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It was released on April 26, 2005 via Jive Records, and consists of hip hop and alternative/hard rock music. The album peaked at #40 in New Zealand, #71 in Germany, #92 in Switzerland, and #117 in the United States. Its lead single "Get XXX'd" reached #95 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart in the US.
"There Is Power in a Union" is a song written by Joe Hill in 1913. The Industrial Workers of the World (commonly known as the Wobblies) concentrated much of its labor trying to organize migrant workers in lumber and construction camps. They sometimes had competition for the attention of the workers from religious organizations.
The song is featured in the 2004 film Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train in which American Communist organizations march in Times Square. [14]The song is featured prominently as the finale to the 2014 film Pride, about London organization Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners support for striking miners of a Welsh pit village during the UK miners' strike (1984–85).
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It became famous as the song of the British transportation workers. It is now used by many union movements, especially in the Caribbean. [3] The Preacher and the Slave: Joe Hill: 1911 United States: Written as an anti-religious, syndicalist song for the IWW. [4] There Is Power in a Union: Joe Hill: 1913 United States: Written for the IWW.
John L. Handcox (1904–1992) was a Great Depression-era tenant farmer and union advocate from Arkansas known for his politically charged songs and poetry.Handcox is noted for playing a "vital role in bettering the lives of sharecroppers and energizing labor union organizers and members."
The Little Red Songbook (1909), also known as I.W.W. Songs or Songs of the Industrial Workers of the World, subtitled (in some editions) Songs to Fan the Flames of Discontent, is a compilation of tunes, hymns, and songs used by the Industrial Workers of the World (I.W.W.) to help build morale, promote solidarity, and lift the spirits of the working-class during the Labor Movement.
The Banana Splits ("The Tra La La Song (One Banana, Two Banana)") – Mark Barkan and Ritchie Adams; Bare Essence ("In Finding You I Found Love") – Sarah Vaughan; Barefoot in the Park – Darlene Love and The Blossoms; Baretta ("Keep Your Eye on the Sparrow") – Dave Grusin and Morgan Ames; Performed by Sammy Davis Jr. The Barkleys – Doug ...