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Dust Bowl Ballads chronicles the 1930s Dust Bowl era during The Great Depression, where farmers were dispossessed of their land by a combination of weather conditions and bank foreclosures. The album is semi-autobiographical, mirroring both Guthrie’s own life and John Steinbeck’s 1939 novel The Grapes of Wrath , which had just been turned ...
Dust Bowl Ballads is an album by Woody Guthrie, recorded for Victor Records in Camden, New Jersey in 1940. It was Guthrie’s first commercial recording and the most successful...
Jul 14, 2022 · Born on July 14, 1912, Woody Guthrie earned the nickname "The Dust Bowl Troubadour" with the 1940 release of "Dust Bowl Ballads." In this week's NLS Music Notes blog post, learn more about the most successful album of Guthrie's career and how it influenced a new generation of artists.
Listen to Guthrie's talking blues songs about the American Dust Bowl and the migrant workers' struggle in 1940. The album influenced many folk and rock musicians, such as Pete Seeger, Bob Dylan, and Bruce Springsteen.
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Dust Bowl Ballads is an album by American folk singer Woody Guthrie. It was released by Victor Records, in 1940. All the songs on the album deal with the Dust Bowl and its effects on the country and its people.
Nov 24, 2015 · Nov 24, 2015. -- Woody Guthrie uses ballads to describe his experiences during the Dust Bowl in the 1930s. Hitting it’s hardest in 1933, the dust bowl caused the Midwest to turn into a...
