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Great Books About Woody Guthrie
Woody Guthrie was, by almost all accounts, one of the most remarkable and influential singer-songwriters of the 20th Century. He was admired by his generation of folksingers and has been looked up to by those who have come since. (Most famously, of course, by Bob Dylan.)... Read Full Post
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Lou Reed, Wilco, Others to Pay Tribute to Woody Guthrie
In commemoration of Woody Guthrie's would-be-100th birthday in July 2012, several musicians have teamed up with the hugely influential folk singer's estate to pay tribute to him. Read Post
Music: Newswire: Jim James corrals other songwriters for Woody Guthrie-inspired album, New Multitudes
Nora Guthrie, son of legendary folk singer Woody, recently invited four singer-songwriters—Jim James of My Morning Jacket, Jay Farrar of Son Volt and Uncle Tupelo, Will Johnson of Centro-matic, and Anders Parker of Varnaline—to look... Read Post
Song Premiere: John Fullbright - "Gawd Above"
With Woody Guthrie's home sensibility and Leon Russell's songwriting antics, Okemah, Okla.-based singer/songwriter John Fullbright draws from the lineage of 20th-century folk greats. With two live albums already under his belt, the ... Read Post