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Joe Hill (song)

song

"Joe Hill", also known as "I Dreamed I Saw Joe Hill Last Night",[1] is a folk song named after labor activist Joe Hill, which was originally written in poem by Alfred Hayes[2] and composed into music by Earl Robinson in [3] The song recounts a dream in which Joe Hill appears and claims he never died despite being framed for murder and shot by "the copper bosses." He tells the dreamer, “From San Diego up to Maine / In every mine and mill / Where workers strike and organize / It’s there you’ll find Joe Hill."

Reception

In , the Paul Robeson version of the song was the third-most requested song by British Labour politicians on Desert Island Discs, behind "Jerusalem" and "Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika", with the song also chosen by then-party leader Ed Miliband.[4]

Covers and adaptations

References

  1. ^Adler, William M. (). The Man Who Never Died: The Life, Times, and Legacy of Joe Hill, American Labor Icon. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. ISBN&#;.
  2. ^Mitgang, Herbert (). "ALFRED HAYES, 74, A NOVELIST, POET AND SCREENPLAY WRITER". The New York Times. ISSN&#; Retrieved
  3. ^"Joe Hill". Song of America. Archived from the original on 26 July Retrieved 19 November
  4. ^Weaver, Matthew; Arnett, George (21 November ). "Will Theresa May toe party line on Desert Island Discs?". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 26 May Retrieved 19 November
  5. ^Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 27 March Archived from the original on 7 April Retrieved 7 April
  6. ^Bledsoe, Wayne (16 March ). "Shelby Bottom keeps the Joe Hill story alive". Knoxville News Sentinel. Archived from the original on 1 March Retrieved 19 November
  7. ^"One Day at a Time". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 19 November Retrieved 19 November
  8. ^Billy Bragg - The Internationale Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved
  9. ^Daly, Sean (1 May ). "Review: Bruce Springsteen still rocking for all he's worth at 64". Tampa: Tampa Bay Times. Archived from the original on 5 July Retrieved 19 November

Paul Robeson

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  • Freedom newspaper
  • I Want to Be African
  • Negroes—Don't Ape the Whites
  • Negroes Should Join the CIO
  • Time to Bring Negro Players Into the Major Leagues
  • Never Again Can Colonialism Be What It Was
  • Paul Robeson Congressional hearings
  • Thoughts on Winning the Stalin Peace Prize
  • To You Beloved Comrade
  • Ho Chi Minh Is Toussaint L'Ouverture of Indo-China
  • We Can Learn from the Struggle in South Africa
  • Here I Stand
  • Paul Robeson Speaks
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