PositiveThe New York Times Book ReviewFor a broader consideration of the historical impact of political songwriting and performance, the journalist James Sullivan offers a useful overview ... The subtitle is misleading, for he includes a number of songs from earlier moments in American protest, including an 18th-century women’s rights hymn, 19th-century black freedom songs and a rousing labor anthem ... Nor does Sullivan restrict himself to overtly political music ... There’s more than one way to sing out danger, warning and the love between your brothers and your sisters.
Jesse Jarnow
PositiveThe New York Times Book Review\"A journalist, disc jockey and musician, Jarnow has written an engaging account of the rise, fall, resurrection and legacy of the Weavers ... Jarnow employs an engaging, colloquial tone that captures the distinctive personalities and the intertwining voices that made up the Weavers ... Unfortunately, Jarnow’s feel for the Weavers’ music is not matched by his grasp of the left-wing political milieu from which they emerged.\
