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21 Sep 14 - 02:19 AM (#3662344) Subject: Woody Guthrie's New York From: GUEST,Gerry Nice article in the New York Times about Woody Guthrie's years in NYC: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/19/arts/music/roaming-through-woody-guthries-new-york.html The first two paragraphs: YOU say you want to have a close encounter with Woody Guthrie, to follow his footsteps to greatness, to lay eyes on the places where American music history was made: where Woody first met Pete Seeger; where Bob Dylan first showed up on Woody's doorstep; where Woody strummed and plucked with Lead Belly, Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee; where he wrote "This Land Is Your Land," "Vigilante Man," "The Sinking of the Reuben James" and many, many hundreds of other songs; where he painted "This Machine Kills Fascists" on his guitar; where he raised his kids, more or less; and where his short, hard, full life ended. Then you'd better get a MetroCard, because the heart of his story lies within the confines of New York City, Woody's home for 27 of his 55 years, along a path you can roam and ramble in about a day. A little more from the article: To reconnect the artist and his city, Woody Guthrie Publications, the company run by his daughter Nora Guthrie, is issuing an audio walking guide with three CDs of interviews with people who lived and worked with him and songs he wrote in and about the city. Out next week, it's called "My Name Is New York...." The accompanying paperback (published by itself in 2012) is sized for a back pocket and packed with archival photos and street addresses. |