Utah Phillips

About the artist

Bruce "Utah" Phillips (b. May 15, 1935 in Cleveland, Ohio; d. May 23, 2008 in Nevada City, Calif.) was a labor organizer, folk singer, songwriter, storyteller, poet and self-described "Golden Voice of the Great Southwest". He described the struggles of working people, labor unions and the power of direct action. He often promoted the Industrial Workers of the World in his music, actions, and words. His original songs include the often-covered "Green Rolling Hills of West Virginia" and "Rock salt and nails."

Top songs

  1. All Used up
  2. The Preacher and the Slave
  3. We Have Fed You All a Thousand Years
  4. This Land is Not Our Land
  5. Solidarity Forever
  6. There Is Power in a Union
  7. There Is Power In The Union - Live From Victoria, Courtenay, And Vancouver, British Columbia / February, 1981
  8. Bread and Roses
  9. We Have Fed You All A Thousand Years - Live From Victoria, Courtenay, And Vancouver, British Columbia / February, 1981
  10. Hallelujah, I'm a Bum!
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  1. Solidarity Forever - Live From Victoria, Courtenay, And Vancouver, British Columbia / February, 1981
  2. Sheep and Goats
  3. The Popular Wobbly
  4. Queen of the Rails
  5. The Timberbeast's Lament
  6. Dump the Bosses Off Your Back
  7. Green Rolling Hills of West Virginia
  8. The Two Bums
  9. Joe Hill
  10. Union Burying Ground
  11. The Lumberjack's Prayer
  12. Mr. Block
  13. The Telling Takes Me Home
  14. The Preacher And The Slave - Live From Victoria, Courtenay, And Vancouver, British Columbia / February, 1981
  15. Where the Fraser River Flows
  16. Phoebe Snow
  17. The Popular Wobbly - Live From Victoria, Courtenay, And Vancouver, British Columbia / February, 1981
  18. Moose Turd Pie
  19. Hallelujah, I'm A Bum! - Live From Victoria, Courtenay, And Vancouver, British Columbia / February, 1981
  20. Casey Jones '” The Union Scab
  21. Joe Hill (instrumental)
  22. Frisco Road
  23. Joe Hill's Last Will
  24. Daddy, What's a Train?
  25. I Will Not Obey
  26. Starlight on the Rails
  27. Enola Gay
  28. No More Reds in the Union
  29. Going Away
  30. Yuba City
  31. Ship Gonna Sail
  32. Yellow Ribbon
  33. Casey Jones - The Union Scab
  34. Casey Jones - The Union Scab - Live From Victoria, Courtenay, And Vancouver, British Columbia / February, 1981
  35. Talking N.P.R. Blues
  36. Bread And Roses - Live From Victoria, Courtenay, And Vancouver, British Columbia / February, 1981
  37. I've Got to Know
  38. Dog Canyon
  39. Sheep And Goats - Live From Victoria, Courtenay, And Vancouver, British Columbia / February, 1981
  40. Weepy Doesn't Know
  41. The Goodnight-Loving Trail
  42. The Timberbeast's Lament - Live From Victoria, Courtenay, And Vancouver, British Columbia / February, 1981
  43. John D. Lee
  44. There's Power in the Union
  45. Nickel Plate Road No. 759
  46. Room For The Poor
  47. Preamble To The IWW Constitution - Live / 1984
  48. Songbook Introduction
  49. Larimer Street
  50. I Remember Loving You
  51. The Soldier's Return
  52. Cannonball Blues
  53. She'll Never Be Mine
  54. Calling Trains
  55. Dump The Bosses Off Your Back - Live From Victoria, Courtenay, And Vancouver, British Columbia / February, 1981
  56. Killing Ground
  57. Jesse's Corrido
  58. The Lumberjack's Prayer - Live From Victoria, Courtenay, And Vancouver, British Columbia / February, 1981
  59. Funeral Train
  60. Wabash Cannonball/Tolono
  61. Railroading on the Great Divide
  62. Pretty Boy Floyd
  63. Utah on "All Used Up"
  64. Pig Hollow
  65. Sedition
  66. Trooper's Lament
  67. Joe Hill - Live From Victoria, Courtenay, And Vancouver, British Columbia / February, 1981
  68. General, Your Tank
  69. I Love My Flag
  70. Preacher and the Slave
  71. Utah on "Yuba City"
  72. Ain't It Fine
  73. Dancers
  74. Stupid's Song
  75. Utah on "Frisco Road"
  76. Judas Ram
  77. Old Buddy Goodnight
  78. Where The Fraser River Flows - Live From Victoria, Courtenay, And Vancouver, British Columbia / February, 1981
  79. The Telling Take Me Home
  80. Old Buddy, Goodnight
  81. Mr. Block - Live From Victoria, Courtenay, And Vancouver, British Columbia / February, 1981
  82. "The rich will not permit you to vote away their wealth"
  83. The Internationale
  84. I Got to Know Why
  85. Scribner on the Draft
  86. Stupid's Song (I Have Led a Good Life)
  87. Wabash Cannonball /Tolono
  88. Yellow Legs & Pugs
  89. Utah on "The Telling Take Me Home"
  90. Union Burying Ground - Live From Victoria, Courtenay, And Vancouver, British Columbia / February, 1981

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