Big Red Songbook

Last updated February 01, 2026

The Big Red Songbook is a collection of Wobbly songs^[1] compiled by folklorist Archie Green.^[2] The 2016 edition was co-edited by Green, labor historian David Roediger, Franklin Rosemount, and Salvatore Solerno. It features an introduction by Tom Morello, and an afterword by Utah Phillips.^[3]

References

↑ Walker, Thomas (May–August 2008). "Lore's Labors Lost: Archie Green's Restoration of Worlds of Labor". Journal of Folklore Research . 45 (2). Indiana University Press: 229–238. doi:10.2979/jfr.2008.45.2.229. ISSN 0737-7037. S2CID 144154255.E-ISSN 1543-0413
↑ Hamlin, Jesse (June 18, 2007). "Historian completes a labor of love -- 'The Big Red Songbook'". San Francisco Chronicle.
↑ Green, Archie; Roediger, David; Rosemount, Franklin; Salerno, Salvatore, eds. (2016). Big Red Songbook: 250+ IWW Songs!. Oakland, CA: PM Press. ISBN 9781629632605.

External links

Industrial Workers' Songbook Gets Big Update Ann Goodman (National Public Radio, 2006-09-04)

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[1] Walker, Thomas (May–August 2008). "Lore's Labors Lost: Archie Green's Restoration of Worlds of Labor". Journal of Folklore Research . 45 (2). Indiana University Press: 229–238. doi:10.2979/jfr.2008.45.2.229. ISSN 0737-7037. S2CID 144154255.E-ISSN 1543-0413

[2] Hamlin, Jesse (June 18, 2007). "Historian completes a labor of love -- 'The Big Red Songbook'". San Francisco Chronicle.

[3] Green, Archie; Roediger, David; Rosemount, Franklin; Salerno, Salvatore, eds. (2016). Big Red Songbook: 250+ IWW Songs!. Oakland, CA: PM Press. ISBN 9781629632605.

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