David King Dunaway
 David King Dunaway About David DunawayFor the last thirty years, David Dunaway has documented the work of Pete Seeger, resulting in How Can I Keep From Singing? The Ballad of Pete Seeger, published by McGraw Hill in 1981 and revised, updated, and republished by Villard/
Author of a half-dozen volumes of history and biography, Dunaway's specialty is the presentation of folklore, literature, and history via broadcasting. He's been active in radio since 1972, but over the last dozen years he has been Executive Producer of award-winning national radio series for Public Radio International, including “Writing the Southwest” (1995); “Aldous Huxley's Brave New Worlds” (1998); “Across the Tracks: A Route 66 Story” (2001); and Pete Seeger: How Can I Keep From Singing? (2008). He is currently a DJ for KUNM-FM and a professor at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. Contact: David Dunaway Department of English Language and Literature MSCO3-2170 1 University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001 Reviews______________________ How Can I Keep From Singing?: The Ballad of Pete Seeger ______________________ "This biography is a beauty. It captures not only the life of the bard but the world of which he sings." ~ Studs Terkel "An extraordinary tale of an extraordinary man... [that] will intrigue not only his legions of followers but everyone interested in one man's battles and victories." ~ Chicago Sun Times "A fine and meticulous biography . . . Dunaway has taken [Seeger's] materials and woven them into a detailed, interesting, and well-written narrative of a most fascinating life." ~ American Music "We boldly recommend David King Dunaway's biography of Pete Seeger." ~ Playboy ______________________ Writing The Southwest ______________________ "Much more than an ordinary compilation. . . . A vivid composite of the region's best-known writers, Writing the Southwest is an excellent sampling of unique viewpoints and deep roots." ~ Publishers Weekly "The writers included here . . . represent the vital ethnic mixture of the Southwest past and present. . . . For modern literature students, as well as those who are curious about the backgrounds of some of their favorite writers, this is a good choice." ~ Kliatt |
BOOKS AND AUDIO PRODUCTIONSHOT NEWS!
June 6, 2009 - My newest book, Singing Out: An Oral History of America's Folk Music Revivals, a collaboration with Molly Beer, is in it's final editing phase. The book is a multi-voiced telling of the story of folk music from the early collectors through to today's online music communities. This book demonstrates the diversity behind the complex evolution of folk music in North America through contextualized oral history interview segments. These interviews tell a narrative in mosaic, layering anecdotes and often-contradictory opinions, to tell not only what happened during the folk revivals, but what it meant to those who were personally and passionately involved. Here the interviews themselves—the voices of musicians, musicologists, writers, activists, and aficionados—open an accessible, primary source introduction to folk music and its history. __________________________________ Feb 2009 - My latest radio series, "Pete Seeger: How Can I Keep From Singing?" has taken Best of Competition in both the Radio Documentary category as well as Best of Festival in the Audio Division at the 2009 BEA Festival of Media Arts!  David Dunaway's Books
 For those interested in epic music biographies, political activism, and the folk music revival--or anyone looking for a truly American story, Seeger's biography reveals how the son of a respectable Puritan family became a consummate performer and American rebel. Updated with new research and interviews, unpublished photographs, and thoughtful comments from Pete Seeger himself, How Can I Keep From Singing? is an inside history of a man whom Carl Sandburg called “America’s Tuning Fork.” In this award-winning biography, the only work on Seeger, David Dunaway parts the curtain through hundreds of interviews with Pete, his family, friends, and fellow musicians to present a compelling portrait of a most remarkable performer, composer, and activist. Paper - $18.95 plus $2.50 S&H (order below).  Sensational and startling, this is the unforgettable story of the brilliant English novelist's life in Hollywood, where he worked as a screenwriter during its Golden Age and his experiments with alternate health and psychedelics. Hardcover first ed.(autographed) - $24.50 plus $3.00 S&H (order below).  Dunaway brings a well-crafted account of the prolific Huxley's American years using oral histories with Huxley's family and friends, his FBI files, and little-known scripts of Jane Eyre and Pride and Prejudice. Hardcover only. $29.95 plus $3.00 S&H (order below).  This assemblage of interviews, bibliographies, excerpts, and criticism on fourteen of the Southwest's most important authors has been updated and expanded. The exclusive 74-minute compact disc accompanying the book provides excerpts from the authors discussing and reading from their work. First edition (1997)(limited availability, autographed) - $12.50 plus $2.50 S&H (order below). Second edition - (2003-4) (autographed) $17.95 plus $2.50 S&H (order below).  • Traces the origins of oral history in the United States. • Reviews the approaches to oral history used by folklorists, historians, anthropologists, and librarians, among others. • Addresses the applications of oral history for family, regional, and ethnic historians and internationally, oral history in Latin America, Europe, Britain, and the Caribbean. Paperback - $29.95 plus $3.00 S&H (order below). Hardcover - $45.00 plus $4.00 S&H (order below). David Dunaway's Audio ProductionsAcross the Tracks: A Route 66 Story is a three-part radio documentary about the influence of the "Mother Road" on America's literary and artistic culture (3 hours).
Follow America's Main Street from Chicago to Los Angeles, traveling through history or literature, meeting the people and places that make Route 66 one of the world's great roads. 3-CD set - $19.95 + $4 S&H (order below). 3-Cassette set - $9.00 plus $3.50 S&H(order below).  • Program I: Origins: How did a Harvard-educated boy become a radical, hitchhiking, banjo-playing, political activist? Program I explores Seeger’s youth and America’s folk revival of the 1930s and ‘40s. • Program II: Folk Songs and Ballads: This program evokes the exciting folk music revival of the 1950s and ‘60s and the role Seeger played in it. • Program III: Topical and Protest Songs: America’s tradition of singing out for social change, and how the music of the Civil Rights, anti-war, and environmental movements galvanized Seeger’s life. Sample track available from CD Baby 3-CD set - $19.95 plus $4.00 S&H (order below.) NEW! Mp3 download now available from CDBaby. (See link below.)  Narrated by Rudolfo Anaya, this series of half-hour radio documentaries explores the region through interviews and readings from its most prominent authors. Those included are: • Edward Abbey • Denise Chavez • Joy Harjo • Tony Hillerman • Barbara Kingsolver • Terry McMillan 3 part series (above 6 authors) on cassette - $29.95 plus $7.00 S&H (order below)(Limited quantities available.)  Dunaway brings us the voices behind Huxley's prolific American years, using interviews with Huxley's family and friends, radio drama, his FBI files, and little-known scripts of Jane Eyre and Pride and Prejudice. Huxley's visions of our future include the first novel on human cloning, Brave New World. 2 half-hour programs on CD -- $12 + $4 s&h (order below). Purchase Books or Audio Recordings.Select the appropriate button to purchase any of David Dunaway's books or CDs.
All books are in new condition and autographed by the author. Select "View Cart" at the bottom of the page to check out at any time. Sorry, but we cannot accept purchase orders. Please use either electronic payment (PayPal), or send your check to: David Dunaway Department of English Language and Literature MSCO3-2170 1 University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001 Please allow 2-3 weeks for shipping. ________________________________________________ Pete Seeger: How Can I Keep From Singing? (Book) - $19.95 + $2.50 s&h ________________________________________________ Huxley in Hollywood. Hardcover first ed.(autographed) - $24.50 plus $4.00 S&H ________________________________________________ Aldous Huxley Recollected. Hardcover only. $29.95 plus $3.00 S&H. ________________________________________________ Writing the Southwest. First edition (1997)(limited availability, autographed) - $12.50 plus $2.50 S&H. Second edition - (2003-4) (autographed) $17.95 plus $2.50 S&H. ________________________________________________ Oral History: An Interdisciplinary Anthology. Paperback - $29.95 plus $4.00 S&H Hardcover - $45.00 plus $4.00 S&H ________________________________________________ Across the Tracks: A Route 66 Story. 3-CD set - $19.95 + $4 S&H 3-Cassette set - $9.00 plus $4.00 S&H ________________________________________________ Pete Seeger: How Can I Keep From Singing? 3-CD set - $19.95 plus $4.00 S&H Or purchase the complete set as an Mp3 download from CDBaby.com. Note: Pressing this button will take you to a new page at cdbaby.com. Once there, be sure to select the "add Mp3 to cart" button.  ________________________________________________ Writing the Southwest. 3 part series on cassette - $29.95 plus $7.00 S&H. _________________________________________ Aldous Huxley: Brave New Worlds. 2 half-hour programs on CD -- $12 + $4 S&H. ________________________________________________ |
