Woody Guthrie is well known as an American singer - songwriter and folk musician, whose musical legacy include hundreds of political, customary and children's songs, ballads and improvised works. He repeatedly performed with the slogan This Machine Kills Fascists displayed on his guitar. His best recognized song is "This Land Is Your Land", which is frequently sung in American schools. Guthrie travel with migrant workers from Oklahoma to California and educated traditional folk and blues songs. Many of his songs are about his experience in the Dust Bowl era through the Great Depression, earning him the nickname the "Dust Bowl Troubadour".
Guthrie traveled with migrant workers from Oklahoma to California and educated traditional folk and blues songs. Many of his songs are about his knowledge in the Dust Bowl era during the Great Depression, earning him the nickname the "Dust Bowl Troubadour". Throughout his life Guthrie was related with United States communist groups, though he was never an real member of any. Guthrie died from complication of Huntington's disease, a progressive inherited neurological disorder.
Guthrie traveled with migrant workers from Oklahoma to California and educated traditional folk and blues songs. Many of his songs are about his knowledge in the Dust Bowl era during the Great Depression, earning him the nickname the "Dust Bowl Troubadour". Throughout his life Guthrie was related with United States communist groups, though he was never an real member of any. Guthrie died from complication of Huntington's disease, a progressive inherited neurological disorder.
| Birth name | Woodrow Wilson Guthrie |
| Date Of Birth | July 14, 1912 |
| Place Of Birth | Okemah, Oklahoma, United States |
| Genres | Folk, protest song |
| Occupations | Singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Guitar, Vocal, Harmonica, Mandolin, Fiddle |
| Date Of Died | October 3, 1967 |
| Place Of Died | New York City, New York, United States |
