Woody Guthrie was an American singer-songwriter and musician who wrote hundreds of political, traditional and children's songs, ballads and improvised works. One of his most popular songs is "This Land is Your Land". Fun fact! There was a slogan that said "This machine kills facisits" displayed on his guitar. So, his songs did sometimes tend to be political. Guthrie was born in Oklahoma in 1912 and died at the age of 55 in 1967. Many of his songs were about the impact the Dust Bowl had on him during the great depression, shedding light on his experience travelling from Oklahoma to California with roaming farmers. That was when he earned the nickname "Dust Bowl Troubadour".
Woody Guthrie was an American singer-songwriter and musician who wrote hundreds of political, traditional and children's songs, ballads and improvised works. One of his most popular songs is "This Land is Your Land". Fun fact! There was a slogan that said "This machine kills facisits" displayed on his guitar. So, his songs did sometimes tend to be political. Guthrie was born in Oklahoma in 1912 and died at the age of 55 in 1967. Many of his songs were about the impact the Dust Bowl had on him during the great depression, shedding light on his experience travelling from Oklahoma to California with roaming farmers. That was when he earned the nickname "Dust Bowl Troubadour".
