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On This Day in 1944, Woody Guthrie Recorded One of the Most Potent Protest Songs of All Time

Woody Guthrie recorded the enduring protest anthem "This Land Is Your Land" on April 16, 1944, in New York City. The post On This Day in 1944, Woody Guthrie Recorded One of the Mos...

Lost Guthrie/Dylan duet tape found and restored by Tweedy

Extraordinary news today that a lost Woady Guthrie and Rab Dylan duet has been discovered lurking in the archives of the Jonesonian Institute and has been given to renowned musicia...

Bette Midler Is Bringing Back the Protest Song

The triple-threat legend talks about revamping a Woody Guthrie classic into an anti-Trump anthem and why older generations are responsible for calling out fascism

Grammy-Winning Klezmer Legends The Klezmatics and Sofia Rei Reimagine Woody Guthrie’s “Deportee” for Right Now

The Klezmatics didn’t approach “Deportee” as a cover. They approached it as a responsibility. The Grammy-winning Yiddish band shares their stunning reimagining of Woody Guthrie’s “...

Tom Morello Blasts Trump, ICE Abuses at NYC Event: ‘It’s Fucking Fascism’

The musician and activist joined Hands Off NYC  at 26 Federal Plaza and performed Woody Guthrie's “This Land is Your Land"

62 Years Ago Today, Bob Dylan Made His UK Chart Debut With a Hopeful Anti-Establishment Anthem Based on a Carter Family...

Sixty-two years ago today, Bob Dylan was on the UK Singles Chart for the first time with a song that remains relevant. The post 62 Years Ago Today, Bob Dylan Made His UK Chart Deb...

On This Day in 2013, We Said Goodbye to the Folk Singer Forever Immortalized in Woodstock History (Thanks to a Traffic J...

Richie Havens, the folk-blues singer who achieved icon status after opening Woodstock, died 13 years ago today at age 72. The post

Born in Alabama 105 Years Ago Today, the Man Behind the Timeless Trucker Country Anthem Recorded by Ernest Tubb, Johnny...

Born in Alabama 105 Years Ago Today, the Man Behind the Timeless Trucker Country Anthem Recorded by Ernest Tubb, Johnny...

Rage Against the Machine's Tom Morello faces backlash after singing at NYC ICE protest rally

Tom Morello sang Woody Guthrie at the Hands off NYC protest and called the Trump administration an "authoritarian clown show," sparking backlash.

Sam Woodyard - Hi-Fi-Fo-Fum

Thanks to Mike Clark who shared via social media this fantastic clip of the great Sam Woodyard in action, featured with the Duke Ellington Orchestra:

Born on This Day in 1921, the Singer-Songwriter Behind the Most Famous No. 1 Hit Novelty Song of the 1950s

Sheb Wooley was a double threat, an icon of country music and acting, and he was born on this very day in 1921. The post

Bruce Springsteen’s Land of Hope and Dreams No Longer Welcomes All

The first time I heard Bruce Springsteen play “Land of Hope and Dreams” during his reunion tour of 1999, I nearly wept. Summoning the spirit of Woody Guthrie’s Bound for Glory and...

3 Underrated Folk Songs You’ll Like if You Love “Blowin’ In The Wind”

Folk songs have the power to inspire change and new thought. Here are some songs that do that in the same way "Blowin' In The Wind" does. The post 3 Underrated Folk Songs You’ll Li...

Born in Texas on This Day in 1945, the Progressive Country Legend Described as “The Missing Link Between Roy Orbison and...

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Born in Texas on This Day in 1945, the Progressive Country Legend Described as “The Missing Link Between Roy Orbison and...

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Classic Clips: Kris Kristofferson “Don’t Let the Bastards Get You Down” – Live at The Nobel Peace Center 3rd March, 2008

New York City, 16 October, 1992: It was an auspicious evening in a grand setting: “The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration” of Bob Dylan’s recording career at Madison Square Garde...

68 Years Ago, Don Gibson Was at No. 1 With a Country Classic That Was Later Covered by Johnny Cash, Neil Young, and the...

Sixty-eight years ago today, Don Gibson was at the top of the chart with a song that inspired dozens of covers. The post

Classic Clips: Billy Bragg, Hank Wangford and Brendan Croker “Sin City” – Live on the Whistle Test, Rock Around the Cloc...

The Old Grey Whistle Test (which in its final years was abbreviated to the Whistle Test) was commissioned by David Attenborough and ran from 1971 to 1988. Broadcast annually on BBC...

Good News in History, May 24

Happy 85th Birthday to Bob Dylan, the Bard of our ‘(Forever) Young’ generation. Born Robert Zimmerman in Minnesota, Dylan renamed himself after the Welsh poet, Dylan Thomas. The si...

Word Wrangler: May 7, 2026

Ten songs sung by the Grand Prairie native.

56 Years Ago Today, Merle Haggard Was at No. 1 With the Album (And Title Track) That Became a Cultural Flashpoint

Merle Haggard's 1969 album 'Okie From Muskogee' topped the country albums chart 56 years ago today on May 22, 1970. The post

How Bob Dylan Borrowed From Hank Williams To Create His First Big Hit

Bob Dylan had his first No. 1 hit with "Like A Rolling Stone", a song he wrote inspired by a Hank Williams song. The post

Merle Haggard Once Bought Himself out of His Record Deal Just to Release This Divisive 1990 Protest Song

"I've never been a guy that can do what people told me," Haggard said. The post Merle Haggard Once Bought Himself out of His Record Deal...