A Tribute to Blacklisted Lyricist Yip Harburg

Yip Harburg was the Broadway lyricist who wrote such hits as "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" and  put the music into The Wizard of Oz. Born into poverty on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, Harburg always included a strong social and political component to his work, fighting racism and poverty. A lifelong socialist, Harburg was blacklisted and hounded throughout much of his life.

Thank you Bruce. Although I'd heard his music I'd never heard his story.