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Joe Glazer's (1918–2006) musical efforts on behalf of workers and union struggles earned him the nickname “Labor's Troubadour.” in 1970, he founded Collector Records, primarily to... more

Many people have struggled in their quest for the American Dream. In this collection of music Joe Glazer highlights those groups who have toiled endlessly for this dream and on whose backs this... more

What's a Wobbly? Legend has it that a Chinese cook in a railroad gang while proudly announcing that he was a member of the IWW (Industrial Workers of the World & #151; a union formed to organize all... more

Recorded in Washington, DC, in 1997, Joe Glazer documents American political history through campaign songs. From America's first campaign songs for William Henry Harrison in 1840 to Bill Clinton in... more

This album is for you if you belong to any (or all) of the following categories; (1) present radicals, young or old; (2) former radicals with a nostalgic bent; (3) Sovietologists," "Kreminologists"... more

Joe Glazer's musical efforts on behalf of workers and union struggles earned him the nickname "Labor's Troubadour." in 1970, he founded Collector Records, primarily to produce records supportive of... more

On this 1985 album, veteran folksinger and social historian Joe Glazer celebrated the 50th anniversary of the United Auto Workers union with song and narrative. The Collector label was owned by... more

For decades Joe Glazer, Labor's Troubadour inspired workers in mills, factories and on railways. In this collection of music, Glazer reminisces of the struggles and triumphs of the railroad worker.... more

Social historian and folksinger Joe Glazer here presents 15 songs reflecting the dreams, aspirations, and struggles of some of the immigrant groups that have come to America-Irish, Scandinavian,... more

Singer/songwriter Peyton Hopkins specializes in hard-hitting labor union songs. He knows the struggles of the worker well; his father was an autoworker in Detroit and participated in the 1937 Ford... more

Not confined to land, Collector Records' series on industrial folklore and folksong includes Steady as She Goes, an album dedicated to workers on the sea. During a time when a captain's reign could... more

Louis Killen was one of the major players in the British folk music revival during the 1950s and '60s. Drawing from his extensive collection of English ballads and folk songs, Killen compiled this... more

I'm "ninety pounds of fire in a five-foot frame and you'd better move on over" because I'm tired of working for "59 cents for every man's dollar!" Bobbie McGhee means business, literally, in this... more

Singer and labor movement activist Joe Glazer said that Larry Penn "is walking in the footsteps of Joe Hill and Woody Guthrie." a truck driver for his entire adult life, Penn started playing folk... more

The history of the struggles of workers in Wisconsin is replete with examples of miserable working conditions and violence directed towards strikers, countered by the courage and determination of... more

Joe Glazer said of Larry Penn: "[He] is walking in the footsteps of Joe Hill and Woody Guthrie." However, Larry Penn did not always aspire to be a folk musician. A truck driver for his entire adult... more

When [Eddie Starr] graduated high school, [he] had a plan to seek fame and fortune with a rock and roll band. However, Starr became a third-generation steelworker who wrote music that led him to... more

Joe Glazer said of Kenny Winfree: "[He's] got a talent that looks easy but few folks can do it. He has [a] knack for writing catchy, moving songs with a message-songs that are easy to sing and easy... more

Joe Glazer said of Kenny Winfree: "[He's] got a talent that looks easy but few folks can do it. He has [a] knack for writing catchy, moving songs with a message-songs that are easy to sing and easy... more

Recorded live in Asheville, North Carolina, in 1989, folk troubadour Joe Glazer presents a show of songs and commentary specifically designed for an audience of architects, builders, planners, and... more

The first album in Collector Records' series on industrial folklore and folksong, Joe Glazer Sings Labor Songs was recorded live in 1967 during a training program for the American Federation of... more

While it's true that Old Folks Ain't All the Same , they can all fall victim to the same discrimination and stereotyping. Joe Glazer sings songs of the struggles of seniors that include the problems... more

In this album's liner notes Sol Stetin, former president of the Textile Worker Union of America and co-founder of the American Labor Museum, writes Joe Glazer knows the feelings and aspirations of... more

One hundred and forty-six employees of the Triangle Waist Company in New York City fell victim to a horrendous tragedy in March of 1911. These factory workers were trapped inside a building as it... more