Hazel Dickens - Hard Hitting Songs For Hard Hit People (1980)

Hazel Dickens has chosen to put herself and her music to work for the benefit of people faced with struggle. The vocal styles she uses, strident, vigorous and harsh, or wistful, lonesome and melancholy, combining elements of Southern church singing, country music and bluegrass, are those of a country woman who identifies with the most basic aesthetic and ethical values of her people. Generations who follow us and who have forgotten the top ten tunes on today's pop and country music charts will know and respect Hazel's music because hers is art of timeless and enduring values.