Whats the deal with The Death of Mother Jones?
I’d been wanting to do a union song of some sort, as it’s an important part of the folk tradition of the 20th century, and rabble rousing has been a part of the folk tradition for ages. I finally ran across The Death of Mother Jones a song of unknown authorship, that appeared in the mining camps shortly after Mother Jones died. By 1931 it had become so popular that it was recorded by a young Gene Autry. I’ve rewritten (folk processed) the lyrics, and the tune and arrangement are entirely mine.
