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Nora Guthrie thinks America 'needs' Bruce Springsteen amid political turmoil

Woody Guthrie's daughter, Nora Guthrie, believes "bold and visionary" Bruce Springsteen is exactly what America "needs" right now.

BANG Premier · Sep 11

Of thee I sing: A guide to US patriotic songs, from 'The Liberty Song' to Jay-Z and Kanye West

Even before there was a United States of America, there were patriotic songs

The Independent UK · Aug 2

Margo Price's fury meets the moment

Price reflects on reviving songs by Woody Guthrie, Bob Dylan and Blaze Foley for "Days of Unrest"

Salon · Jul 14

“B.B. King’s first guitar was a red Stella acoustic. That’s the kind of impact we want this brand to continue to have”: Harmony brings the Stella brand back from the dead with a $349 solid-topped parlor

These small-bodied stunners have slotted headstocks, bone nuts, and a voice that loves a recording mic

Guitar World · May 1

‘You are the machine that kills hate’: Woody Guthrie’s protest anthems strike a chord with a new generation

A timely exhibit at NYU celebrates the anti-fascist folk artist – despite the university’s recent suppression of campus protests

The Guardian - US · Apr 30

Country Joe McDonald obituary

US singer and songwriter best known for his 1969 Woodstock performance of his anti-war I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin’-to-Die Rag

The Guardian - UK · Mar 10

Why dispute ruling on Palestine Action, but accept legal challenge on elections?

Brief letters: Legal muddles | Woody Guthrie | Cabbage queen | Ode to pigeons | The mystery of birth

The Guardian - UK · Feb 18

‘Which Side Are You On?’: American protest songs have emboldened social movements for generations, from coal country to Minneapolis

The presence of Department of Homeland Security agents in Minnesota compelled many people there to use songs as a means of protest. Those songs were from secular as well as religious traditions.

The Conversation · Feb 10

From ‘this machine kills fascists’ to ‘King Trump’s private army’: the art of protest music

In January, over the course of three days, Bruce Springsteen wrote, recorded and released the political protest song Streets of Minneapolis.

The Conversation · Feb 9

The troubling relevance of Woody Guthrie’s new album, released 58 years after his death

A new album by Woody Guthrie (1912–1967), perhaps the most influential US folk artist, was released late last summer. Woody at Home, Vol. 1 & 2 contains songs – some already known, others previously unreleased – the artist recorded from 1951 to 1952 on a tape recorder he received from…

The Conversation · Oct 14, 2025