Jacqueline Steiner (September 11, 1924 – January 25, 2019)[1] was an American folk singer, songwriter and social activist. Steiner is known for having written the lyrics to the song "M.T.A.", about a man stuck on the Boston subway because he could not pay the exit fare. "M.T.A." was co-written with Bess Lomax Hawes as part of a Boston political campaign in 1949 and later altered slightly by the popular folk group The Kingston Trio, becoming one of their hits in 1959.[2]
- ^ Marquard, Bryan. "Jaqueline Steiner, who co-wrote 'Charlie on the MTA,' dies at 94". Boston Globe. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- ^ Moskowitz, Eric (December 26, 2010). "Charlie's true history moves out from the underground". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 26 December 2010.