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Woody Guthrie

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 s ... ongwriters as Bob Dylan, Phil Ochs, Bruce Springsteen, John Mellencamp, Pete Seeger, Joe Strummer, Billy Bragg, Jeff Tweedy and Tom Paxton have acknowledged Guthrie as a major influence. Many of his songs are about his experiences in the Dust Bowl era during the Great Depression when Guthrie traveled with migrant workers from Oklahoma to California and learned their traditional folk and blues songs, earning him the nickname the "Dust Bowl Troubadour." Throughout his life Guthrie was associated with United States Communist groups, though he was seemingly not a member of any. 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 the folk movement, providing inspiration to a generation of new folk musicians, including mentor relationships with Ramblin' Jack Elliott and Bob Dylan. See more [+]

This Land Is Your Land |||||

This land is your land, and this land is my land From Califo...

1913 Massacre |||||

E --------- B -----2--- played with capo II Take a trip wit...

California Stars |||||

I'd like to rest my heavy head tonight On a bed of Californ...

Hard, Ain't It Hard |||||

First time I seen my true Iove, he was walkin' by my door, ...

Tear The Fascists Down |||||

There's a great and a bloody fight 'round this whole world t...

Ridin' In My Car |||||

Take me ridin? in the car, car, take me ridin? in the car, c...

My Revolutionary Mind |||||

Night is here again, baby, I'm stretched out on my bed Seein...

Hey Lolly Lolly |||||

Hey lolly lolly, lolly, hey lolly lolly low. Hey lolly lolly...

Deportee |||||

The crops are all in and the peaches are rotting, the orang...

I Ain't Got No Home |||||

I ain't got no home, I'm just a-ramblin' 'round, A hard work...

Train 45 |||||

The train I ride on is a hundred couches long you can hear t...

Blowin Down That Old Dusty Road |||||

I'm blowin' down this old dusty road I'm a-blowin' down this...

Danville Girl |||||

I went down to the railroad yard To watch the train roll by ...

Dust Bowl Refugee |||||

I'm a dust bowl refugee, Just a dust bowl refugee, From that...

Dust Can't Kill Me |||||

That old dust storm killed my baby, But it can't kill me, Lo...

Hard Times |||||

I've been havin' these hard times, hard times I've been havi...

Jessie James |||||

When Jesse James was a lad heâ??d killed many a man, He robb...

Jolly Banker |||||

My name is Tom Cranker and I'm a jolly banker I'm a Jolly ba...

Little Saka Sugar |||||

Jiggle, jiggle, jiggle, jiggle, tickle, tickle, tickle, tick...

Mail Myself To You |||||

I'm gonna wrap myself in paper Im gonna daub myself with glu...

Roll On Columbia |||||

Green Douglas firs where the waters cut through. Down her wi...

Snow Deer |||||

snow deer mine, Moon's a-shine, through the pines While Moha...

The Rangers Command |||||

Come all of you cowboys all over this land I'll sing you the...

The Sinking Of The Reuben James |||||

Have you heard of a ship called the good Reuben James Manned...

Theres More Pretty Girls Than One |||||

Theres more pretty girls than one More pretty girls than one...

Two Good Men |||||

Say, there, did you hear the news? Sacco worked at trimming ...

What Are We Waiting On |||||

There's a great and a bloody fight 'round this whole world t...

What Did The Deep Sea Say |||||

Oh captain tell me true Does my sailor sail with you No, he ...

Little Darling At My Window Sad And Lonely |||||

Who's gonna talk your future over While I'm rambling in the ...

Dusty Old Dust |||||

I've sung this song, but I'll sing it again, of the place t...

Hobos Lullaby |||||

Let the towns drift slowly by. Listen to those steel rails h...

Good Night Irene |||||

As young love for you, she told me that you was too young, ...

Jesus Christ |||||

Jesus Christ was a man that traveled through the land, a ca...

Little Black Train |||||

There's a little black train that's coming, coming down the ...

Oklahoma Hills |||||

Many a month has come and gone, since I wandered from my ho...

Pastures Of Plenty |||||

It's a mighty hard row that my poor hands have hoed, my poor...

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