"No one would have been more pleased with the Rebel Women's Voices series than vocalist Barbara Dane. During her long, eventful journey she held her own with era-defining artists across the musical landscape, from Louis Armstrong and Bob Dylan to Lightnin' Hopkins and Pete Seeger. By every measure, the longtime Oakland resident, who died in October 2024 at the age of 97, lived an epic life, combining mastery of blues and traditional jazz with a passion for civil rights and leftist politics."
"A friend turned me on to her song Ancestors,' and it's just incredible, said Gosling, referring to the 2021 gospel-country anthem that Marks recorded with her band the Resurrectors (who'll join her at Grand Lake). It's political but not hit-you-over-the-head, talking about standing on the shoulders of the ancestors. Marks wasn't familiar with Dane's music before she connected with Gosling, but after seeing 9 Lives she felt a deep kinship with her."
Barbara Dane collaborated with era-defining musicians including Louis Armstrong, Bob Dylan, Lightnin' Hopkins and Pete Seeger. The longtime Oakland resident died in October 2024 at age 97 after a career that combined mastery of blues and traditional jazz with passionate activism for civil rights, peace and labor causes. The 2023 documentary The 9 Lives of Barbara Dane compiles her adventures and plays Nov. 5 at Grand Lake Theater as a KPFA-FM benefit and part of Rebel Women's Voices. The event includes a Q&A with filmmakers and producer Jed Rife and a concert by Oakland vocalist Miko Marks, whose 2021 gospel-country anthem "Ancestors" evokes standing on the shoulders of predecessors. Dane often scorned conventional careerism, foregoing fame to support social justice struggles.
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