October 6, 2015

96 The Weavers “Rock Island Line” 1949

The song was recorded for folklorist Alan Lomax in the 1930’s. The Senate Internal Security Subcommittee considered it communist propaganda. “The Weavers may have been the first musicians in American history formally investigated for sedition” (How Can I Keep From Singing).

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