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ROTH FAMILY FOUNDATION Music in America Imprint Michael P. Roth and Sukey Garcetti have endowed this imprint to honor the memory of their parents, Julia and Harry Roth, whose deep love of music they wish to share with others. The publisher gratefully acknowledges the generous support of the Music in America Endowment Fund of the University of California Press Foundation, which was established by a major gift from Sukey and Gil Garcetti, Michael P. Roth, and the Roth Family Foundation. Ronnie Gilbert The publisher gratefully acknowledges the generous contribution to this book provided by the following: The Constance and William Withey Endowment Fund for History and Music of the UC Press Foundation The Gustave Reese Endowment of the American Musicological Society, funded in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Ronnie Gilbert A Radical Life in Song With a foreword by Holly Near university of california press University of California Press, one of the most distin- guished university presses in the United States, enriches lives around the world by advancing scholarship in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. Its activities are supported by the UC Press Foundation and by philanthropic contributions from individuals and institutions. For more information, visit www.ucpress.edu. University of California Press Oakland, California © 2015 by Ronnie Gilbert Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Gilbert, Ronnie, author. Ronnie Gilbert : a radical life in song / with a foreword by Holly Near. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-0-520-25308-7 (cloth : alk. paper) — isbn 978-0-520-96244-6 (ebook) 1. Gilbert, Ronnie. 2. Folk singers—United States— Biography. I. Near, Holly, writer of foreword. II. Title. ml420.g438a3 2015 782.42162′130092—dc23 [B] 2015016336 Manufactured in the United States of America 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of ansi/niso z39.48-1992 (r 2002) (Permanence of Paper). For Donna This page intentionally left blank contents List of Illustrations ix Foreword by Holly Near xiii Acknowledgments xvii 1. Songs Are Dangerous 1 2. Family 3 3. Making My Own Way 41 4. The Weavers 55 5. Moving On 120 6. Theater 133
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