The Folk Singers and the Bureau The FBI, the Folk Artists and the Suppression of the Communist Party, USA-1939-1956 by Aaron J. Leonard

The Folk Singers and the Bureau The FBI, the Folk Artists and the Suppression of the Communist Party, USA-1939-1956

Aaron J. Leonard

323 pages first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction history music politics informative medium-paced

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The first book to document the efforts of the FBI against the most famous American folk singers of the mid-twentieth century, including Woody Guthrie, ‘Sis Cunningham, Pete Seeger, Lee Hays and Burl Ives.Some of the most prominent folk singers of ...

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