A series about Woody Guthrie and his Depression-era folk music. An online collection of early educational public radio content from the National Association of Educational Broadcasters (NAEB).
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden:
Sacco-Vanzetti days
Woody helped immortalize the infamous Sacco-Vanzetti case in the songs featured here.
Union days, part one
In this program, the first of two parts, Will Geer talks about Woody's introduction to New York, and how he took sides with the unions through song.
Sacco-Vanzetti days
Woody helped immortalize the infamous Sacco-Vanzetti case in the songs featured here.
Union days, part one
In this program, the first of two parts, Will Geer talks about Woody's introduction to New York, and how he took sides with the unions through song.
Bad men of the Depression
The gangster era caught the attention of the nation, and provided a likely source for Woody's writing. A sample of his badmen songs.
The Dust Bowl revisited
Woody Guthrie speaks about the reactions of his friends to what they thought was the end of the world, and sings about their indomitable spirit.
The Dust Bowl revisited
Woody Guthrie speaks about the reactions of his friends to what they thought was the end of the world, and sings about their indomitable spirit.
Bad men of the Depression
The gangster era caught the attention of the nation, and provided a likely source for Woody's writing. A sample of his badmen songs.
Dust Bowl refugees
The great dust storms of the Midwest blew some of the victims all the way to California. Woody called them refugees; we find out why.
Riding in my car
Pete Seeger has said that a song, like a child, can go out into the world and surprise its parents. We look at Woody's song "Car, Car" which must certainly have surprised its parent many times.