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Woody Guthrie: Working Class Balladeer July 2010 “I am out to sing songs that will prove to you that this is your world and that if it has hit you pretty hard and knocked you for a dozen loops, no matter what color, what size you are, how you are built, [...] July 1st, 2010 | Tags: activism, Dust Bowl, farming, free speech, migrant workers, Musical Communicator of the Month, social justice, Woody Guthrie, World War II | Categories: Musical Communicator of the Month
Leave a comment | Share: Celia Cruz: Diva for Democracy June 2010 “Celia was an absolute pillar as a human being and one of the most unselfish humanitarians I have ever met and am sure I will ever have known.” – Marc Anthony Internationally renowned as the “Queen of Salsa,” Celia Cruz was born in Cuba in the [...] June 16th, 2010 | Tags: cancer, Celia Cruz, Cuba, democracy, education, Fidel Castro, Marc Anthony, Musical Communicator of the Month, Queen of Salsa | Categories: Musical Communicator of the Month
Leave a comment | Share: Marvin Gaye: Anti-War Performer May 2010 “In 1969 or 1970, I began to re-evaluate my whole concept of what I wanted my music to say. I was very much affected by letters my brother was sending me from Vietnam, as well as the social situation here at home. I realized that I [...] May 1st, 2010 | Tags: activism, anti-war, equality, homelessness, InSites, Marvin Gaye, Musical Communicator of the Month, peace, racism, Rolling Stone, Vanguard Communications, Vietnam, What's Going On | Categories: Musical Communicator of the Month
Leave a comment | Share: John Denver: Conservation Crooner April 2010 “I’m a global citizen. I’ve created that for myself, and I don’t want to step away from it. I want to work in whatever I do…towards a world in balance, a world that creates a better quality of life for all people.” ― John Denver Born Henry John [...] April 1st, 2010 | Tags: anti-poverty, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, conservation, Earth Day, environment, homelessness, hunger, Hunger Project, John Denver, Musical Communicator of the Month, nature, peace, William Reilly, Windstar Foundation | Categories: Musical Communicator of the Month
One comment | Share: Marian Anderson: Barrier-Breaking Contralto March 2010 “When I sing, I don’t want them to see that my face is black. I don’t want them to see that my face is white. I want them to see my soul. And that is colorless.” – Marian Anderson Born in the heart of Philadelphia, Marian Anderson rose from [...] March 1st, 2010 | Tags: civil rights, Marian Anderson, Musical Communicator of the Month, New York Metropolitan Opera, Presidential Medal of Freedom, United Nations, Washington DC | Categories: Musical Communicator of the Month
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