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Thread #142539   Message #3375334
Posted By: Desert Dancer
12-Jul-12 - 12:39 PM
Thread Name: Woody at 100 - born in 1912, died 1967
Subject: RE: Woody at 100
Here are links for the BBC 2 & 4 Television program that Hootenanny mentioned above:

Woody Guthrie (BBC2 link; also showing on BBC4 Fri. 13 July at 23:30, Sat 14 Jul at 03:10, and Mon 16 Jul at 01:30)
DURATION: 1 HOUR, 5 MINUTES
Documentary on the life of Woody Guthrie, the travelling songwriter and singer who paved the way for the likes of Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen. Born in Okemah, Oklahoma, in 1912, Guthrie became a spokesman for a whole generation of downtrodden Americans during the 1930's with poignant songs like Vigilante Man, Pastures of Plenty and the anthemic This Land is Your Land.

With Jack Elliot, Pete Seeger, Alan Lomax, Arlo Guthrie and Arthur Stern.


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