Author:Woody Guthrie

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Woody Guthrie (1912–1967)

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Woodrow Wilson Guthrie, known as Woody Guthrie, was an influential and prolific American folk musician noted for his identification with the common man, the poor and the downtrodden, and for his abhorrence of fascism and exploitation. He is best known for his song "This Land is Your Land".

Woody Guthrie

Works

Printed sheet music

• 10 of the Woody Guthrie songs (1946)

Songs

• This Land is Your Land (1940)
• Folklore Boogie [1]

Correspondence

• Letter from Woody Guthrie to Alan Lomax, 1948.[2]

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