Dreadful Memories: The Life of Sarah Ogan Gunning - Archie Green Interview

Archie Green played a crucial role in bringing Sarah Ogan Gunning's music to a larger audience. In this video, he explains why he tracked Sarah Ogan Gunning down after recognizing the deep historical and cultural value of her work. Growing up he noticed how the 1930s Appalachian labor organization, strikes, and music (specifically coal mining songs) influenced radical liberal movements in his home-state California. These moments eventually resulted in the creation of his book, "Only a Miner: Studies in Recorded Coal-Mining Songs". 2584; Camera original for Dreadful Memories: The Life of Sarah Ogan Gunning. [Box labeled: Archie Green, Pete Seeger, Mike Seeger]. Label on Spine: Archie, #1, Archie Green. https://www.appalshoparchive.org/Deta...