joe hill wrote the 1913 song "there is power in a union".
who wrote the 1913 song "there is power in a union"?
joe hill
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"there is power in a union" is a song written by joe hill in 1913. the industrial workers of the world (commonly known as the wobblies) concentrated much of its labor trying to organize migrant workers in lumber and construction camps. they sometimes had competition for the attention of the workers from religious organizations. the song uses the tune of lewis e. jones' 1899 hymn "there is power in the blood (of the lamb)".





























"there is power in a union" was first published in the "little red songbook" in 1913.
there is power in a union
gasoline (1913 song)





























"gasoline" is a popular song written in 1913 in deference to the modern necessity for the commodity, gasoline. lyrics were written by j. will callahan (1874–1946) and the music composed by indiana musician paul pratt (1890–1948). the song asks a series of questions—what is it keep this world of ours a-going? what makes us happy night and day? what is the precious thing for which we're blowing each blessed dollar of our weekly pay? etc.—which it answers in the chorus:





























written in 2/4 time, the song is set to the tempo of "moderato marcia".
gasoline (1913 song)