Mike Stout's Information
From:
Pittsburgh, PA
http://www.mikestoutmusic.com
folk
About Us:
The World’s Grievance Man- Mike Stout
is a socially conscious singer
song-writer and community leader. He
leads crusades against economic
injustice, rallying people with his
music. His sound and lyrics are
influenced by Woody Guthrie, Bob
Dylan, & Springsteen.
John Hayes of the Pittsburgh Post
Gazette wrote "In the Woody Guthrie
tradition, his songs reflect
contemporary issues without resorting
to journalism. They're more like
partisan op-ed columns that grab
political opponents by the throat and
don't let go.”
Scott Mervis, of the Pittsburgh
Gazette, wrote “There are a lot of
guys out there who pass themselves off
as blue-collar rockers, but Mike Stout
is unquestionably the real thing”
Born in Kentucky, Stout moved to NYC
in 1986 and played his original
protest songs at Café Wa, the Bitter
End, & the Gaslight. He moved to
Pittsburgh in 77 and became a
steelworker at Homestead Steel.
Elected the union’s head grievance
man, he used his guitar to rally
workers. He fought to win $10 million
in lost wages and unemployment
benefits for 3,000 displaced workers.
When the steel mills closed Mike
organized a benefit concert drawing
international attention to the plight
of the unemployed. Foreclosures were
slowed and benefits were extended.
Mike became a board member of Just
Harvest and the Steel Valley
Authority, organizations that aid the
poor.
After the Homestead Works closed in
87, Mike opened the employee-owned
Steel Valley Printers. He began his
recording career, working producer
Fred Nelson, and has released 12 CDs.
His music ranges from fiddle infused
Americana, Folk, and Rock. Mike has
performed at concert halls, clubs,
picket lines, conventions, protest
rallies, and schools across the U.S. &
Europe. He has performed for thousands
at Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate and the
Whitsun Youth Festival. He has sold
thousands of CDs in Germany. With
every CD and performance Mike sings
his message of aksing us to join in
human solidarity to overcome
injustices.
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