Guthrie, Woody, 1912-1967

Authoritative Name:

Guthrie, Woody, 1912-1967

Biography:

"Writer, folk singer, ballad composer. Born: Okemah, Oklahoma, July 14, 1912. Son of Charles Edward and Nora Belle (Sherman) G.; ed. high sch.; married Marjorie Mazia Greenblatt, Nov. 13, 1945; children--Arlo Davy, Joady Ben, Nora Lee. Appeared daily radio show SKVD, Los Angeles; recorded Dust Bowl ballads Victor Records, 1940, others; with Pete Seeger, Lee Hays and Millard Lampell started the Almanac Singers, Greenwich Village, 1941; wrote, distributed song book, On a Slow Train Through California; performed picket lines, migratory camps, dance concert halls, U.S. radio, B.B.C., Army camps, union halls; performed and travelled with Franklin D. Roosevelt Band Wagon; wrote 26 songs for Bonneville Power Adminstrn., 1941. Served with U.S. Merchant Marine, 1942-45, USAF, 1945-46. Composer numerous songs, including: Pastures of Plenty, This Land is Your Land, Roll On, Columbia, The Rueben James, So Long it's Been Good to Know You, Tom Joad, Dust Bowl Refugees, Hard Traveling, This Train is Bound for Glory, Oklahoma Hills, Hard Travelin'. Address: 200 W. 57th St., N.Y.C. 10019"--Who's Who.