Woody Guthrie [electronic resource] : A Life
Joe Klein2023
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'A really great book.' Bruce Springsteen With a foreword by Billy Bragg. The
classic biography of the hugely influential American folk singer who inspired a
generation of songwriters, including Bruce Springsteen and Bob Dylan. Few
artists have captured the American experience of their time as wholly as folk
legend Woody Guthrie. Singer, songwriter and political activist, Guthrie drew a
lifetime of inspiration from his roots on the Oklahoma frontier in the years
before the Great Depression. His music -- scathingly funny songs and poignant
folk ballads -- made heard the unsung life of field hands, migrant workers, and
union organisers, and showed it worthy of tribute. Though his career was
tragically cut short by the onset of a degenerative disease that ravaged his
mind and body, the legacy of his life and music had already made him an American
cultural icon, and has resounded with every generation of musician and music
lover since. In this definitive biography, renowned jour...
Main title:
Woody Guthrie [electronic resource] : A Life / Joe Klein
Author:
Joe Klein, Author
Imprint:
United Kingdom : Faber & Faber, 2023
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (761204.0 Bytes)
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9780571386840
Language:
English
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BRN:
438501
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