Thursday, March 20, 2014


Woody Guthrie: Hobo's Lullaby

Woody Guthrie was 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." Many of his recorded songs are archived in the Library of Congress.[1] Such songwriters as Bob DylanPhil OchsBruce SpringsteenJohn MellencampPete SeegerAndy IrvineJoe StrummerBilly BraggJay FarrarJeff TweedyBob Childers and Tom Paxtonhave acknowledged Guthrie as a major influence.


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