Anne Feeney (1951-2021) American Musician
Anne Feeney (1951-2021) American Musician
Anne Feeney
Birth 1 Jul 1951
Charleroi, Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death 3 Feb 2021 (aged 69)
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial Details Unknown
Singer, Songwriter and Political Activist
Feeney took early inspiration from her grandfather, a mine worker’s union organizer and a violinist. In 1967, while still in high school, she bought a Martin guitar and did her first public performance two years later, singing Phil Ochs songs, at an anti-war rally.
In 1972, while at the University of Pittsburgh, she co-founded Pittsburgh Action Against Rape. She graduated from the Pitt School of Law in 1978, worked 12 years as a trial attorney and served as president of the Pittsburgh Musician’s Union. She also was president of a National Organization of Women chapter and served on the board of the Thomas Merton Center.
In 1991, she traveled around the country to perform at folk festivals, labor conventions and rallies. The following year, she released her debut album, ‘Look to the Left.’ Her subsequent albums, which were a mix of original and traditional songs, blending folk, pop, Irish and bluegrass, included ‘Union Maid,’ ‘Have You Been to Jail for Justice?’ and ‘Dump the Bosses Off Your Back.’
Some of her songs were recorded by Peter, Paul and Mary and Feeney shared stages with such legends as Pete Seeger, Billy Bragg and Loretta Lynn. Her song ‘Have You Been to Jail for Justice?’ is featured in the documentaries ‘This is What Democracy Looks Like’ and ‘Get Up/Stand Up: The History of Pop and Protest.’ In 2005, she received the Joe Hill Award from the Labor Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C. Feeney, who was living in a senior care facility, was diagnosed with a Covid-related pneumonia in late January 2021.
Anne Feeney (1951-2021) American Musician
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