-1948-7 Collector.1948

Silver Spring, MD Collector 1989

Commercial booklet donated by Darryl Holter, 10/09. Cookie Man Music: C-M-LHS (in booklet: CM-WHS). Originally released on cassette (Collector Records 1948-C) in 1989. Compact disc. Accompanied by song lyrics and short historical narratives for each song ([32] p. : ill. ; 21 cm.). The history of the struggles of workers in Wisconsin, is replete with examples of outrageous working conditions and violence directed towards strikers, countered by the courage and determination of the union workers, often strikers. This history is chronicled by Larry Penn and Darryl Holter singing songs of their own composition, as well as songs by Woody Guthrie and others. Joe Glazer said of Larry Penn: "[He] is walking in the footsteps of Joe Hill and Woody Guthrie." However, Larry (born in 1941) did not always aspire to be a folk musician. A truck driver for 40 years, he started playing folk music after stumbling upon an old Lead Belly recording. Darryl Holter, originally from Minneapolis, first became a union organizer while a student at the University of Minnesota. He is still musically active - a CD he recorded in 2010 was reviewed in SingOut magazine.