Hazel Dickens: They'll Never Keep Us Down by Rachel Anne Goodman published on 2015-06-02T17:33:45Z Produced by Rachel Anne Goodman, this thirteen-part series originally ran on public radio in 1990. It contains profiles of influential and little-known artists whose music paved the way for future generations of musicians. Contains rare and archival audio and music. Hazel Dickens was a West Virginia born singer and songwriter who had a huge impact on country and bluegrass music as one of the early women pioneers in the genre. She sang about working people's rights and about her life growing up poor in the coalfields. Hazel's journey took her from West Virginia to a factory job in Baltimore, Maryland, and from there to a thriving music career. This program includes interviews with Mike Seeger, Alice Gerrard and historian Helen Lewis. Genre Hazel Comment by funoka thanks for posting 2018-09-21T20:36:13Z Comment by Vacuum Physics & the Art of Inner Self Majick Ms. Dickens you were the truth, rest in peace 2016-11-14T17:30:34Z