It is ironic that the nature of this discussion is "what Woody left behind", and the many references to the "use" of a lot of common tunes that Woody put topical words to.

This is in fact the Folk Process, but because we entered into the era of faster communication, more printing, more radio more TV, more opportunity to sell and steal a buck from music, the Folk Process became less admirable.

What I like about the legacy of Woody, was that he used his talents to deliver a message...granted it is a message I agree with...and some of you will not, but he developed a following, became a notable person for that ability, even to the extent that he was hired to play music in the bastions of the upper class...Rockefeller's Rainbow Room, at which time Woody sang a bit of anti-Rockefeller doggerel...Oh the Rainbow Room is five miles high, you can see old John D's oil flying by...and got himself unhired.

How many entertainers today will slap their employers, as a matter of principal?