Woody Guthrie

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Lifespan:
July 14, 1912 - October 3, 1967, he died aged 55 and was American.
Birthname:
Woodrow Wilson Guthrie.
Snapshot:
An Artist with 82 releases, a member of 1 group, and credited 8 times on others' music. 8 collaborations and 1 musical relative.

Biography

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Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Guthrie (July 14, 1912 – October 3, 1967) is best known as 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", which is regularly sung in American schools. Many of his recorded songs are archived in the Library of Congress. Such songwriters as Bob Dylan, Phil Ochs and Tom Paxton have acknowledged their debt to Guthrie as an influence.

Guthrie traveled with migrant workers from Oklahoma to California and learned traditional folk and blues songs. Many of his songs are about his experiences in the Dust Bowl era during the Great Depression, earning him the nickname the "Dust Bowl Troubadour". Throughout his life Guthrie was associated with United States communist groups, though he was never an actual member of any.

Guthrie was married three times and fathered eight children, including American folk musician Arlo Guthrie. He is the grandfather of musician Sarah Lee 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.

In 1997, Woody Guthrie was inducted into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame.

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Genres

Americana, Folk, Singer-Songwriter, Alternative Folk, Children's, Alternative Country, Country, Rock. Vote on Genres

Discography

94 releases – 82 under his own name, 5 in other groups and 8 credits on others' music Edit
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