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Among his best known and performed original compositions is the song "Joshua Gone Barbados" which depicts Ebenezer Joshua the head of labor union and head of the government of Saint Vincent (island) vacationing during a time of labor strife leading indirectly to the deaths of three men.
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Mar 25, 2017 · March 25, 2017 Elijah Wald. Joshua Gone Barbados. This is Eric Von Schmidt’s best-known composition, thanks in a large part to Tom Rush, whose version I heard first and still echo in my guitar arrangement.
Sep 10, 2014 · “Joshua Gone Barbados” is about the island’s unsuccessful sugar cane strike of 1962, an event that occurred just a few weeks ahead of Eric’s arrival. In 1967 he told Broadside magazine that the details of the strike were supplied to him by island singer Norma Duncan.
You are here: Song. Play this song. Joshua Gone Barbados. Composed by: Eric Von Schmidt (writer) Year recorded: 1964. Official Site. Chords. 2nd hand Songs. Wikipedia.
Feb 3, 2007 · Perhaps his most famous song is “Joshua Gone Barbados,” which many others have sung. In 1979 he was co-author, with Jim Rooney, of a book about the Cambridge scene, “Baby, Let Me Follow You...
Apr 25, 2024 · “Joshua Gone Barbados” is one such song that carries a powerful message about labor rights and inequality. Though the song is attributed to Eric von Schmidt, Bob Dylan adapted it and recorded it during his career. The lyrics of the song paint a picture of the dire circumstances faced by cane cutters in Georgetown.
