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#ACFM Microdose: Jeremy Gilbert on Folk Music

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One of the few black singers who gets categrized at this time as a folk singer rather than a pure blue singer is huddy william ledbetter, otherwise known as lead belly. Another key figure from a contemporary historical perspective is merle travis, a singer from kentucky. But i think in some ways, his mostis most radical song, was ti his 19 forty seven hit 16 tons. You try releasing records with such an explicitly anti capitalist message, you're going to get in big trouble. I botaetewe, jon donlodaneooefe forti, i got it. Wit os in on beo i caly sa. We've

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