Biography:

Bruce "Utah" Phillips (b. May 15, 1935 in Cleveland, Ohio; d. May 23, 2008 in Nevada City, Calif.) was a labor organizer, folk singer, songwriter, storyteller, poet and self-described "Golden Voice of the Great Southwest". He described the struggles of working people, labor unions and the power of direct action. He often promoted the Industrial Workers of the World in his music, actions, and words. His original songs include the often-covered "Green Rolling Hills of West Virginia" and "Rock salt and nails."

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Other songs:

• All Used Up
• Daddy Whats A Train
• Enola Gay
• I Remember Loving You
• I Think Of You
• Larimer Street
• Relocation Blues
• Room For The Poor
• The Telling Takes Me Home
• Touch Me
• Walking Through Your Town In The Snow
• We Have Fed You All For A Thousand Years
• Weepy Doesnt Know
• Yellow Ribbon
• Yuba City

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