- country:USA
- region:North America
- style(s):Folk, Americana
- label:Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
- gender:male
- instrumentation:instrumental, vocal
- artist posted by:Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
A major force in the urban folk song revival, Guthrie created an intimate portrait of America—its land and people. He has influenced many contemporary artists, among them Bob Dylan, Phil Ochs, Billy Bragg, and Bruce Springsteen. During the 1930s and 40s, Woody Guthrie wrote more than a thousand songs, recording hundreds of them for Folkways founder Moses Asch. The surviving masters now reside in the Folkways archive at the Smithsonian Institution.