Today in black history: Leontyne Price born
Her voice was "rich, supple and shining, it was in its prime capable of effortlessly soaring from a smoky mezzo to the pure soprano gold of a perfectly spun high C."
Today in labor history: Beethoven’s music belongs to all of us
He was a brilliant pianist and one of the most famous and influential of all composers.
Today in labor history: Workers perform "Pins and Needles" on Broadway
Today in labor history, Nov. 27, 1937, the pro-labor musical revue, "Pins & Needles," opens on Broadway with a cast of International Ladies Garment Workers Union members.
Today in labor history: Wreck of the Old 97
The derailment left 11 of the eighteen on board dead and the remaining seven injured. Among the dead were engineer Broady, the conductor, and the flagman.
Today in labor history: Influential rapper Tupac Shakur dies
On this day in 1996, rap artist and actor Tupac Amaru Shakur died, leaving a legacy that has influenced millions of working class young people, and subsequent hip hop artists.
Today in labor history: IWW's “Little Red Songbook” published
The book included famous pro-worker songs like "The Internationale" and "Solidarity Forever."
Today in labor history: Musician Bob Dylan is born
Songs like "Blowin' in the Wind," and "The Times, They Are a-Changin'" became powerful anthems of the social struggles and anti-war sentiment of Dylan's era.
Today in labor history: Tom Petty defies record label profiteering
It was today in 1979 when rock star Tom Petty filed for bankruptcy, thereby challenging his record label, MCA, and the practice of what some would call indentured servitude.
Today in labor history: Russian composer Tchaikovsky born
His works are still appreciated today, and he is seen by many critics as having transcended the cliches of the Russian classical music of his time.
San Francisco Symphony musicians ratify new contract
The musicians, members of the American Federation of Musicians Local 6, overcame draconian proposals to slash pay of substitutes and extras.
