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| Title | : | Woody Guthrie: A Life |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.63 (973 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0385333854 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 512 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-09-18 |
| Language | : | English |
A biography of the influential American folk singer, Woody Guthrie, who lived a life on the edge of tragedy but inspired a generation of songwriters, including Bruce Springsteen and Bob Dylan.
He may have been a genius and a staunch advocate of the common people, but Guthrie was also a bad husband, neglectful father, and difficult friend, as Klein shows. --Wendy Smith. Before he became Anonymous, author of the political novel Primary Colors, Joe Klein wrote this intelligent biography of America's legendary folksinger-activist. Its heart is a full rendering of Guthrie's restless wanderings across Depression-era America, which fired his lifelong radicalism, and a scrupulously unsentimental account of Woody's oft-sentimentalized personality. Before Woody turned 15, his sister died in a fire and his mother was committed to an Oklahoma insane asylum with a my
this land was made for you and me Woody was born in Okemah, OK. 7/1this land was made for you and me BbP Woody was born in Okemah, OK. 7/14/1912As an adult he moved to Calif. and was horrified byhow the migrant Okies were treated in the fields. Hebecame a communist originally because of this.Later he really started to believe in what they stoodfor. I always thought Woody was a hobo and neverworked but that is not true.He had a band, he drew cartoons, he had a radioshow and he wrote . /1912As an adult he moved to Calif. and was horrified byhow the migrant Okies were treated in the fields. Hebecame a communist originally because of this.Later he really started to believe in what they stoodfor. I always thought Woody was a hobo and neverworked but that is not true.He had a band, he drew cartoons, he had a radioshow and he wrote . Amazon Customer said Very much recommend. Woody Guthrie is one of the people who you hear about all of your life and you know something about him as a one of the original folk singers. This book by Joe Klein is well written based on interviews of family, letters and other sources. Interesting story about a very interesting man. A poet who could play guitar.. "Head to the Record Store!" according to E. J. Keel. As a child of the 60's and 70's, I held the rather myopic view that my generation invented rebellion, cynicism and their voice in music. Not so! Joe Klein's masterful telling of Woody Guthrie's story reveals the musical tradition of the folk song as a means of political activism long before Bob Dylan and the rest. Woody Guthrie's wonderful, painful life is detailed with careful a
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