Thursday, November 18, 2010

Woody Guthrie - singer, songwriter and folk musician

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Woody Guthrie is well known as an American singer - songwriter and folk musician, whose musical legacy include hundreds of political, customary and children's songs, ballads and improvised works. He repeatedly performed with the slogan This Machine Kills Fascists displayed on his guitar. His best recognized song is "This Land Is Your Land", which is frequently sung in American schools. Guthrie travel with migrant workers from Oklahoma to California and educated traditional folk and blues songs. Many of his songs are about his experience in the Dust Bowl era through the Great Depression, earning him the nickname the "Dust Bowl Troubadour".

Guthrie traveled with migrant workers from Oklahoma to California and educated traditional folk and blues songs. Many of his songs are about his knowledge in the Dust Bowl era during the Great Depression, earning him the nickname the "Dust Bowl Troubadour". Throughout his life Guthrie was related with United States communist groups, though he was never an real member of any. Guthrie died from complication of Huntington's disease, a progressive inherited neurological disorder.

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Birth name

Woodrow Wilson Guthrie

Date Of Birth

July 14, 1912

Place Of Birth

Okemah, Oklahoma, United States

Genres

Folk, protest song

Occupations

Singer-songwriter

Instruments

Guitar, Vocal, Harmonica, Mandolin, Fiddle

Date Of Died

October 3, 1967

Place Of Died

New York City, New York, United States

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