Battle of Blair Mountian - David Rovics

[MichaelGor13]

nice

[Sharpleswv]

If you are interested in saving Blair Mountain, please to to petitionbuzz com and search for Blair Mountain, then please sign the petition. 

[Anaheimfan]

Michelle, you are right, this is stuff that not a lot of people know about things like this...Blair Mountain, and some other incidents in working class history that people may never learn about.

[K0oks0n]

go fuck yourself

[Wrapped4]

When someone hates someone else's ideas he claims to know the person, or even that he is the person himself so that he can spread rumours. I't the easiest thing to do.

Hard luck you can't sue a person on the net

[vikingtyty]

@Wrapped4 What are you talking about..?

[bek12]

Fran, wow, it's great to finally hear someone that knew Rocky. I have searched for years online. I knew him a little myself, but I was only about 10 years old. My mom really loved him.  And I really loved his music. It makes me sad to read the news.

[qitten84]

Huh. Ironically enough, I came across this while looking for something that referenced the 1980s miners strike in Great Britain. As a personal preference, I really can't stand the voice amplification/distortion thing (I know it's not just your voice because I'm listening to other songs, now), but /this is a really good song/. Really excellent. <3 songs about little known history.

[westphalianprinz]

In WV, every child is taught about this is in school. Oh, BTW, Arthur Scargill rules!

[michelle1688]

this is class. most of working class history is kept hidden from us, but its a fact that back in the day peeps had solidarity and came together in common cause.

as patsyO'Hara said - mama, let the fight go on

[SCODgreenhood]

SCOD channel supports education on this patriotic subject in the name of workers everywhere.

[bek12]

Hey David, I really enjoyed hearing this. You are really good. I am from Matewan (Mingo Co.), and my mom worked for Leslie Coal Mine in Sydney, Kentucky. She knew a local guy named Rocky Peck who sang some cool mining songs. Is there any chance you know him, or know where I could locate his music? I remember hearing an old 45 he cut, and I feel really nostalgic for those days.

[bek12]

It's taken some research, but I just found out that Rocky Peck died in a mining accident in 1990. I am sorry to have found that out.

[glennapeck]

hello, my name is fran peck and rocky peck was my brother in law. it warmed our hearts that you mentioned him. yes he did die in a mining accident. sadly, it was a non union mine. He lost everything trying to stand up for the union, then the union mines turned their back on him and he could not get a job. so he began working for a non union small mine. he was a friendly guy with a great big smile and he took a lot of criticism for his union activity. The "accident" was suspicious.