1935 - 2011
Hazel Dickens American Activist
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Details
| First Name |
Hazel
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| Last Name |
Dickens
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| Birthday |
1st June, 1935
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| Birthplace |
Mercer County, West Virginia, U.S.
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| Died |
22nd April, 2011
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| Place of Death |
Washington
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| Zodiac Sign |
Gemini
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation |
Activist
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| Music Genre (Text) |
Bluegrass, folk music
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| Music Genre |
Folk
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| Music Style |
Country, Old-Timey, Traditional Country, Traditional Folk, Neo-Traditional Folk, Political Folk, Protest Songs, International, String Bands, Close Harmony, Appalachian, North American Traditions
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| Music Mood |
Melancholy, Organic, Sad, Bittersweet, Plaintive, Reflective, Amiable/Good-Natured, Wistful, Earnest, Earthy
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| Instrument |
Vocals
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| Instrument (text) |
Vocals, double bass, guitar
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| Record Label |
Rounder Records, Folkways
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| Associated Acts |
Alice Gerrard, Mike Seeger
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Hazel Jane Dickens (June 1, 1925 – April 22, 2011) was an American bluegrass singer, songwriter, double bassist and guitarist. Her music was characterized not only by her high, lonesome singing style, but also by her provocative pro-union, feminist songs. Cultural blogger John Pietaro noted that "Dickens didn’t just sing the anthems of labor, she lived them and her place on many a picket line, staring down gunfire and goon squads, embedded her into the cause." The New York Times extolled her as "a clarion-voiced advocate for coal miners and working people and a pioneer among women in bluegrass music." With Alice Gerrard, Dickens was one of the first women to record a bluegrass album.
