Some of this music had reference to political struggles of the past, and it seemed natural to such singers as [Joan Baez]? and Bob Dylan to draw on it as "protest music" as white support for the civil rights movement began to grow. Some began to write songs about current situations, using the instrumentations and stanza forms they took from the tradition. |
Some of this music had reference to political struggles of the past, and it seemed natural to such singers as [Joan Baez]?, Woody Guthrie and Bob Dylan to draw on it as "protest music" as white support for the civil rights movement began to grow. Some began to write songs about current situations, using the instrumentations and stanza forms they took from the tradition. |