Joe Glazer (1918-September 19, 2006), closely associated with labor unions and often referred to as the "labor's troubadour," was a US-American folk musician who recorded more than thirty albums over the course of his career. Early life and union career Born in New York City, Glazer was a graduate of Brooklyn College. He eventually moved to Akron, Ohio where he performed for the United Rubber Workers throughout his career, a union for which he served as education director from 1950 to 1962. He was also a member of the Textile Workers Union of America Joe Glazer, Labor's Troubadour, pp. 1-149. as well as an adviser to the United States Information Agency.Glazer, Labor's Troubadour, pp. 150-211 According to a 9/24/06 obituary in The Washington Post, written by Fred Barbash: "Mr. Glazer in 1961 joined the Foreign Service staff of the U.S. Information Agency, then headed by Edward R. Murrow, and was sent to M