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Questa terra è la mia terra (Gli alianti)
Quello che Bob Dylan sognava, Woody Guthrie l’ha vissuto.Viaggi nei vagoni merci, sui tetti dei treni, accampamenti nella polvere.Coltelli che volano, sbornie e schitarrate intorno ai falò.La solidarietà tra gli esclusi, la libertà che assapora chi non ha niente.Generoso fino all’incoscienza, Guthrie ha nutrito con la sua vita la storia della musica, felice di immaginare che altri – da Seeger a Dylan, a Springsteen – ne avrebbero tratto profonda ispirazione.In questo romanzo mitico, che vibra di ritmo e autentica avventura, Guthrie è testimone di un’America diversa, l’America anticapitalista degli anni Trenta.Sulla sua chitarra aveva scritto a grandi “This machine kills fascists”.L’FBI aveva aperto un fascicolo su di lui; la sua visione comunitaria del mondo non piaceva a tutti.Ma questa terra è anche la nostra terra, quella che vorremmo e che amiamo, terra di resistenza, pace e accoglienza, e con questo libro Woody Guthrie ci invita a non dimenticarlo mai.
500 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 10, 2024
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Woody Guthrie
79 books120 followersWoodrow Wilson "Woody" Guthrie was an American songwriter and folk musician. Guthrie's musical legacy consists of hundreds of songs, ballads and improvised works covering topics from political themes to traditional songs to children's songs. Guthrie performed continually throughout his life with his guitar frequently displaying the slogan "This Machine Kills Fascists". Guthrie is perhaps best known for his song "This Land Is Your Land" which is regularly sung in American schools. Many of his recorded songs are archived in the Library of Congress.
Guthrie traveled with migrant workers from Oklahoma to California and learned traditional folk and blues songs. His songs are about his experiences in the Dust Bowl era during the Great Depression and are known as the "Dust Bowl Troubadour." Guthrie was associated with, but never a member of, Communist groups in the United States throughout his life.
Guthrie was married three times and fathered eight children, including American folk musician Arlo Guthrie. He is the grandfather of musician Sarah Lee Guthrie. Guthrie died from complications of the degenerative neurologic affliction known as Huntington's Disease. In spite of his illness, during his later years Guthrie served as a figurehead in the folk movement providing inspiration to a generation of new folk musicians, including mentor relationships with Ramblin' Jack Elliott and Bob Dylan.
Guthrie traveled with migrant workers from Oklahoma to California and learned traditional folk and blues songs. His songs are about his experiences in the Dust Bowl era during the Great Depression and are known as the "Dust Bowl Troubadour." Guthrie was associated with, but never a member of, Communist groups in the United States throughout his life.
Guthrie was married three times and fathered eight children, including American folk musician Arlo Guthrie. He is the grandfather of musician Sarah Lee Guthrie. Guthrie died from complications of the degenerative neurologic affliction known as Huntington's Disease. In spite of his illness, during his later years Guthrie served as a figurehead in the folk movement providing inspiration to a generation of new folk musicians, including mentor relationships with Ramblin' Jack Elliott and Bob Dylan.
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