Rise again : a group singing songbook / conceived, developed & edited by Peter Blood & Annie Patterson ; associate editors: Johanna Halbeisen & Joe Offer ; preface by Pete Seeger & foreword by Billy Bragg ; cover art by Mary Azarian ; illustration by Annie Patterson, Meghan Merker & Mona Shiber.
Lyrics and chords for nearly 1200 popular tunes, in styles including jazz, folk, blues, country, gospel, and more. Lyrics printed as text, with chord symbols. Includes indexes (artist index; cultures index; titles index). Chord chart printed inside back cover.
Contents:
Ballads & Old Songs : traditional songs from England, Scotland & Ireland -- Blues : classics from Robert Johnson to Leadbelly & beyond -- British Invasion & Rock : British rock bands & artists from the 1960's to the 1990's -- Country : from Hank Williams to Dolly Parton & Willie Nelson -- Dignity & Diversity : empowerment & equal rights (from gender issues to bullying) -- Dreams & Mystery : songs of the imagination -- Earthcare : care for the environment -- Faith : songs from different faiths, spirituality & hymns, new & old -- Family : songs about children, parenting, life at home & school -- Farm & Prairie : farmers, cowboys & gardens -- Freedom : civil rights & liberation struggles, including South Africa, Ireland & Native peoples -- Friendship & Community : helping each other in good times & bad -- Funny Songs : humorous songs for older kids & adults -- Golden Oldies : popular songs from the 1800's into 1950's -- Good Times : dancing, having fun & ribald songs -- Gospel & Spirituals : from "Done made my vow" to "Ain't that good news" -- Healing & Letting Go : supportive songs to help with hospice and other transitions -- Home & Roots : where we come from, where we live (including immigration & exile) -- Hope & Strength : from "Ready for the storm" to "What a wonderful world" -- Jazz & Swing : standards from Ella & Billie to Bing & Frank -- Love : composed folk songs about love & romance -- Lullabies : songs to help young & old fall asleep & peacefully rest -- Millennial Songs : alternative & indie singer-songwriters from 1995 to present -- Motown and R & B : African-American popular music from 1950's on -- Musicals : Broadway, Gilbert & Sullivan, Hollywood musicals -- Old-timey & Bluegrass : Appalachian fiddle & banjo tunes & early country music -- Outdoors : nature, weather, wilderness & seasons of the year -- Peace : songs about wars & struggles to end war -- Play : fun songs for young ones (7 years & under) -- Pub Songs : rousing a cappella call & response songs (& drinking songs, too!) -- Rich & Poor : economic justice & injustice, from the Great Depression to the "Occupy" movement -- Rock Around the Clock : early rock n' roll from the 1950's to 1963 -- Seas & Sailors : chanteys, songs about riverboats, mermaids & cabin boys -- Sing People Sing! : celebrating singing & singers from Joe Hill to Leadbelly, Emmylou & Pete -- Struggle : working for a better world -- Surfin' USA : US rock groups & artists from 1963 to 1995 -- Times & Changes : songs about seasons of life -- Travelin' : on the road again (on foot, in cars, trucks, trains & planes) -- Work : songs about working people & their struggles.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.