As I mentioned just before the new year, I've been excited about the resurgence in Woody Guthrie interest as we find ourselves in a new world of protest, fighting social justice battles that should already have been won. This year will be Guthrie's centennial, and it looks like there's quite a bit of fanfare planned. Here's hoping the attention will move a generation of new songwriters to take up the cause of social justice and leave the future a powerful musical record of what it meant to be an American in this age.
07 January 2012
2012: The Year of Woody Guthrie
As I mentioned just before the new year, I've been excited about the resurgence in Woody Guthrie interest as we find ourselves in a new world of protest, fighting social justice battles that should already have been won. This year will be Guthrie's centennial, and it looks like there's quite a bit of fanfare planned. Here's hoping the attention will move a generation of new songwriters to take up the cause of social justice and leave the future a powerful musical record of what it meant to be an American in this age.
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