New songs by the American folk legend keep
turning up, a century after his birth.
Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Guthrie (July 14, 1912 – October 3, 1967) was an American singer-songwriter and folk musician whose musical legacy includes hundreds of political, traditional and children's songs, ballads and improvised works. He frequently performed with the slogan This Machine Kills Fascists displayed on his guitar. His best-known song is "This Land Is Your Land." Many of his recorded songs are archived in the Library of Congress. Such songwriters as Bob Dylan, Phil Ochs, Bruce Springsteen, John Mellencamp, Pete Seeger, Joe Strummer, Billy Bragg, Jeff Tweedyand Tom Paxton have acknowledged Guthrie as a major influence.
Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Guthrie (July 14, 1912 – October 3, 1967) was an American singer-songwriter and folk musician whose musical legacy includes hundreds of political, traditional and children's songs, ballads and improvised works. He frequently performed with the slogan This Machine Kills Fascists displayed on his guitar. His best-known song is "This Land Is Your Land." Many of his recorded songs are archived in the Library of Congress. Such songwriters as Bob Dylan, Phil Ochs, Bruce Springsteen, John Mellencamp, Pete Seeger, Joe Strummer, Billy Bragg, Jeff Tweedyand Tom Paxton have acknowledged Guthrie as a major influence.
Guthrie traveled with migrant workers from
Guthrie was married three times and fathered
eight children, including American folk musician Arlo Guthrie. Guthrie died
from complications of Huntington's disease, a progressive genetic neurological disorder.
During his later years, in spite of his illness, Guthrie served as a figurehead
in thefolk movement, providing inspiration to a generation of new folk
musicians, including mentor relationships with Ramblin' Jack Elliott and Bob
Dylan.
Woody Guthrie was inducted into the Oklahoma
Music Hall of Fame in 1997.
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