What is Woody Guthrie's best song?

He was a remarkable man who produced a son named Arlo who is also a fantastic singer.

Lost my husband to Huntington's Disease, the disease Woody died of. We lost ALL six of his siblings, his mother, multiple aunts and uncles and now have 2 nephews battling the disease. Because of HD, we didn't have children which devastated my husband even more than me. It would be so wonderful to see an effective treatment in my lifetime--a cure would be great but I'd be very happy even with just an effective treatment so we could lessen victims' suffering. I recently finished participating in a medical study that will hopefully provide some help eventually treating Huntington's Disease. Thank God that there is at least research going on and researchers are trying to help!

"This machine kills fascists." That's just so punk rock.

I remember singing "This Land is Your Land" in elementary school. Never knew about the author till much later .

In today's society, His voice should be out on the Radio. Thinking out loud is what we all need to do.

As an Okie and folk musician who sprouted from my time at the Woodie Guthrie Folk Fest this man is a legend to all who yearn for equity and a better future

I worked with Pete Seeger for 50 years starting 68'.. Clearwater.. Great Doc!

Woody was a man of great principles. History swings were not on his side. Then to have Huntingtons on top of it all. But Woody got his point of view out, in the short time he was here. We used to sing This Land Is Your Land in school, too. Your body sure dictates the way you live your life. 🙊🙈🙉🐿🐿🐿🐿🌼🐦🐞🌼🐦🐞🌼🐦🐞🌼🐦🐞🌼🐦🐞🌼🐦🐞🌼🐦🐞🌼🐦🐞🌼🐦🐞🌼🐦🐞🌼🐦🐞🌼🐦🐞🌼🐞🐞🌼🐦🐞🌼🐦🐞🌼🐦🐞🌼🐦🐞🌼🐦🐞🌼🐦🐞🌼🐦🐞🌼🐦🐞🌼🐦🐞🌼🐦🐞🌼🐦🐞🌼🐦🐞🌼🐦🐞🌼

I can't believe this is all hu outube has on Woody Guthrie. Hasn't there been a good documentary? My god. The man defined an era.

Tragic story and sad life is to hard to handle it...

Without Woody Guthrie, there would have not been a Bob Dylan (not as a Folkie anyway), the Byrds, Country Rock, much of the Folk and Bluegrass explosion of the 70s, and a lot more.

Woody Guthrie was the most courageous artist during this period having the words this machine kills fascist on his guitar and was bob Dylan's inspiration

I absolutely love woody and he deserves to be as famous as Dylan

His life story is inspiring, as a kid that was raised in a gated community I was questioning everything from a young age guitar music provided me a connection to a proud heritage of misanthropes and creatives and socialists who felt exactly the same way i did.

Glasgow Celtic fans have sang This Land Is Your Land for years✊🇮🇪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🍀

The original American punk rocker!!!

A great man let to his family and friends. Taken too soon. RIP Woody.

Was lucky enough to have and find a Woody Guthrie acoustic guitar sounds amazing

I worked in a Huntington's dx facility. It's a heart breaking dx. Some of my patients were teenagers

Pampa, Texas had the scariest tornado I've ever seen...I wouldn't live thee for a million dollars!

Movie scenes being shown are from the movie called "Bound for Glory: the story of the legendary Woody Guthrie" with David Carradine.

Wow, I did not know much of this, thank you.

This land is your land Even a non American likes this song

Wow never knew all this thank you for sharing

Huntington’s disease is so awful RIP Woody

There's a 50% chance I have Huntington's. I like to watch videos of Woody. It reminds me I may be facing the worst fate possible but that all I can do is live the years I have left to the fullest. The fact we are both communist just makes hearing him all that more pleasurable to me.

Yeah, truly he was Western and Country AF. A genuine singin' and playin' cowboy. We greatly thank you and God bless thee in heaven, for the music earthly ministry, and contributions, fellow brother Woodrow Wilson Guthrie. Never forget to pray for his remaining son Arlo as well, and their families.

He is definitely one of my inspirations

7:29 The acronym "HUAC" or House Un-American Activities Committee is typically pronounced as a two-syllable word, something like "Hugh-ack"

Could you all do the tragic details about Dire Straits

Love him Great musician sad story

A fascinating life indeed!

thank you

Damn Huntington's Disease

Its pretty crazy how many women were just thrown into mental homes back in the day for "lashing out" or "acting crazy" a lot of famous women and peoples wives.

Thanks ❤

"Tragic" story? Greatest American who ever lived. How's that "tragic?"

Thanks, and I really liked the bits from the movie about him showing David carradine, the Kung fu guy ( little sparrow?) Woody was a music legend but his home life chaotic Huntington’s is a terrible burden for a family

Great gear uncle I’m so proud darling

1st to comment and 2 min late. That's never happened before.

woody's "forgotten daughter" wasn't actually forgotten....she choose to not associate herself with him and died in a car crash at just 19 years old

Rest In Peace ☹️

I only know of Woody Guthrie because of Chris Webby song our planet

I am glad Marjorie took care of him at the end.

The choice of whether to get tested is a very personal one that only the person at risk can make. How you choose will have a lot to do with who you are as a person, your personal values, your philosophy on life, and even your views on medical care, health, and even death. No one can or should be allowed to make that choice for you. It's your body. It is your life. Some will want to get tested and make a plan. Some will not get tested and just live their lives as it comes like Arlo. Neither are wrong. My personal philosophy is that HD is a terrible disease, but so are most diseases. No one leaves this rock alive. No one makes this journey without struggling with some disease or health issues. (even those without HD are at risk for many diseases). I think what's more important is what you will do with the time you have been given here? Will you live life without regrets? You should. People with trinucleotide repeats (HD) have just as much to offer as anyone, maybe more. Whether you get tested or not is your choice. Whether you have kids or not is your choice. What you do with this life is your choice. Make the best choices you can but live life without regret.

There weren't any hippies in the 50s. More likely a beatnik. Or just a human being.

I'm a super Bob Dylan fan ("Song to Woody" and "He Was a Friend of Mine" are good songs about Woody) and I also like Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Lead Belly, etc... I don't agree with their politics/the Socialism part, but I like their music/songs and we agree in the disliking of Fascists too. It seems easy to understand where his ideology came from though.

Lost my grandmother my mother 2 cousins 2 uncles my brother all to Huntington’s Some bad shit

Woodys mom died of Huntingtons, as did Woody decades later.

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Land of the free as long as it's deemed the right kind of free thinking

RIP Woody 💔 I want to tell you that your son Arlo is awesome.

Wow, all that in just 55 years

I am in shock his dad was in the KKK .

He was my great great uncle

4:28 Woody Guthrie guitar sticker: "this machine kills fascists"

R.i p.

Were there hippies in 1953?

Had a friend that was raised in communist Russian. She said everybody got the same amount of food and medical care. She said people starved in the streets when communism was abolished. She came to Canada to attend university.

My Cousin.

Yes could sing a bit but a sad indictment on his character, country and the American people. Right wing politics is as bad as left. Apathy worst of all.

oh KEEE ma

Some people say Hero some people say Deadbeat ?? I can see both sides...

America's still laughably ridiculous now.

Woody Guthrie supported Henry Wallace for president 1948

Bob Dylan

Any Guthries in the chat

He died at the age of 39 not 55,that is wrong

Burl Ives couldent take the presure.

Why do you have to say "Real Life"?

Alice's Restaurant Massacree

Man you skipped so much like you didn’t even touch have his story. Hell you kinda romanticized it

I believe the fiddle and violin are the same thing

I got a "This Machine Makes Folk Music" sticker for my gun

Fix your volume. You’re loud your clips are not

It’s not noble to give your money away to others in need when you yourself have a family to feed.

After reading a bit about WG it seems he was a bum who would rather have his family go hungry than to get a paying job. His hand constantly extended for a hand-out and when he didn't get what he wanted he attacked through music those who were willing to care for themselves and their own. I love the sound of his music and that of the Dropkick Murphys but so sad that these musicians are communists.

Kung Fu Fighting

There Is No such Thing As Susssamaathinghy Rascism

That’s the Democratic Party for you.

Absolute Tosser

How unfortunate health he had but I don't agree with his political views on communism

McCarthyism was a good thing

Trump 2024!

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