Searching for Woody Guthrie : a personal exploration of the folk singer, his music, and his politics /

Submitted by Joseph Hafner on 5 March, 2021 - 17:10

Publication Type:

Book

Authors:

Briley, Ron,

Source:

Knoxville : The University of Tennessee Press,, United States, p.xii, 388 pages ; (2020)

ISBN:

1621905330

Call Number:

ML410.G978

Keywords:

(OCoLC)fst01030414, 20th century., fast, Music, Political aspects, Political aspects., United States

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.Foreword / Ted Olson -- Introduction : My search for Woody Guthrie -- De-radicalizing Woody : Hal Ashby's Bound for glory (1976) -- Woody in California : The People's daily world and indigenous radicalism -- Woody in New York City : "Woody sez" and the Daily worker -- Woody and the Bonneville Power Administration : Twenty-six songs in thirty days -- Woody and World War II : The struggle against fascism -- Woody and postwar disillusionment : The Korean War -- Woody and Jesus : The working-class carpenter and Christian socialism -- Primitive rebels : Woody and the outlaw tradition -- "I'm sticking to the Union" : Woody and labor -- Woody and race : Taking on Jim Crow -- Woody and the women's question : Advocate for equality and sexual libertine -- Woody's songs : Dust Bowl ballads, 1940 -- Woody's songs : Struggle, 1946 -- Woody's songs : Ballads of Sacco & Vanzetti, 1946 and 1947 -- Conclusion : Woody and our times.