GUTHRIE, WOODY
(1912–1967)
GUTHRIE, WOODY (b. Woodrow Wilson G., Okemah, Okla., July 14, 1912–October 3, 1967) Guthrie was a topical SINGER/SONGWRITER whose songs have become favorites among FOLK REVIVALISTS. Guthrie's songs, from This Land Is Your Land to Pastures of Plenty, have become American classics; he did much to popularize the talking blues; and he even worked as a COWBOY singer early in his career, penning one country classic, Philadelphia Lawyer, later covered by singers from ROSE MADDOX to WILLIE NELSON…