Dear Mr. President (album)

Dear Mr. President is a 1942 album by the Almanac Singers.

History

After the Japanese attacks on Pearl Harbor, in February 1942 the Almanacs went into the studio to record a set of songs supporting the American war effort. This was partly because with American entrance into World War II all American unions adopted a no-strike pledge. Another contributing factor was that, after Hitler invaded the USSR in June 1941, Moscow had reversed its previous anti-intervention stance as expressed in the group's earlier album, Songs for John Doe. This lost the Almanacs a sizeable chunk of their working repertoire.

Track listing

Personnel

• Agnes Cunningham, vocals, accordion
• Baldwin "Butch" Hawes, vocals
• Bess Lomax Hawes, vocals, mandolin
• Arthur Stern, vocals
• Pete Seeger, vocals, banjo

Production notes:

• Earl Robinson – director

References