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Anne Feeney Dies: Folksinger, Activist & First Female President Of Musicians Union Chapter Was 69

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Anne Feeney, a key part of the folk music movement and a committed political and labor activist, died Wednesday in Pittsburgh, Pa.

from complications of Covid-19. She was 69 and her daughter, Amy Sue Berlin, announced her passing on Facebook.Feeney was a major player on the folk circuit, the first woman president of a musicians union in the US, and a regular collaborator with folk icons like Pete Seeger, John Prine, and Peter Paul and Mary.

Her anthem Have You Been to Jail for Justice is sung on picket lines and in jail cells around the world.Her career included more than 4,000 shows across North America and Europe performing for striking workers, in union halls, and large protests.

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