American Songwriter

Listen to the Only Recording of Woody Guthrie Singing His 1948 Poem, Later Protest Song, “Deportee”(Exclusive)

Nearly 80 years after Woody Guthrie wrote the poem “Deportee” (also known as “Plane Wreck at Los Gatos”), his sole recording of the piece performed as a song is being released to commemorate his ...
The New York Times

More Woody Guthrie Songs? Yes, From a Trove of Homemade Recordings.

A new, intimate album will include 13 previously unheard songs and a rewrite of “This Land Is Your Land.” By Jon Pareles In 1951, Woody Guthrie’s publisher gave him a newfangled piece of equipment: a ...
AOL

A New Woody Guthrie Album Will Release 13 Songs Never Heard Before, 58 Years After His Death

Decades after his death, new Woody Guthrie music is coming. The Woody Guthrie estate will release a new album, Woody at Home, Vol. 1 and 2, on Aug. 14. It will include 20 songs and two spoken-word ...
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Wood Guthrie’s Woody At Home, Volume 1 & 2 reviewed: legendary cache of songs restored

When Bruce Springsteen accepted the 2021 Woody Guthrie Prize, awarded annually by the Woody Guthrie Centre, his set included “Deportee”, a song he’s performed since 1981. Carefully chosen from Guthrie ...
Rolling Stone

Woody Guthrie’s ‘Deportee,’ an Ode to Deported Workers, Has Never Been More Relevant

For anyone who follows the news, the story will sound eerily familiar: migrant workers rounded up by immigration officials, put on a plane and transported to a deportation center and, ultimately, ...