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Bruce "Utah" Phillips (b. May 15, 1935 in Cleveland, Ohio) is a progressive, even radical, folk singer, storyteller, and poet. He describes the struggles of trade unions and the power of direct action. He has told audiences about the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) for years.

Utah Phillips' given name is Bruce Phillips. A fan of T. Texas Tyler , Phillips adopted the stage name U. Utah Phillips.

Phillips served the United States Army for three years beginning in 1956 in the Korean War before returning to Salt Lake City, Utah and joining Ammon Hennacy from the Catholic Worker Movement in establishing a mission house of hospitality named after the activist Joe Hill. Phillips worked at the Joe Hill House for the next eight years, then ran for the U.S. Senate as a candidate of Utah's Peace and Freedom Party in 1968.

In 19911991 like 2002, is a palindromic year. It also has the same calendar as 2002, including Easter on March 31. It is a common year starting on Tuesday. Events January January 2 Sharon Pratt Dixon is sworn in as mayor of Washington, DC becoming the first blac Phillips recorded an album of song, poetry and short stories entitled I've Got To Know in one take, inspired by his anger at the first Gulf war. The album includes his first composition "Enola Gay" written about the United States' atomic attack on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Phillips was a mentor to Kate Wolff . He has recorded songs and stories with Rosalie Sorrels on a CD called The Long Memory (1996), originally a college project from MontanaAlternate meanings: See Montana (disambiguation Montana ( In Detail) (Full size) State nickname: Treasure State Other U. States Capital Helena Largest City Billings Governor Brian Schweitzer Area Total Land Water % water Ranked 4th 381,156 kmē377,295 kmē. Ani DiFrancoAni DiFranco (pronounced "AHH-nee") (born September 23, 1970) is a progressive feminist singer, guitarist and songwriter. Born in Buffalo, New York, Ani started playing gigs at the age of nine and built her career from there. In 1989, at the age of eighte has recorded two CDs, The Past Didn't Go Anywhere (1996) and Fellow Workers (1999), with him.

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