Feeney for the people
By Bill Knight
Anne Feeney’s fiery, flowing red hair somehow contrasted with her silky singing as she played a rousing set of protest songs, folk and bluegrass and other numbers from the back of a truck.
And from the heart.
She was full of fun and fury.
That was in 1995 at a Decatur demonstration following a march of hundreds of Auto Workers, Rubber Workers, Paperworkers and supporters protesting Caterpillar, Bridgestone/Firestone and A.E. Staley.
Now, her strong voice is silent.
Last week, the popular 69-year-old troubadour died from COVID-19 at a Pittsburgh hospital.
She and I crossed paths a few times over the decades, but the hard-working musician activist was inspiring for many people for many years.