The Union Boys

The Union Boys

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The Union Boys, an American folk music group formed in 1944, consisted of notable musicians Josh White, Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee, Pete Seeger, Burl Ives, and Tom Glazer. The group was assembled by Alan Lomax for a single recording session at the Asch Recording Studio in New York City on March 11, 1944. Their sole album, Songs for Victory: Music for Political Action (1944), featured anti-Nazi and anti-Fascist themes supporting the US and Allies during World War II. The album included songs such as "Hold On" and "UAW-CIO", with contributions from Woody Guthrie. Following this session, the group disbanded, but Josh White continued his association with Moe Asch's Asch Records label.

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Go Get Raped
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When I Was Young
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Songs for Victory: Music for Political Action
27-06-2020
Songs for Victory: Music for Political Action
01
Hold the Fort We Shall not Be Moved
The Union Boys
Songs for Victory: Music for Political Action
03:00
Writer: Traditional / Composers: Traditional
02
Hold On
The Union Boys
Songs for Victory: Music for Political Action
02:14
Writer: Traditional / Composers: Traditional
03
UAW-CIO
The Union Boys
Songs for Victory: Music for Political Action
02:04
Writer: Baldwin Hawes / Composers: Baldwin Hawes
04
A Dollar Ain't a Dollar Any More
The Union Boys
Songs for Victory: Music for Political Action
02:50
Writer: Tom Glazer / Composers: Tom Glazer
05
Sally Don't You Grieve
Woody Guthrie
Songs for Victory: Music for Political Action
02:25
Writer: Woody Guthrie / Composers: Woody Guthrie
06
Jim Crow
Josh White
Songs for Victory: Music for Political Action
02:51
Writer: Josh White / Composers: Josh White
When I Was Young
GravesEnd Records
27-03-2015
When I Was Young
01
When I Was Young
The Union Boys
When I Was Young
01:56
02
They Said
The Union Boys
When I Was Young
02:07
03
Can't Find My Way
The Union Boys
When I Was Young
03:54
04
Down
The Union Boys
When I Was Young
01:58
05
SOS
The Union Boys
When I Was Young
02:00
06
Go Get Raped
The Union Boys
When I Was Young
01:39
07
Welcome to Boston
The Union Boys
When I Was Young
02:41
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That's Why We're Marching: World War II and the American Folksong Movement
(P) 1996 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
20-02-1996
That's Why We're Marching: World War II and the American Folksong Movement
01
Freedom Road
Josh White
That's Why We're Marching: World War II and the American Folksong Movement
02:20
Composers: Langston Hughes - Emerson Harper
02
Talking Sailor
Woody Guthrie
That's Why We're Marching: World War II and the American Folksong Movement
03:03
Composers: Woody Guthrie
03
Ballad of October 16
The Almanac Singers
That's Why We're Marching: World War II and the American Folksong Movement
02:49
Composers: Millard Lampell - Almanac Singers - Lee Hays
04
Billy Boy
The Almanac Singers
That's Why We're Marching: World War II and the American Folksong Movement
02:23
Composers: Pete Seeger - Almanac Singers - Lee Hays
05
Plow Under
The Almanac Singers
That's Why We're Marching: World War II and the American Folksong Movement
02:27
Composers: Pete Seeger - Almanac Singers - Lee Hays
06
I'm Gonna Put My Name Down
Tom Glazer
That's Why We're Marching: World War II and the American Folksong Movement
03:04
Composers: Tom Glazer - Irwin Silber - Woody Guthrie - Baldwin "Butch" Hawes
07
What Are We Waiting On (What Are We Waiting For)
Woody Guthrie
That's Why We're Marching: World War II and the American Folksong Movement
02:09
Composers: Woody Guthrie
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Pete Seeger (14 Orginal Albums)
â„— 2014 Salt & Pepper
01-01-2014
Pete Seeger (14 Orginal Albums)
01
Solidarity Forever
The Union Boys
Pete Seeger (14 Orginal Albums)
02:55
Writer: Ralph Chaplin / Composers: Ralph Chaplin
02
U.A.W. - C.I.O.
The Union Boys
Pete Seeger (14 Orginal Albums)
02:08
Writer: Baldwin "Butch" Hawes / Composers: Baldwin "Butch" Hawes
03
Cindy
Pete Seeger
Pete Seeger (14 Orginal Albums)
02:32
Writer: Traditional / Composers: Traditional
04
Casey Jones
Pete Seeger
Pete Seeger (14 Orginal Albums)
01:55
Writer: Traditional / Composers: Traditional
05
The Young Man Who Wouldn't Hoe Corn
Pete Seeger
Pete Seeger (14 Orginal Albums)
01:18
Writer: Traditional / Composers: Traditional
06
The Erie Canal
Pete Seeger
Pete Seeger (14 Orginal Albums)
01:34
Writer: Traditional / Composers: Traditional
07
Roll the Union On
Pete Seeger
Pete Seeger (14 Orginal Albums)
02:43
Writer: Lee Hays - Claude Williams / Composers: Lee Hays - Claude Williams
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