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 ...

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" ...

Bono and The Edge accepted the award on behalf of their Irish rock group for decades of activism tied to their music careers.

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 ...

“I felt like there was something that needed to be said in this moment,” says Anna Canoni. The person to say it, however, turned out to be her grandfather, Woody Guthrie, who died in 1967. The new ...

A new album by Woody Guthrie (1912–1967), perhaps the most influential US folk artist, was released late last summer. Woody at Home, Vol. 1 & 2 contains songs – some already known, others previously ...

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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 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 ...

U2 joins Bruce Springsteen, Joan Baez and Tom Morello among the winners of the prestigious prize, awarded by the Tulsa-based ...

The Woody Guthrie Prize seeks to recognize artists who reflect Guthrie's belief that music can be a force for social justice ...

"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 ...