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The Sinking of the Reuben James, anatomy of a Woody Guthrie song

“Most songs that last the longest are the ballads that tell you a story about the news of the day” Woody Guthrie

Woody Guthrie’s guitar has sign that said “This machine kills fascists.” Not only was Guthrie a communist sympathizer, the German Nazi fascists has just torpedoed the Reuben James off the US coast.

“I can’t invent the news every day,” said Woody Guthrie.  Continue reading