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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462452803321

Autore

Cohen Ronald D. <1940-, >

Titolo

Woody Guthrie : writing America's songs / / Ronald Cohen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2012

ISBN

1-283-84402-8

1-135-76928-1

0-203-72398-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (174 p.)

Collana

Routledge historical Americans

Disciplina

782.42162/130092

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Soggetti

Folk singers - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [159]-160) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Woody Guthrie; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; PART I Woody Guthrie; Chapter 1 The Early Years; Chapter 2 The Postwar Years; Chapter 3 Woody's Rediscovery and Death; Chapter 4 Woody's Legacy; PART II Documents; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Woody Guthrie is the most famous and influential folk music composer and performer in the history of the United States. His most popular song, ""This Land is Your Land"" has become the country's unofficial national anthem, known to every school child since the 1960s. His influence exceeded the realm of American music, reaching American politics. Guthrie's music became the soundtrack to the Great Depression, and iconic of the Dust Bowl migrants. Guthrie and his music came to represent those disenfranchised people who remained committed to making better lives for themselves through the promis