| ← 1944 |  |
1946 → |
| Album Chart of 1945 |
MASSACRED CITIZENS REMEMBERED
Pictured are children of striking miners who had been at a party; The Christmas Eve Calumet massacre, 1913.
As an astute internet commentator, Brandon Weber, noted:
“Nobody was ever prosecuted or even arrested for causing the massacre. It is always thus: Those with money and power control the narrative, silence the truth, and thwart justice.”
The story, with many others, was retold in “the singing newspaper” conceived and produced this year by Moe Asch and Woody Guthrie. Sadly, the documentary album “Struggle” would be one of the last to be released on Asch Records before the label went bust (although it would immediately rise again as “DISC”) – but they went out on a brand high.
It’s the only set to feature in my “A-list” album chart of 1945 – but it’s a stone classic, and stands every bit the equal of “Dust Bowl Ballads” as a near masterpiece in the highly potent Woody Guthrie catalogue. Press play and read all about it…
The Jukebox Rebel
20-Sep-2015
Woody Guthrie
Asch Records 360
“A classic” FolkJukebox picks: “1913 Massacre” (10) • “Ludlow Massacre” (9.8) • “Buffalo Skinners” (9.6)
The set features 3 songs from the marathon sessions of April 1944 as well as 3 songs newly recorded in May 1945; “Buff...more →
| see also: (B-list) Album Chart of 1945 |
Album Charts by year
“A-list”
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“B-list”
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Album Charts by decade
“A-list”
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