Charlie King - A Voice for Peace and Justice

cover of Charlie King's album "Two Good Arms"

Charlie King has been performing music since he was four, eventually finding a home with folk music. A lifelong Roman (or roaming) Catholic, he morphed from a Goldwater supporter in 1964 to an anti-war protester by 1967, and he's been an outspoken voice for peace and justice ever since.

He done a lot of solo performances over the years, but prefers to team up with other musicians, including his partner, Karen Brandow.

All the songs in this program are performed by Charlie King (and often by his wife, Karen Brandow):

 
News, Blues & People 2   From Higher Ground
There Is A Wall   From Two Good Arms
Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell   From Inside Out
Who Will Be Next on the Gallows   From Higher Ground
Song For A Hobbit   From Vaguely Reminiscent
Two Good Arms   From Two Good Arms

 

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Charlie King - A Voice for Peace and Justice

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What helped move Charlie King from the solidly Republican, Communist-fearing, conservative to the anti-war activist he was just 3 years later? ROTC!
Being ignorant can have its advantages, including folks like Charlie King who know so little about sex that they didn’t know to fear homosexuals – like his roommate.
It’s easy to ‘seduce’ folks into political support for “resolute” actions like capital punishment and war – but what are the facts in terms of their effectiveness?
We all need happy endings and success stories – like that of Bilbo Baggins, The Hobbit.
Charlie more-or-less debates himself about where he comes down about being overtly religious in left-leaning circles.

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