How Woody Guthrie's 'This Land Is Your Land' Launched Bob Dylan's Career 86 Years Ago

As Ewan Gleadow wrote for Cult Following in a review of the bootleg recordings from the concert, the set also featured some ...
American Songwriter

On This Day in 1940, Woody Guthrie Wrote the Lyrics to This Generation-Defining Protest Song in a New York City Hotel Room

This folk song was not only a chance for Woody Guthrie to air his grievances; it was the moment he became a name no one would soon forget.

America’s Most Important Folk Song Was Written 86 Years Ago Today

On 1940, American folk legend Woody Guthrie wrote 'This Land is My Land' in his hotel room in New York City. The song would go on to become one of the most influential and iconic folk ...
The New York Times

More Woody Guthrie Songs? Yes, From a Trove of Homemade Recordings.

A new, intimate album will include 13 previously unheard songs and a rewrite of “This Land Is Your Land.” By Jon Pareles In 1951, Woody Guthrie’s publisher gave him a newfangled piece of equipment: a ...
The Village Voice

‘This Land Is Your Land’: Portrait of a Song as a Bird in Flight by Pete Seeger

The song “This Land Is Your Land,” with its deceptively simple melody, was first put together by Woody Guthrie around 1940. When he first got the idea for it, “God Bless America” was getting a big ...
The Daily Campus

This Week in History: This land was made for you and me

Guthrie wrote the timeless folk song “This Land is Your Land,” with lyrics that people in this country today may have forgotten the true meaning of.
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FC 7027 This Land is My Land, a Collection of American Folk Songs/American Work Songs

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our ...