The family of the singer behind the classic tune, “This Land is Your Land” has a message for Sen. Josh Hawley: This song is not your song to “co-opt.” The Missouri Republican referenced the 1940 folk ...

Folklorist Nick Spitzer tells the story of Woody Guthrie's leftist national anthem. The Story Of Woody Guthrie's 'This Land Is Your Land' Some have called "This Land Is Your Land" an alternative ...

In this web exclusive, Nora Guthrie, daughter of legendary singer-songwriter Woody Guthrie, explains to correspondent Lee Cowan how she discovered the original handwritten lyrics of her father's ...

In 1940, Woody Guthrie writes the lyrics to the timeless anthem This Land Is Your Land. In 1940, folk icon Woody Guthrie wrote the lyrics to This Land Is Your Land as a sarcastic response to Irving ...

The song “This Land Is Your Land,” with its deceptively simple melody, was first put together by Woody Guthrie around 1940. When he first got the idea for it, “God Bless America” was getting a big ...

Late American singer-songwriter Woody Guthrie’s family is calling out Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) for “co-opting” his famous song “This Land is Your Land” in his new bill. The Rock and Roll Hall of ...

The impact of Woody Guthrie on the American landscape cannot be overstated. From riding the Depression-era rails and writing the immortal classic “This Land Is Your Land” to playing union meetings ...

Some have called "This Land Is Your Land" an alternative national anthem. Others say it's a Marxist response to "God Bless America." It was written and first sung by Woody Guthrie. Over time, it's ...