Dickens and Gerrard were bluegrass bandleaders at a time when the vast majority of bluegrass bands were led by men. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. Add lyrics on Musixmatch. She was the eighth child of an eleven-child mining family in West Virginia. Looks like the site is more popular than we thought! [2] She met Mike Seeger, younger half-brother of Pete Seeger and founding member of the New Lost City Ramblers and became active in the Baltimore-Washington area bluegrass and folk music scene during the 1960s. Listen to Pretty Bird by Hazel Dickens, 381 Shazams, featuring on Mandolin Orange: Influences Apple Music playlist. FAVORITE Some user-contributed text on this page is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. The New York Times extolled her as "a clarion-voiced advocate for coal miners and working people and a pioneer among women in bluegrass music." Fly away little pretty bird Fly Fly away Fly away little pretty bird And pretty you'll always stay I see in your eyes a promise Your own tender love you bring But fly away little pretty bird Close the spring Loves own tender flame warms this meeting And loves tender song should sing But fly away little pretty bird And pretty you'll always stay I cannot make you no promise For love …

Check out Pretty Bird by Hazel Dickens on Amazon Music. Scrobbling is when Last.fm tracks the music you listen to and automatically adds it to your music profile. Leave feedback, Hazel Dickens (June 1, 1935, - April 22, 2011, born Mercer County, West Virginia) an American bluegrass singer. [11][12] After her death, it was reported in major media that she had been born on June 1, 1935, but her relatives and public records confirmed the earlier date of June 1, 1925. Hazel Dickens – Pretty Bird Lyrics. Get instant explanation for any lyrics that hits you anywhere on the web! There's a problem loading this menu right now. [4] Dickens started to write more about the lives of miners and wrote a song titled "Black Lung" about her brother, Thurman, who died from the disease. +((!+[]+(!![])+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![]+[])+(+!![])+(!+[]+(!![])+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![])+(!+[]+(!![])+!![]+!![]+!![])+(!+[]-(!![]))+(!+[]+(!![])+!![]+!![])+(!+[]+(!![])-[])+(!+[]+(!![])+!![]+!![])+(!+[]+(!![])+!![]))/+((!+[]+(!![])-[]+[])+(!+[]+(!![])+!![])+(!+[]+(!![])+!![]+!![])+(!+[]+(!![])+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![])+(!+[]+(!![])+!![])+(!+[]+(!![])+!![]+!![])+(!+[]+(!![])+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![])+(!+[]+(!![])+!![]+!![])+(!+[]+(!![])+!![]+!![]+!! With Alice Gerrard, Dickens was one of the first women to record a bluegrass album. Connect your Spotify account to your Last.fm account and scrobble everything you listen to, from any Spotify app on any device or platform. Go directly to shout page. Your browser will redirect to your requested content shortly. Test your MusicIQ here! . Let us know what you think of the Last.fm website. With Alice Gerrard, Dickens was one of the first women to record a bluegrass album. Please enable Cookies and reload the page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  [2], Dickens used her music to try and make a difference in the lives of non-unionized mine workers and feminists. Stream ad-free or purchase CD's and MP3s now on Amazon.com. Listen to Pretty Bird from Hazel Dickens's A Few Old Memories for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Source: booklet accompanying Hazel Dickens and Alice Gerrard 'Hazel and Alice' Rounder LP 0027. In 2001 she was presented with a National Heritage Fellowship by the National Endowment for the Arts, which is the United States' highest honor in the folk and traditional arts. STANDS4 LLC, 2020. Listen to Pretty Bird from Hazel Dickens's A Few Old Memories for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists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