Talking Union is a 1941
album by the
Almanac Singers:
Millard Lampell,
Lee Hays and
Pete Seeger. It is an enduring collection of working man's anthems that have been passed down through generations of laborers. Liner notes include an introduction by Pete Seeger and song explanations.[2] In 2010 it was selected by the
Library of Congress as an addition to the
National Recording Registry, which selects recordings annually that are "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".[3]
In 1955 the album was rereleased on
Folkways Records as The Original Talking Union & Other Union Songs, expanded with seven songs recorded in 1955 by Pete Seeger and a chorus dubbed "the Song Swappers" that included
Erik Darling, later of
The Weavers, and
Mary Travers, later of
Peter, Paul and Mary.