Vern Partlow (May 25, 1910 – March 1, 1987) was an American newspaper reporter and folk singer who was blacklisted during the McCarthy era. He composed the popular satirical song "Old Man Atom," which was famously banned during the period. It is considered one of the first anti-nuclear songs of the post-war era.[1]
^Hillinger, "Modern Songwriters Tune In to Atomic Bomb," Los Angeles Times, February 11, 1992.
VernPartlow (May 25, 1910 – March 1, 1987) was an American newspaper reporter and folk singer who was blacklisted during the McCarthy era. He composed...
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Library of Congress. His first commercial recording, "Old Man Atom" (by VernPartlow) followed on Columbia in 1950. Over the next several years he also made...
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on communism extended beyond labor unions. He attacked folk musician VernPartlow for promoting communism and undermining American national security with...
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