USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Woody Guthrie (1912-1967), whose birthday we celebrate on July 14, recorded his legendary “Dust Bowl Ballads” in 1940.

Detailed explanation-2: -Dust Bowl Ballads is an album by American folk singer Woody Guthrie. It was released by Victor Records, in 1940. All the songs on the album deal with the Dust Bowl and its effects on the country and its people. It is considered to be one of the first concept albums.

Detailed explanation-3: -Woody Guthrie, byname of Woodrow Wilson Guthrie, (born July 14, 1912, Okemah, Oklahoma, U.S.-died October 3, 1967, New York, New York), American folk singer and songwriter whose songs, many of which are now classics, chronicled the plight of common people, especially during the Great Depression.

Detailed explanation-4: -By the time of Guthrie’s death, his work had been discovered by a new audience, introduced to them through Dylan, Pete Seeger, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, his ex-wife Marjorie and other new members of the folk revival, including his son Arlo.

Detailed explanation-5: -When he heard Woody sing, Lomax knew he had found a true singer of American folk music. Woody Guthrie sang songs that described the conditions at farm worker camps.