Describes the life of the folk singer Woody Guthrie.
Behind him Woody Guthrie left a remarkable autobiography that vividly brings to life both his vibrant personality and a vision of America we cannot afford to let die. “Even readers who never heard Woody or his songs will understand the ...
Utilizing a wealth of previously unseen archival materials such as letters, song lyrics, essays, personal reflections, photos and other manuscripts, Woody Guthrie, American Radical introduces a heretofore unknown Woody Guthrie: the canny ...
She went to the union hall when a meeting it was called And when the company boys came ' round She always stood her ground Oh you can't scare me I'm sticking to the union , Sticking to the union , sticking to the union .
The Life, Music and Thought of Woody Guthrie. Burlington, Vt.: Ashgate Publishing Co., 2011. Partridge, Elizabeth. This Land Was Made for You and Me: The Life and Songs of Woody Guthrie. New York: Viking, 2002. Rodnitzky, Jerome.
The “sepia artwork and lyrical prose” in this graphic novel biography “beat with a love for Guthrie’s music and America’s beauty” (Guardian, UK).
And though this is a musical history of a vibrant American musical icon and a specific part of the country, it couldn’t be a better reminder of how timeless and expansive such topics are in today’s political discourse.
... 333–34 We the People, 191, 236,239 Wetherald, Robert C., 180, 181, 189 Wexler, Haskell, 395 Wheeler, Bill, 155 “When You Wore a Tulip,” 60 “Whispering Hope,” 98 White, Josh, 195, 260n Whitman, Walt, 274, 286, 316, 337, 399 Whittier, ...
Ronald D. Cohen is Professor Emeritus at Indiana University, Northwest. He is the author of Folk Music: The Basics (Routledge, 2006).
Woody had interviewed for a singing job at the swank Rainbow Room in Rockefeller Center, where red roses "as wide as your hand" floated in water-filled glass bowls on each table. Called back for a second interview, he tried out a few ...
Combining the moral urgency and narrative drive of John Steinbeck with the erotic frankness of D. H. Lawrence, here is a powerful tale of America from one of our greatest artists.