…this guy really struck me as an interesting singer/writer. I don’t know how I hadn’t heard of him until a few minutes ago. Oddly enough, I was listening to stuff on sampler disc to the giant “Broadside” box set this past weekend where he was signed through his career but he wasn’t on the disc I had. For those who don’t know, Broadside was a magazine started in the early 60s that focused on topical songs – mostly of the folk variety. Basically it was a socially conscious publication that discussed and distributed songs about political & social issues at the time. It’s widely regarded as an important publication in the development of the 60’s folk revival that launched the careers of Bob Dylan, Phil Ochs, Pete Seeger, Janis Ian, etc, etc. In fact, some of Dylan’s earliest pieces were recorded by Broadside. If your really into this type of music – mostly protest songs in folk arrangments – check out the entire Broadside box set by the Smithsonian. I can’t say I like it enough to warrant a 5 disc set, but it’s interesting enough to listen to a sampler of the artists it featured.
Keep on Keepin On by Len Chandler
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