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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...

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...

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...

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...

Danville Girl |||||

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

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 ...

Hey Lolly Lolly |||||

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

Train 45 |||||

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

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...

Blowin Down That Old Dusty Road |||||

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

The Rangers Command |||||

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

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...

Vigilante Man |||||

Have you seen that vigilante man? Have you seen that vigila...

Bad Lee Brown Cocaine Blues |||||

It was late last night I made my rounds; I met my woman and ...

Dear Mrs Roosevelt |||||

Dear Missis Roosevelt, don't hang your head and cry. His mo...

Do Re Mi |||||

verse they say is leavin home, everyday shouldnt be hard t...

Dusty Old Dust |||||

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

Farmer Labor Train |||||

From the high Canadian Rockies to the land of Mexico, city ...

Good Night Irene |||||

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

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