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They'll Never Keep Us Down: Women's Coal Mining Songs

Folklife and Cultural Heritage

Object Details

Performer

Dickens, Hazel, 1935-2011
Boyens, Phyllis
Gunning, Sarah Ogan, 1910-1983
Reece, Florence, 1900-1986
Reel World (Musical group)

Collection Creator

Rinzler, Ralph

Collection Citation

Ralph Rinzler papers and audio recordings, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Contents

Coal mining women / H. Dickens (3:56) --Drag lines / D. Silverstein (2:49) --Blue diamond mines / J. Ritchie (3:57) -- Coal miner's grave / H. Dickens (5:25) --Hello coal miner / S.O. Gunning (4:45) --Dream of a miner's child / Trad. (2:22) --Coal tattoo / B.E. Wheeler (2:57) --Battle of Jericol / M. L. Layne (2:27) --Lawrence Jones / S. Kahn (2:59) -- What she aims to be / S. Massek (2:25) --Which side are you on / F. Reece (1:43) --Never keep us down / H. Dickens (2:40)

Track Information

101 Coal Mining Woman / Hazel Dickens. 102 Draglines / Reel World (Musical group). 103 Blue Diamond Mines / Phyllis Boyens. 104 Coal Miner's Grave / Hazel Dickens. 105 Hello Coal Miner / Sarah Ogan Gunning. 106 Dream of a Miner's Child / Phyllis Boyens. 201 Coal Tattoo / Hazel Dickens. 202 The Battle of Jericol / Reel World (Musical group). 203 Lawrence Jones / Phyllis Boyens. 204 What She Aims to Be / Reel World (Musical group). 205 Which Side are You On? / Florence Reece. 206 They'll Never Keep Us Down / Hazel Dickens.
sova.cfch.rinz_ref6164

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk50f67870d-151c-433f-87b6-ff26b22fac91

Local Numbers

FP-RINZ-LP-0355 Rounder.4012

Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint)

Cambridge, MA Rounder 1984

General

Program notes and lyrics in booklet ([8] p. : ill. ; 28 cm.) laid in container.

Place

Appalachian Region, Southern -- Songs and music
United States
West Virginia
Washington (D.C.)
Tennessee
Kentucky

Topic

Labor unions -- Songs and music
Protest songs
Country music
String band
Folk songs -- United States
Folk songs -- Kentucky
Ballads
Mines and mineral resources
Coal
Processions
Appalachian Region
Struggle
Protest

Performer

Dickens, Hazel, 1935-2011
Boyens, Phyllis
Gunning, Sarah Ogan, 1910-1983
Reece, Florence, 1900-1986
Reel World (Musical group)

Culture

Americans
Anglo-American

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Ralph Rinzler papers and audio recordings
Ralph Rinzler papers and audio recordings / Series 9: Audio / Commercial / LPs

Function

Labor unions

Extent

1 Phonograph record (analog, 33 1/3 rpm, 12 in.)

Date

1984

Archival Repository

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

Identifier

CFCH.RINZ, Item FP-RINZ-LP-0355

Type

Archival materials
Phonograph records

Collection Rights

Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.

Restrictions

Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
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Record ID

ebl-1649250901120-1649250980722-2

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