Hazel Dickens & Alice Gerrard — The One I Love Is Gone

Remembering Hazel Jane Dickens (June 1, 1925 – April 22, 2011) She was an American bluegrass singer, songwriter, double bassist and guitarist. Her music was characterized not only by her high, lonesome singing style, but also by her provocative pro-union, feminist songs. Cultural blogger John Pietaro noted that "Dickens didn’t just sing the anthems of labor, she lived them and her place on many a picket line, staring down gunfire and goon squads, embedded her into the cause." The New York Times

"One of a few archival film clips of Alice and Hazel here from the 1969 Folk Festival of the Smokies in Gatlingburg, TN. Introduced here as Hazel Dickens and Alice Foster for a guitar and autoharp performance of “Dream of a Miner’s Child”. Also performing at the festival were Bill Monroe and his Bluegrass Boys, Elizabeth Cotton, Janette Carter, Sparky Rucker, and the Ridge Mountain Dancers." Video courtesy of @yougavemeasong @alice.gerrard #alicefoster #hazeldickens #smokeymountainfolkfestival #