Dear Mr. President (album)

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"Dear Mr. President" is a 1942 political folk album by the Almanac Singers that criticizes isolationism and supports U.S. involvement in World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf folk music album
music album
studio album
artist Almanac Singers
chronology follows Songs for John Doe
precedes Talking Union and Other Union Songs
countryOfOrigin United States
criticizes American isolationism
genre folk
political folk
hasContributor Bess Lomax Hawes
Millard Lampell
Pete Seeger
Woody Guthrie
hasCoverArt Dear Mr. President (Almanac Singers) cover
hasInstrumentation acoustic guitar
banjo
vocals
hasTrack All Together
C for Conscription
Dear Mr. President
Johnny Got a Gun
linked to: Johnny Got His Gun

Reuben James
Round and Round Hitler’s Grave
Side by Side
The Ballad of October 16
Washington Breakdown
hasType anti-fascist music
pro-war propaganda music
intendedAudience American public during World War II
language English
mainTheme American politics during World War II
criticism of isolationism
support for U.S. involvement in World War II
medium 78 rpm record
notableFor shift from non-interventionist to pro-war stance by Almanac Singers
originalFormat shellac disc
partOf Almanac Singers discography
linked to: Almanac Singers
performer Almanac Singers
politicalAlignment pro-intervention in World War II
politicalContext United States entry into World War II
producer Keynote Recordings
publicationDate 1942
recordingPeriod 1942
recordLabel Keynote Records
releasePlace New York City
subjectOf historical analysis of American protest music
supports U.S. war effort in World War II

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Almanac Singers notableWork Dear Mr. President (album)