Woody Guthrie Folk music legend poster
$25.00
3 in stock
Woody Guthrie Folk music legend poster
Woody Guthrie tribute Poster – 12 inches by 18 inches. Professionally Printed on speckletone cardstock. Ships Worldwide.
Designed, Illustrated and hand signed by Grego Anderson – “America’s favorite Blues folk artist”
Free shipping for all orders over $35 in the USA
Foreign orders have a one time flat shipping charge.
you will see the cost when you enter your shipping address at checkout.
©Mojohand.com – Everything Blues™
What one of my customers had to say:
“I love classic country music and was surprised to find something so cool for under $25 – quick shipping too – thanks!” Terry C. Newaygo MI
Woody Guthrie: Voice of the American People
Woody Guthrie stands as one of the most influential figures in American music and cultural history. Best known for his song “This Land Is Your Land,” Guthrie was far more than a folk singer. He was a storyteller, poet, political commentator, and tireless advocate for working people, migrants, and the marginalized. Through thousands of songs, writings, and personal actions, Guthrie helped define American folk music and used art as a tool for social change.
Woody Guthrie was born Woodrow Wilson Guthrie on July 14, 1912, in Okemah, Oklahoma. His early life was marked by instability and tragedy. His family experienced financial hardship, and his childhood was deeply affected by a series of traumatic events. His sister Clara died in a fire, his father was severely burned in a separate incident, and his mother, Nora, suffered from Huntington’s disease, a hereditary neurological disorder that was poorly understood at the time. As her illness progressed, she was institutionalized, leaving Guthrie without a stable home life. These early experiences of loss, poverty, and displacement shaped Guthrie’s worldview and later became recurring themes in his music.
During the 1930s, Guthrie came of age amid the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl, a period of severe drought that devastated farming communities across the Great Plains. Like many others, he became a migrant, traveling across the country in search of work. He spent significant time in Texas and California, often riding freight trains and living alongside displaced farmers and laborers. These travels exposed him firsthand to economic inequality, exploitation, and human resilience. Guthrie absorbed the stories of the people he met and transformed them into songs that documented their struggles with honesty and compassion.
Guthrie was largely self-taught as a musician. He learned traditional folk songs, ballads, and blues from the radio, from books, and from other musicians he encountered on the road. He developed a simple but powerful style, using straightforward melodies and plainspoken lyrics that made his songs accessible to everyday people. Rather than focusing on technical perfection, Guthrie prioritized storytelling and emotional truth. His songs often sounded like spoken conversations set to music, reinforcing their immediacy and authenticity.
By the late 1930s, Guthrie began gaining recognition as a folk artist. He hosted a radio program in Los Angeles, where he performed songs that addressed labor rights, poverty, and social injustice. Many of these songs openly criticized corporate power, corrupt politicians, and economic systems that favored the wealthy. Guthrie’s political beliefs were strongly leftist, and he was associated with socialist and communist circles, though he was never a formal member of the Communist Party. To Guthrie, politics were inseparable from everyday life, and he saw music as a weapon against injustice.
One of Guthrie’s most famous compositions, “This Land Is Your Land,” was written in 1940 as a response to Irving Berlin’s “God Bless America,” which Guthrie felt ignored the hardships faced by many Americans. Originally titled “God Blessed America for Me,” the song included verses that challenged private property, economic inequality, and social exclusion. Although some of these verses are often omitted in modern performances, they reveal Guthrie’s deeper message: that America belongs to everyone, not just the powerful. Over time, the song became one of the most recognizable folk songs in U.S. history and is often considered an unofficial national anthem.
Woody Guthrie Folk music legend poster
$25.00
3 in stock
Woody Guthrie Folk music legend poster
Woody Guthrie tribute Poster – 12 inches by 18 inches. Professionally Printed on speckletone cardstock. Ships Worldwide.
Designed, Illustrated and hand signed by Grego Anderson – “America’s favorite Blues folk artist”
Free shipping for all orders over $35 in the USA
Foreign orders have a one time flat shipping charge.
you will see the cost when you enter your shipping address at checkout.
©Mojohand.com – Everything Blues™
What one of my customers had to say:
“I love classic country music and was surprised to find something so cool for under $25 – quick shipping too – thanks!” Terry C. Newaygo MI
Woody Guthrie: Voice of the American People
Woody Guthrie stands as one of the most influential figures in American music and cultural history. Best known for his song “This Land Is Your Land,” Guthrie was far more than a folk singer. He was a storyteller, poet, political commentator, and tireless advocate for working people, migrants, and the marginalized. Through thousands of songs, writings, and personal actions, Guthrie helped define American folk music and used art as a tool for social change.
Woody Guthrie was born Woodrow Wilson Guthrie on July 14, 1912, in Okemah, Oklahoma. His early life was marked by instability and tragedy. His family experienced financial hardship, and his childhood was deeply affected by a series of traumatic events. His sister Clara died in a fire, his father was severely burned in a separate incident, and his mother, Nora, suffered from Huntington’s disease, a hereditary neurological disorder that was poorly understood at the time. As her illness progressed, she was institutionalized, leaving Guthrie without a stable home life. These early experiences of loss, poverty, and displacement shaped Guthrie’s worldview and later became recurring themes in his music.
During the 1930s, Guthrie came of age amid the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl, a period of severe drought that devastated farming communities across the Great Plains. Like many others, he became a migrant, traveling across the country in search of work. He spent significant time in Texas and California, often riding freight trains and living alongside displaced farmers and laborers. These travels exposed him firsthand to economic inequality, exploitation, and human resilience. Guthrie absorbed the stories of the people he met and transformed them into songs that documented their struggles with honesty and compassion.
Guthrie was largely self-taught as a musician. He learned traditional folk songs, ballads, and blues from the radio, from books, and from other musicians he encountered on the road. He developed a simple but powerful style, using straightforward melodies and plainspoken lyrics that made his songs accessible to everyday people. Rather than focusing on technical perfection, Guthrie prioritized storytelling and emotional truth. His songs often sounded like spoken conversations set to music, reinforcing their immediacy and authenticity.
By the late 1930s, Guthrie began gaining recognition as a folk artist. He hosted a radio program in Los Angeles, where he performed songs that addressed labor rights, poverty, and social injustice. Many of these songs openly criticized corporate power, corrupt politicians, and economic systems that favored the wealthy. Guthrie’s political beliefs were strongly leftist, and he was associated with socialist and communist circles, though he was never a formal member of the Communist Party. To Guthrie, politics were inseparable from everyday life, and he saw music as a weapon against injustice.
One of Guthrie’s most famous compositions, “This Land Is Your Land,” was written in 1940 as a response to Irving Berlin’s “God Bless America,” which Guthrie felt ignored the hardships faced by many Americans. Originally titled “God Blessed America for Me,” the song included verses that challenged private property, economic inequality, and social exclusion. Although some of these verses are often omitted in modern performances, they reveal Guthrie’s deeper message: that America belongs to everyone, not just the powerful. Over time, the song became one of the most recognizable folk songs in U.S. history and is often considered an unofficial national anthem.
