Woody Guthrie
Jailhouse rock: how history’s crimes live on in music
From Maggie May to Ronnie Kray, crooks have long inspired songs, as a new book proves
Duncan Campbell
05, Sep, 2021 @8:00 AM
Daugherty: This Land Sings review | Andrew Clements's classical album of the week
Michael Daugherty’s tribute chronicles Guthrie’s life in 17 fluent pieces for soprano, baritone and ensemble, with tints of US music from folk to jazz
Andrew Clements
04, Jun, 2020 @2:00 PM
The hypocrisy of Trump’s racism | Letters
Letters: Adam Slee, Duncan Grimmond, Norman Miller and Dr Bruce Lloyd dissect the US president’s recent racist abuse towards four US congresswomen
Letters
17, Jul, 2019 @4:55 PM
Gary Clark Jr: 'I want to let it be known: this land is your land, but it's mine too'
The Grammy-winning singer, whose third full-length record finds him subverting genre and expectation, talks Trump, keeping the blues alive and the fire in his belly
Jake Nevins
21, Feb, 2019 @9:00 AM
Living the dream (so we don’t have to): the boy who ran off to Bali | Sam Leith
Most parents will have been horrified at the 12-year-old’s jaunt, but I like to think he did on behalf of all us more timid souls, says author Sam Leith
Sam Leith
25, Apr, 2018 @12:53 PM
Wave of teachers' wildcat strikes spreads to Oklahoma and Kentucky
After a successful unofficial strike in West Virginia, educators in Kentucky walked out on Friday and Oklahoma is poised to follow suit
Mike Elk in Tulsa, Oklahoma
02, Apr, 2018 @11:42 AM
Old Man Trump: Tom Morello gives new life to Woody Guthrie's protest song
Three artists are finishing and producing Guthrie’s song criticizing Donald Trump’s father and reflecting on race – a very current topic in his campaign
Ciara McCarthy in New York
30, Jun, 2016 @6:36 PM
Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy: 'Trump's success is a sign of how broken things have been'
The musician reveals why he might be forced to add Woody Guthrie’s diatribe against Trump Senior to his shows and the pleasure of making music with his son
Martin Farrer
19, Feb, 2016 @9:43 PM
Woody Guthrie: fighting Donald Trump from beyond the grave
Billy Bragg, who has performed Guthrie’s songs with Wilco, says the legendary singer’s anger at his landlord, Trump’s father, shows his radical spirit still inspires
Paul Lester
02, Feb, 2016 @6:24 PM
Bernie Sanders' 1987 album We Shall Overcome is so bad, it's good
It sounds like Woody Allen doing Woody Guthrie as This Land is Your Land gets a reggae beat – but if William Shatner can make cult records, why not Bernie?
Jim Farber
26, Jan, 2016 @10:19 PM
Various Artists: Joy of Living: A Tribute to Ewan MacColl review – an engrossing portrait
This centenary collection of Ewan MacColl covers serves brilliantly to show off his songwriting skills
Neil Spencer
25, Oct, 2015 @8:00 AM
Paper Towns review – charming, engaging teen movie
John Green’s novel blossoms in a well-acted teen movie that rises above the usual nerdish caricatures
Jonathan Romney
16, Aug, 2015 @7:00 AM
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