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Ewan MacColl (25 January, 1915 - 22 October, 1989) was an English folk singer, songwriter, socialist, actor, poet, playwright, and record producer.
Early history
MacColl was born James (Jimmie) Miller in Salford, Lancashire to Scottish parents, William and Betsy Miller. He left school in 1929, joined the Young Communist League and the socialist amateur theatre troupe, the Clarion Players. He began his career as a writer helping produce, and contributing humorous verse and skits to some of the Communist Party's factory papers. He was an activist in the unemployed workers campaigns and the mass trespasses of the early 1930s. One of his best-known songs, "The Manchester Rambler", was written after the pivotal mass trespass of Kinder Scout. He was responsible for publicity in the planning of the trespass.
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All Music Guide: Ewan MacColl - Biography, and discography with reviews.
Ewan MacColl - Discography.
Ewan MacColl - Biography, sample pages from the Ewan MacColl Songbook, comments and critiques. From Peggy Seeger
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Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger - Profile and selective discography of UK folk singers Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger, from the Slipcue.Com Folk Guide.
Working Class Movement Library: Ewan MacColl - Time line and lyrics. Covers the artist's work in theatre, music and on radio.
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