Posted by Josh Rosenau on May 29, 2008 Lindsay alerts us to the death of Utah Phillips. Not a great singer, but a great story-teller, and a repository of a quirky part of American labor history. He’ll be missed.
Maybe not the greatest singing voice, but a marvelous entertainer-cum-teacher, a very good songwriter, and a most excellent human being. I’ve known Utah since 1971, and he has always been one of my most admired friends.
Joshua Rosenau spends his days defending the teaching of evolution at the National Center for Science Education. He is formerly a doctoral candidate at the University of Kansas, in the department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. When not battling creationists or modeling species ranges, he writes about developments in progressive politics and the sciences.
The opinions expressed here are his own, do not reflect the official position of NCSE. Indeed, older posts may no longer reflect his own official position.
May 29, 2008