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Title:
Ghosts of West Virginia [CD]
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Publication Date:
2020
Publication Information:
[Nashville, TN] : New West Records, [2020]
©&℗2020
Physical Description:
1 audio disc : CD audio, stereo ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.
Abstract:
In ten deftly drawn, roughly eloquent, powerfully conveyed sonic portraits, Earle and his longtime band the Dukes explore the historical role of coal mining in rural communities. More than merely a question of jobs and income, mining has provided a sense of unity and meaning, patriotic pride and purpose.
General Note:
Title from disc label.
Compact disc.
Performance notes by Steve Earle printed on container.
Featuring seven songs written for the documentary play Coal country by Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen about the disaster at the Upper Big Branch Mine owned by Massey Energy which killed 29 out of 31 miners at the site.
Performers:
Steve Earle ; the Dukes ; featuring: Eleanor Whitmore.
Contents:
Heaven ain't goin' nowhere -- Union, God and country -- Devil put the coal in the ground -- John Henry was a steel drivin' man -- Time is never on our side -- It's about blood -- If I could see your face again / feat. Eleanor Whitmore -- Black lung -- Fastest man alive -- The mine.
Language:
English
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