music · 14 July 1912 · 112 years ago
birth Woodrow Wilson Woody Guthrie in Okemah, Oklahoma. Folk singer and songwriter, famous for his Dust Bowl Ballads and protest songs in the 1930s and 1940s. His work was a major influence on the young Bob Dylan, providing inspiration and mentorship. Guthrie was married three times and fathered eight children, including American folk musician Arlo Guthrie. He frequently performed with the slogan This Machine Kills Fascists displayed on his guitar. Guthrie died of complications resulting from Huntingdons disease on October 3rd 1967.
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