Woodrow Wilson Guthrie (July 14, 1912-October 3, 1967) was a prolific American folk musician. He described himself in one of his songs as "The Great Historical Bum", a first hand observer and survivor of the economic and environmental hardships of the dust bowl, which shook the great plains states during the great depression. Guthrie's body of music consists of hundreds of songs, ballads and improvised works. Wikipedia
Woodrow Wilson Guthrie -- "Woody" almost immediately -- was Charley Guthrie's son and like his father ever the optimist. www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/database/guthrie_w.html
At first, Woody Guthrie's birthplace tried to forget his name, but Okemah, Oklahoma has become home to a growing Guthrie festival, now in its ninth year. www.popmatters.com/music/features/060804-okemah.shtml
The definitive Wikipedia entry for Woody Guthrie. Wikipedia is the biggest multilingual free-content encyclopedia on the Internet. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woody_Guthrie
