Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Jym Mooney and Larry Penn
Songs For Frank Zeidler (Moo-Town Productions)
The
number of worthwhile albums that memorialize politicians can probably be
counted on one hand. But you can add one more to that short list with Songs for Frank Zeidler, a CD dedicated
to the memory of Milwaukee 's
last Socialist mayor. Who better to pay tribute than a couple of Milwaukee 's finer
folkies? Jym Mooney recounts Zeidler's accomplishments and honesty in a breezy
manner that could be the soundtrack to an elementary school biography of the
man. Larry Penn, known for labor and political singing/songwriting, offers a
more philosophical angle. Penn's biblical allusions and stately baritone befit
the gravity he brings to his affable subject.



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