Both the Observer and the Independent on Sunday carry articles on Woody Guthrie who was born 100 yrs ago this month.
Socialist Courier draws attention to the insightful Socialist Standard article written by Glasgow branch member Andy Armitage which is slightly less hagiographic than the above.
Phil Ochs’s tribute to Guthrie, “Bound for Glory” culminates with the lines: “Why sing the songs and forget about the aim / He wrote them for a reason why not sing them for the same.”
Woody Guthrie may have been a fellow-traveller of the Communist Party at times but a helluva lot of his songs reflect the thoughts and aspirations of socialists everywhere.
Socialist Courier draws attention to the insightful Socialist Standard article written by Glasgow branch member Andy Armitage which is slightly less hagiographic than the above.
Phil Ochs’s tribute to Guthrie, “Bound for Glory” culminates with the lines: “Why sing the songs and forget about the aim / He wrote them for a reason why not sing them for the same.”
Woody Guthrie may have been a fellow-traveller of the Communist Party at times but a helluva lot of his songs reflect the thoughts and aspirations of socialists everywhere.
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