Talking Union (album)

Talking Union
Studio album by
Released1941
GenreFolk
LabelKeynote 1941 Release,
Folkways Records 1955
ProducerEric Bernay
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Talking Union is a 1941 album by the Almanac Singers: Millard Lampell, Lee Hays and Pete Seeger. It is an enduring collection of working man's anthems that have been passed down through generations of laborers. Liner notes include an introduction by Pete Seeger and song explanations.[2] In 2010 it was selected by the Library of Congress as an addition to the National Recording Registry, which selects recordings annually that are "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".[3]

In 1955 the album was rereleased on Folkways Records as The Original Talking Union & Other Union Songs, expanded with seven songs recorded in 1955 by Pete Seeger and a chorus dubbed "the Song Swappers" that included Erik Darling, later of The Weavers, and Mary Travers, later of Peter, Paul and Mary.

  1. ^ Ruhlmann, William. "Almanac Singeres - Talking Union & Other Union Songs". AllMusic. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
  2. ^ "Talking Union and Other Union Songs".
  3. ^ "The National Recording Registry 2010". Library of Congress. Retrieved April 10, 2011.