Woody Guthrie

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Woody Guthrie
BornJuly 14, 1912
Okemah, Oklahoma, United States
DiedOctober 3, 1967
New York City, New York, United States


Woodrow Wilson Guthrie (July 14, 1912 – October 3, 1967) was a Statesian musician and CPUSA member. His most famous song was "This Land is Your Land", and he also wrote songs criticizing the Korean War, Chiang Kai-shek, and nuclear bombing of Japan. He supported Henry Wallace's 1948 presidential campaign which sought peace with the USSR and abolition of foreign military bases.[1]

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