Months ago, we posted a song list in support of the families of coal miners. We’re reprinting it now, as mining families face another deadly accident, with hope that their loved ones will be brought home safely.

1. Aberfan Coal Tip Tragedy Thom Parrott; Neon Princess (Folkways)
2. Big Bad John Jimmy Dean; Greatest Hits (Columbia)
3. Dark As A Dungeon Johnny Cash; Essential Johnny Cash (Columbia)
4. Dying Miner Woody Guthrie; Struggle (Smithsonian Folkways)
5. Hard Working Miner Sarah Ogan Gunning; Harlan County USA-Songs Of The Coal Miner’s Struggle (Rounder)
6. Miner’s Life Weavers; Reunion-At Carnegie Hall-1963-#2 (Vanguard)
7. New York Mining Disaster 1941 (Have You Seen My Wife, Mr. Jones) Bee Gees; Gold (Polydor)
8. You’ll Never Leave Harlan Alive Patty Loveless; Mountain Soul (Epic)

Find more songs about miners in the GreenBookofSongs.com® category Mining.