| Ramblin' Man: The Life and Times of Woody Guthrie Contributor(s): Cray, Ed (Author), Terkel, Studs (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0393327361 ISBN-13: 9780393327366 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $16.16 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2006 Annotation: Cray is the first biographer to be granted access to the Woody Guthrie Archive, and he has interviewed over 70 of the people who knew Woody best. On this basis he creates a haunting portrait of an American original who profoundly influenced Pete Seeger, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, and American popular music itself. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Music - Music | Genres & Styles - Folk & Traditional |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 1.28" H x 5.6" W x 8.18" (1.01 lbs) 512 pages |
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| Publisher Description: A patriot and a political radical, Woody Guthrie captured the spirit of his times in his enduring songs. He was marked by the FBI as a subversive. He lived in fear of the fatal fires that stalked his family and of the mental illness that snared his mother. At forty-two, he was cruelly silenced by Huntington's disease. Ed Cray, the first biographer to be granted access to the Woody Guthrie Archive, has created a haunting portrait of an American who profoundly influenced Pete Seeger, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, and American popular music itself. |
Contributor Bio(s): Cray, Ed: - Ed Cray is a professor at the University of Southern California. He lives in Santa Monica.Terkel, Studs: - Born in 1912, Studs Terkel is the bestselling author of twelve books of oral history, including Working, Hard Times, and the Pulitzer Prize-winning "The Good War" (all available from The New Press). He is the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including a Presidential National Humanities Medal and the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. |