NEW MUSIC CD
Pam Parker & 'Working Class'
By Deirdre Griswold
New York
In these days when music seems to be defined in the mass
media as endless renditions of "God Bless America," you can
revive your soul and spirit with the new compact disk "Working
Class." Performed by Pam Parker and the Bones of Contention,
these songs of struggle, love, and celebration are good for
careful listening or just coloring in the background as you go
about life's tasks.
The group, based in Washington, D.C., performed in a Chelsea
loft here on Nov. 17 to debut the new disk. "The band is
definitely tight--the perfect complement for Pam's smooth and
soulful vocal style," commented Elena Peckham after the
evening's program. "Never a dull moment."
The Bones are Joe Uehlein on lead guitar and vocals--Uehlein
is also director of Strategic Campaigns for the AFL-CIO--Gerry
Royston on bass, Mike Wheaton on piano and Dave Osborne at the
drums.
Parker's singing style is versatile and her repertoire
extensive. The CD's titles range from Folsom Prison Blues to
Per la Gloria d'Adorarvi, When July Slips into June, Seeyahamba
and What's Going On? And her own composition, Parker's
Blues.
The CD is $15 and is now available at laborheritage.org. It
can be ordered soon through Amazon.com or Leftbooks.com.
Reprinted from the Nov. 29, 2001, issue of
Workers World newspaper
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