LOS ANGELES -- More than a dozen writers have tried to chronicle the vagabond life of Woody Guthrie, but none brought him alive quite like Ed Cray, not even Guthrie himself. Cray used a treasure trove ...

Music was his weapon: Guthrie’s indelible influence as a folk singer turns out to be just the most visible legacy of his incredible creativity. (Lester Balog / Courtesy of the Morgan Library & Museum) ...

Woodrow Wilson Guthrie (July 14, 1912 – October 3, 1967) was an American singer-songwriter and composer who was one of the most significant figures in American folk music. His work focused on themes ...

The author of Restless Spirit: The Life and Work of Dorothea Lange shapes a lucid, affecting portrait of another indisputably restless spirit, the prolific songwriter and impassioned folksinger ...

Lots of people know Woody Guthrie's classic 1940 ballad "This Land Is Your Land," but the story behind the tune may not be as familiar. Guthrie, who would have turned 100 this week, wrote "This Land" ...

Woody Guthrie is coming home. Guthrie left Oklahoma in 1929 at the age of 17 - the first move in a series of journeys that would take the songwriter and troubadour "from California to the New York ...

The restless spirit of Woody Guthrie has a way of rising up again every few years to fire up a new throng of activists, artists and adventurers with his songs of hope, freedom, change and compassion.

The colorful life and rich musical legacy of Woody Guthrie, widely considered America's greatest folk troubadour and songwriter, will be celebrated throughout 2012 in an expansive nationwide series of ...

The album is based on recordings Guthrie made at home Getty Images A new Woody Guthrie album is being released, 58 years after his death Woody at Home, Vol. 1 and 2 is based on recordings he made at ...

"I pulled a lot of the performance out of emulating my mom." His characters often struggle on screen, but McNairy does not play them as defeated; rather he expresses their hangdog weariness, which can ...

Bono and The Edge of U2 accepted the 2025 Woody Guthrie Prize on behalf of the band on Tuesday. The award was presented for embodying the legacy of the legendary folk singer. The event was held at ...