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Thread #169537 Message #4097504
Posted By: GUEST,Boot Leg
13-Mar-21 - 03:18 PM
Thread Name: Review: Folksingers on Moratorium Day, Nov 1969
Subject: Folksingers on Moratorium Day, Nov 15, 1969
Last month, I accidentally found a recording of the Vietnam Moratorium Day rally on November 15, 1969. There are a lot of folksingers invited to the rally (by Peter Yarrow) to perform for the protesting crowd that was half a million strong. The event is best known for the crowd singing "Give Peace a Chance" with Pete Seeger yelling "Are you listening, Nixon?"
I've uploaded the music performances from the event to YouTube and here is the playlist: Moratorium Day, November 15, 1969. There were a lot of brilliant speeches at the event, too, but I didn't have the time to upload them.
01. Peter Yarrow - Day Is Done 02. John Hartford - Orphan of World War Two 03. Tom Paxton - Jimmy Newman 04. Tom Paxton - Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream 05. Arlo Guthrie - I've Got to Know 06. Arlo Guthrie - This Land Is Your Land 07. [performance by an unrecognized singer] 08. Peter, Paul & Mary - The Times They Are A-Changin' 09. Pete Seeger & Rev. Kirkpatrick - Bring 'Em Home 10. Richie Havens - Freedom 11. Earl Scruggs - Foggy Mountain Breakdown 12. Charlie Daniels & Earl Scruggs - Maggie's Farm 13. Charlie Daniels & Earl Scruggs - Simple Song of Freedom 14. The Cleveland Quartet - String Quartet No. 4 in C minor, Op. 18, No. 4 15. Peter, Paul & Mary - If I Had a Hammer 16. Peter, Paul & Mary - If I Were Free 17. John Denver - I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to be Free 18. The Cast of Hair - Let the Sunshine In 19. Pete Seeger & Everyone - Give Peace a Chance