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There Ain't Nobody That Can Sing Like Me: The Life of Woody
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711:The Autobiography of Donovan: The Hurdy Gurdy Man
990:The Live Wire: Woody Guthrie in Performance 1949
484:"Shelf Awareness for Friday, September 12, 2008"
431:"At 93, Pete Seeger Keeps The Fire Burning Low"
714:. New York: St. Martin's Griffin. p. 69.
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281:This Machine Still Kills Fascists
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65:, a newspaper published by the
1217:Last Thoughts on Woody Guthrie
1036:The Very Best of Woody Guthrie
1022:Library of Congress Recordings
1008:Woody Guthrie Sings Folk Songs
746:Engelhart, Kris (2022-06-21).
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97:, when social, political, and
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47:Circa 1943, in the midst of
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1177:This machine kills fascists
414:John S. Partington (2011).
287:Pittsburgh-based punk band
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418:. Ashgate Publishing Ltd.
369:Robert Weir, ed. (2007).
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384:Anne E. Neimark (2002).
242:Rage Against the Machine
1326:1940s in American music
437:. National Public Radio
1234:Marjorie Mazia Guthrie
1149:Mermaid Avenue (Vol. I
1135:This Land Is Your Land
333:copyright infringement
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294:Underground Network
99:economic inequality
67:Communist Party USA
1316:Anti-fascist music
1301:Individual guitars
1296:Anti-fascist works
1091:Dear Mr. President
1084:Sod Buster Ballads
318:The Tragically Hip
126:declare that "Old
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263:grand piano
238:Tom Morello
206:Paper Towns
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115:Dalton Gang
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1280:Categories
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887:MusicRadar
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816:2023-02-25
787:2023-02-21
758:2022-07-05
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653:Music-News
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