I've always been a huge fan of Woody and his music. I haven't read everything published about him, I'm sure, but I don't see the Hajdu biography of Woody as presenting any understanding different than I'd accumulated myself over the years. This sounds to me like the Woody of Bound For Glory when I read it so many years ago.

Still, I don't see Woody as someone to be outgrown. Neither do I see him as someone to be deified. He was definately a product of his time and his surroundings, and he left us so many thoughtful songs and stories. Like most of us here, I never met Woody but a friend of Woody's is responsible for my early and continued interest in folk songs.

      - Mark