Woody Guthrie

Woody Guthrie

male, deceased (1967)
american folk, Dust Bowl, Great Plains, Sailor, great depression, Communism…american music, Americanfolkmusician, american folk music, Oklahoma musician, Folk singer
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...
Happy Traum

Happy Traum

male
the bronx, folk music, 5-string banjo, Broadside, Vol.1, The Freedom Singer, Folkways Records…Fast Folk artist, American, american folk music, Folk musician, Americanfolkmusician
Happy Traum (born Harry Peter Traum, 1939, The Bronx, New York City) is an American folk musician who started playing music in the Fifties. Happy...

Dick Burnett

male
musician, Songwriter, folk music, Americanfolkmusician, Kentucky musician, o brother where art thou
Dick Burnett was an American folk songwriter from Kentucky. He was known to play the fiddle and was blind in one eye. He wrote the traditional...