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Woody Guthrie
12+ albums
folksinger-songwritercountryamericanapolitical
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Woodrow Wilson Guthrie (July 14, 1912 – October 3, 1967) was an American singer, songwriter, and composer widely considered to be one of the most significant figures in American folk music. His work focused on themes of American socialism and anti-fascism and has inspired many generations both politically and musically with songs such as "This Land Is Your Land" and "Tear the Fascists Down". Guthrie wrote hundreds of country, folk, and children's songs, along with ballads and improvised works. Dust Bowl Ballads, Guthrie's album of songs about the Dust Bowl period, was included on Mojo magazine's list of 100 Records That Changed the World, and many of his recorded songs are archived in the Library of Congress. Songwriters who have acknowledged Guthrie as a major influence on their work include Steve Earle, Bob Dylan, Lou Reed, Phil Ochs, Johnny Cash, Bruce Springsteen, Donovan, Robert Hunter, Harry Chapin, John Mellencamp, Pete Seeger, Andy Irvine, Joe Strummer, Billy Bragg, Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, Jeff Tweedy, Tom Paxton, Brian Fallon, Sean Bonnette, and Sixto Rodríguez. Guthrie frequently performed with the message "This machine kills fascists" displayed on his guitar. Guthrie was brought up by middle-class parents in Okemah, Oklahoma. He left Okemah in 1929, after his mother, suffering from the Huntington’s disease that would later kill him too, was institutionalized. Guthrie followed his wayward father to Pampa, Texas, where the elder Guthrie was running a seedy flophous
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albums
This Land Is Your Land: The Asch Recordings, Vol. 1
Dust Bowl Ballads
My Dusty Road
This Land Is Your Land: The Asch Recordings Vol. 1
The Asch Recordings, Vol. 1-4
The Very Best of Woody Guthrie
Columbia River Collection
Woody At 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection
Hard Travelin': The Asch Recordings, Vol. 3
Songs to Grow on for Mother and Child
Legend of American Folk Blues
Library of Congress Recordings