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If I Had A Hammer: American Folk Music And The Radical Left, Sarah C. Kerley
If I Had A Hammer: American Folk Music And The Radical Left, Sarah C. Kerley
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Folk music is one of the most popular forms of music today; artists such as Mumford and Sons and the Carolina Chocolate Drops are giving new life to an age-old music. It was not until the 1950s that new popular interest in folk music began. Earlier, folk music was used by leftist organizations as a means to reach the masses. It assumed because of this history that many folk artists are sympathetic to the Left. By looking at the years from 1905-1975 with the end of the Vietnam War, this study hopes to present the notion that even though these …