Anne Feeney
Feeney performed for striking workers on countless picket lines, in union halls, and at many major labor movement events, including the WTO demonstrations in Seattle, Solidarity Day in Washington, D.C., and the 2004 March for Women’s Lives.
Over the course of her career, she released 12 albums, played more than 4,000 shows across North America and Europe, and shared stages with Pete Seeger, Loretta Lynn, John Prine, Toshi Reagon, The Mammals, Dan Bern, the Indigo Girls, and Billy Bragg. Her biggest hit, “Have You Been to Jail for Justice?,” was also recorded by Peter, Paul and Mary. She was a regular at the Oregon Country Fair and other festivals. Feeney served as president of the Pittsburgh Musician’s Union from 1981 to 1997, the first and only woman to hold that position.
Anne Feeney, fierce and tireless protest singer, dies at 69
Feeney, a fierce and tireless folk musician who played more than 4,000 shows over a 30-year career, appearing at peace protests, picket lines and fund-raisers for progressive causes, died on Feb. 3, 2021, at a hospital in Pittsburgh. She was 69. Bev Grant via The New York Times.
by Clay Risen
(NYT NEWS SERVICE)
.- Anne Feeney, a fierce and tireless folk musician who played more than 4,000 shows over a 30-year career, appearing at peace protests, picket lines and fundraisers for progressive causes, died Feb. 3 at a hospital in Pittsburgh. She was 69 and carried a business card that read Performer, Producer, Hellraiser.
Anne Feeney dead: Folk singer dies at 69 after battle with coronavirus
Anne Feeney was known for her song Have You Been To Jail For Justice; her daughter confirmed her death in a Facebook post
13:03, 5 FEB 2021
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Anne Feeney, songwriter and political activist, dies at 69 Louie Estrada Anne Feeney, a Pittsburgh-based folk singer, songwriter and guitarist who was known for rollicking political anthems that extolled civil rights activism and labor unions while eviscerating corporate greed and forms of oppression, died Feb. 3 at a hospital in Pittsburgh. She was 69. She had been undergoing physical therapy for a fractured back before she developed covid-related pneumonia, said her daughter Amy Sue Berlin. Ms. Feeney, a self-described “hell raiser” with a velvety voice and lush red locks, began a professional recording career in the late 1980s after working as a trial lawyer for more than 10 years. As a musician, she blended elements of Irish, bluegrass, folk and pop music while coupling many of her melodies with political lyrics, sometimes tinged with satire and humor, that were reminiscent of the ’60s protest songs.
by David Rovics / February 5th, 2021
On February 3rd, 2021, Anne Feeney died in the hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with her children at her side. She was 69 years old. She was a cancer survivor in poor physical health when she fell and broke her back a month ago, and in the hospital she contracted Covid-19, then pneumonia.Although Anne died too young, she lived a long life. She lived many lives during those 69 years, really, and she cheated death at least a couple times during her last decade on Earth.
As I set out to write some words about my old and very dear friend, colleague, and fellow worker (that’s Wobbly for comrade), I feel compelled to note first that this is only going to be one of many remembrances of Anne Feeney that will be written, by many different people. Anne personally knew many thousands of people around the world. Many of them she spent a lot of time with over many decades, and knew very well. A much larger number of people have listened to