"Woody is just Woody. Thousands of people do not know
he has any other name. He is just a voice and a guitar. He sings the songs of a
people and I suspect that he is, in a way, that people. Harsh voiced and nasal
... there is nothing sweet about Woody, and there is nothing sweet about the
songs he sings. But there is something more important for those who still
listen. There is the will of a people to endure and fight against oppression. I
think we call this the American spirit." John Steinbeck
All that survives of Woody Guthrie in performance are these two very brief clips. But every song that Woody wrote lives on.
Woody performance clip
John Henry performed by Woody, Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee
This Land is Your Land
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