Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Someone we should have heard of...
But didn't. Barbara came from Detroit by way of San Francisco and began her singing at political and union events. She achieved success in jazz and blues and a side career as a solo folk singer. Throughout her career she was active in civil rights and antiwar movements and even established her own label for international protest music. Here she sings Dink's Blues with Frank Hamilton, guitar; Bill Lee, bass at the 1959 Newport Folk Festival.
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