Woody Guthrie

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1、WoodyGuthrie,1912-1967:HeWroteOneofAmerica’sBestLovedSongs:‘ThisLandisYourLand’ByShelleyGollust2010-6-19Photo:loc.gov "ThisLandisYourLand"becamehismostfamoussong.MARYTILLOTSON:I'mMaryTillotson.STEVEEMBER:AndI'mSteveEmberwiththeVOASpecialEnglishprogram,PEOPLEIN

2、AMERICA.Today,wecompleteourstoryaboutsongwriterandsingerWoodyGuthrie.(MUSIC)MARYTILLOTSON:WoodyGuthriegrewupinOklahomaandTexasduringthenineteentwenties.Ashorttimelater,manyfarmsinthesestatesfailed.Extremedryweatherruinedthesoil.ThisareabecameknownastheDustBowl

3、.Likemanypeople,WoodyleftforCaliforniatofindwork.However,manypeoplecouldonlyfindworkonfarmsgatheringfruitorothercrops.Theseworkersoftenlivedincampswithpoorconditions.Woodyvisitedthesefarmworkercamps.Heplayedhisguitarandsangsongshewrotethatdescribedthecondition

4、satthecamphewasvisiting.STEVEEMBER:LaborunionorganizersinCaliforniafoundWoodyGuthrieusefultotheircause.TheyurgedhimtogotoNewYorkCitytomakerecordingsofhissongs.WoodylikedtheideaandleftCaliforniaforNewYorkCityinnineteenforty.TherehemetAlanLomax,anexpertonAmerica

5、'straditionalmusic.LomaxworkedfortheUnitedStatesLibraryofCongressinWashington,D.C.HecollectedandrecordedtraditionalAmericanfolkmusic.WhenheheardWoodysing,LomaxknewhehadfoundatruesingerofAmericanfolkmusic.loc.govWoodyGuthriesangsongsthatdescribedtheconditionsat

6、farmworkercamps.MARYTILLOTSON:AlanLomaxrecordedmanyofWoody'ssongsfortheLibraryofCongress.HealsohelpedWoodyfindworkinNewYork.OnecompanyagreedtorecordsomeofWoody'ssongs.Therecordhemadewascalled"DustBowlBallads."Thesongstoldstoriesofpeoplewhohadlosttheirland.Many

7、musiccriticspraisedWoodyandthesongshewrote.LomaxalsohelpedWoodygetajobwithCBSRadio.HesangandplayedfolkmusiconaradioprogramthatwasbroadcastacrosstheUnitedStates.STEVEEMBER:Woodyandseveralothermusiciansjoinedtogethertowritepoliticalprotestsongs.OneofthesewasPete

8、Seeger.WoodywroteperformedwithagroupcalledtheAlmanacSingers.Later,somemembersofthegroupformedthefolksinginggroupcalledtheWeavers.ItwasduringthistimeinNewYorkthatWoodywrotewhatbecam