Springsteen and Seeger at the 2009 Presidential Inauguration This is him in 1985, but he brought it back in 2009 (see below). Seeger and friends filled Madison Square Garden in 2009 with the sounds of Guthrie for Seeger's 90th birthday party.īruce Springsteen: 'This Land is Your Land' Live Pete Seeger and friends: 'This Land is Your Land' Most of the best-known versions of this song are by other singers, but Guthrie did record it himself in 1944. One of his most important is his folk singing son, Arlo Guthrie. Though the layout is a little awkward, the site includes a good biography, a detailed listing of the contents of the Woody Guthrie archives, and free listening to lots of great songs. PBS documents Guthrie's life as a part of its classic series. This is the heftiest documentary out there on Guthrie's life, clocking in at almost three hours and providing plenty of juicy detail for the Guthrie enthusiast-although, according to some reviews, not enough of the actual music. Woody Guthrie: This Machine Kills Fascists (2005) This film dramatizes Guthrie's story, apparently with some success and even accuracy. Pretty much everything about Woody Guthrie has become legendary and iconic-this is just a sample of the pretty Woody portraiture you can find out there. Guthrie with his wacky crew in New York, early 1940s. This captures a little bit of the whimsy of his personality. Guthrie cover photo from the Asch Recordings seriesĪ classic image of Guthrie, cigarette in mouth and guitar in hand. Woody Guthrie: 'This Machine Kills Fascists' Sharon Jones graces us with her version of 'This Land is Your Land.' Images Pete Seeger and friends give us their version of 'This Land' and other folk classics. Woody Guthrie: The Asch Recordings: Volume IĪ great restoration of the original recordings Guthrie did with producer Moses Asch at Folkway Records includes two versions of 'This Land is Your Land.' Great for little kids or big fans.Ī rambling record of some of Guthrie's traveling experiences, brought to us in the voice of the poet himself. Woody Guthrie and Kathy Jacobsen: This Land is Your LandĪ sweet picture book whose words are just the song lyrics. This is an academic volume reflecting on the meaning of Guthrie's life and music in American culture. Robert Santelli and Emily Davidson (editors): Hard Travelin': The Life and Legacy of Woody Guthrie (1999) The first in-depth biography of Woody Guthrie to come out-surprisingly, not until 1999. The latest in long-winded Guthrie biographies, competing with Joe Klein's for the title of 'authoritative biography.' Ed Cray: Ramblin' Man: The Life and Times of Woody Guthrie (2004)

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