Dear Mr. President (album)
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"Dear Mr. President" is a 1942 political folk album by the Almanac Singers that criticizes isolationism and supports U.S. involvement in World War II.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
folk music album
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music album ⓘ studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Almanac Singers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronology |
follows Songs for John Doe
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precedes Talking Union and Other Union Songs ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticizes | American isolationism ⓘ |
| genre |
folk
ⓘ
political folk ⓘ |
| hasContributor |
Bess Lomax Hawes
NERFINISHED
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Millard Lampell NERFINISHED ⓘ Pete Seeger NERFINISHED ⓘ Woody Guthrie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoverArt | Dear Mr. President (Almanac Singers) cover ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
acoustic guitar
ⓘ
banjo ⓘ vocals ⓘ |
| hasTrack |
All Together
NERFINISHED
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C for Conscription NERFINISHED ⓘ Dear Mr. President NERFINISHED ⓘ Johnny Got a Gun NERFINISHED ⓘ Reuben James NERFINISHED ⓘ Round and Round Hitler’s Grave NERFINISHED ⓘ Side by Side NERFINISHED ⓘ The Ballad of October 16 NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington Breakdown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasType |
anti-fascist music
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pro-war propaganda music ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | American public during World War II ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
American politics during World War II
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criticism of isolationism ⓘ support for U.S. involvement in World War II ⓘ |
| medium | 78 rpm record ⓘ |
| notableFor | shift from non-interventionist to pro-war stance by Almanac Singers ⓘ |
| originalFormat | shellac disc ⓘ |
| partOf | Almanac Singers discography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Almanac Singers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | pro-intervention in World War II ⓘ |
| politicalContext | United States entry into World War II ⓘ |
| producer | Keynote Recordings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1942 ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod | 1942 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Keynote Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releasePlace | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | historical analysis of American protest music ⓘ |
| supports | U.S. war effort in World War II ⓘ |
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