But few musicians have been more committed to furthering Guthrie’s music and messages than McDonald, who released his first tribute to the troubadour, “Thinking of Woody Guthrie,” in 1969 ...

Woody Guthrie was born in Okemah, Oklahoma, 100 years ago Saturday. Woody at 100, a new book and CD set from Smithsonian Folkways, pays tribute to Guthrie's enduring musical legacy. Let's take a ...

Three quarters of a century before Facebook and Twitter, Woody Guthrie was writing and singing songs about the complex issues we tweet incessantly about today: big banks, corporations, immigrants, the ...

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. WESTON — Over the course of his life, Woody Guthrie found his way all over the United States, giving a public voice to the have-nots in the United ...

The restless spirit of Woody Guthrie has a way of rising up again every few years to fire up a new throng of activists, artists and adventurers with his songs of hope, freedom, change and compassion.

Singer, songwriter, activist and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Joan Baez is this year's recipient of the Woody Guthrie Prize, an award that recognizes artists who speak out for the less fortunate.