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Woody Guthrie & Cisco Houston
Folk Songs, Vol. 1
on Stinson Records (SLP 44)
Red Vinyl
Condition: Cover is VG Record is VG+

Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Guthrie (July 14, 1912 – October 3, 1967) was an American and whose musical legacy includes hundreds of political, and children's songs, and improvised works. He frequently performed with the slogan displayed on his guitar. His best-known song is "." Many of his recorded songs are archived in the . Such songwriters as , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and have acknowledged Guthrie as a major influence.

Many of his songs are about his experiences in the era during the when Guthrie traveled with displaced farmers from Oklahoma to California and learned their traditional folk and blues songs, earning him the nickname the "Dust Bowl Troubadour." Throughout his life Guthrie was associated with groups, though he was seemingly not a member of any.

Guthrie was married three times and fathered eight children, including musician . Guthrie died from complications of , a progressive genetic . During his later years, in spite of his illness, Guthrie served as a in the , providing inspiration to a generation of new folk musicians, including mentor relationships with and .

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