![]() Is this land truly made for you and me? In this visual and musical journey, Bill asks the question, and puts forth a sobering answer. ![]() In this web-only video essay, Bill looks back at the singer-songwriter’s life and work, finding many points of irony and relevance given the current state of our economy and democracy. Woody was an individual, and a militantly individual individual.” The greatest fear is that we’re losing that - we’re losing our creativity, our individualism. “The further we get away from Woody’s birth and death, and take a look at his influence, it helps us learn about ourselves as Americans… There’s a wild-ass quality to this country that he personified. by Woody Guthrie Paperback 24.00 Product description From Amazon Before he became Anonymous, author of the political novel Primary Colors, Joe Klein wrote this intelligent biography of Americas legendary folksinger-activist. Joe Klein, Woody Guthrie: A Life This is the first in-depth biography of Woody Guthrie to come out and surprisingly, it didnt until 1999. ![]() On what would have been his 100th birthday, NPR produced a retrospective on Guthrie that included this insightful quote from Time‘s Joe Klein, who wrote a biography of the iconic figure in 1980. Woody Guthrie, Bound for Glory This is a rambling record of some of Guthries life in Oklahoma and beyond, brought to us in the voice of the poet himself. Folk singer-songwriter Woody Guthrie was born over 100 years ago on July 14, 1912, yet his words, music and mission continue to stir us as if he were a contemporary figure, not just a legendary one. ![]()
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