Len Chandler, the Glossary
Len Hunt Chandler Jr. (May 27, 1935 – August 28, 2023) was an American folk singer, songwriter, and civil rights activist.[1]
Table of Contents
33 relations: Akron Symphony Orchestra, Akron, Ohio, Beans in My Ears, Black Panther Party, Blue Thumb Records, Cannonball Adderley, Civil rights movement, Classical music, Columbia Records, Columbia University, F.T.A., Folk music, Holly Near, Hudson Valley, Jane Fonda, KRLA, KWVE (AM), Lew Irwin, Los Angeles, Martin Luther King Jr., New York City, Oboe, Olga James, Pete Seeger, Piano, Pop Chronicles, Protest song, Rita Martinson, San Pedro, Los Angeles, The Credibility Gap, The New York Times, The Serendipity Singers, University of Akron.
Akron Symphony Orchestra
The Akron Symphony Orchestra is a professional orchestra based in Akron, Ohio.
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Akron, Ohio
Akron is a city in and the county seat of Summit County, Ohio, United States.
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Beans in My Ears
"Beans in My Ears" is a song written by Len Chandler that was a hit single in 1964 when covered by The Serendipity Singers.
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Black Panther Party
The Black Panther Party (originally the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense) was a Marxist–Leninist and black power political organization founded by college students Bobby Seale and Huey P. Newton in October 1966 in Oakland, California.
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Blue Thumb Records
Blue Thumb Records was an American record label founded in 1968 by Bob Krasnow and former A&M Records executives Tommy LiPuma and Don Graham.
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Cannonball Adderley
Julian Edwin "Cannonball" Adderley (September 15, 1928August 8, 1975) was an American jazz alto saxophonist of the hard bop era of the 1950s and 1960s.
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Civil rights movement
The civil rights movement was a social movement and campaign from 1954 to 1968 in the United States to abolish legalized racial segregation, discrimination, and disenfranchisement in the country.
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Classical music
Classical music generally refers to the art music of the Western world, considered to be distinct from Western folk music or popular music traditions.
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Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, the American division of multinational conglomerate Sony.
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Columbia University
Columbia University, officially Columbia University in the City of New York, is a private Ivy League research university in New York City.
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F.T.A.
F.T.A. is a 1972 American documentary film starring Jane Fonda and Donald Sutherland and directed by Francine Parker, which follows a 1971 anti-Vietnam War road show for G.I.s, the FTA Show, as it stops in Hawaii, The Philippines, Okinawa, and Japan.
Folk music
Folk music is a music genre that includes traditional folk music and the contemporary genre that evolved from the former during the 20th-century folk revival.
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Holly Near
Holly Near (born June 6, 1949) is an American singer-songwriter, actress, teacher, and activist.
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Hudson Valley
The Hudson Valley (also known as the Hudson River Valley) comprises the valley of the Hudson River and its adjacent communities in the U.S. state of New York.
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Jane Fonda
Jane Seymour Fonda (born December 21, 1937) is an American actress and activist.
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KRLA
KRLA (870 AM) "AM 870 The Answer" is a commercial radio station broadcasting a conservative talk radio format.
KWVE (AM)
KWVE (1110 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Pasadena, California, serving Greater Los Angeles as a simulcast of Christian talk and teaching station KWVE-FM.
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Lew Irwin
Lew Irwin has been a Los Angeles–based journalist for more than 50 years.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the most populous city in the U.S. state of California.
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Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. (born Michael King Jr.; January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American Baptist minister, activist, and political philosopher who was one of the most prominent leaders in the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968.
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New York City
New York, often called New York City (to distinguish it from New York State) or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States.
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Oboe
The oboe is a type of double-reed woodwind instrument.
Olga James
Olga James (born February 16, 1929) is an American singer and actress best known for her role in the film ''Carmen Jones'' (1954).
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Pete Seeger
Peter Seeger (May 3, 1919 – January 27, 2014) was an American folk singer and social activist.
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Piano
The piano is a keyboard instrument that produces sound when its keys are depressed, through engagement of an action whose hammers strike strings.
Pop Chronicles
The Pop Chronicles are two radio documentary series which together "may constitute the most complete audio history of 1940s–60s popular music." They originally aired starting in 1969 and concluded about 1974.
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Protest song
A protest song is a song that is associated with a movement for protest and social change and hence part of the broader category of topical songs (or songs connected to current events).
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Rita Martinson
Rita Martinson (born September 11, 1937) is an American politician.
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San Pedro, Los Angeles
San Pedro (Spanish: "St. Peter") is a neighborhood located within the South Bay and Harbor region of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States.
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The Credibility Gap
The Credibility Gap was an American satirical comedy team active from 1968 through 1979.
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The New York Times
The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.
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The Serendipity Singers
The Serendipity Singers were a 1960s American folk group, similar to The New Christy Minstrels.
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University of Akron
The University of Akron is a public research university in Akron, Ohio, United States.
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