Dylan, Guthrie, and Roosevelt - the story of a song

A podcast by Prof. Adrian Smith

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13 Episodes

  1. 13. 'Dear Mrs Roosevelt'

    Published: 8/20/2019
  2. 12. A conclusion – the second half

    Published: 7/15/2019
  3. 11. One half of a conclusion

    Published: 7/15/2019
  4. 10. ‘Dear Mrs Roosevelt’ – the real [new] deal

    Published: 7/15/2019
  5. 9. Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, the Weavers, and Un-American Activities

    Published: 7/15/2019
  6. 8. People’s Songs – the rise and rise of Henry Wallace

    Published: 7/15/2019
  7. 7. Woody and Pete go to war – and mourn the President

    Published: 7/14/2019
  8. 6. Woody takes on Washington – with some help from Pete Seeger

    Published: 7/14/2019
  9. 5. Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt – White House folkies

    Published: 7/14/2019
  10. 4. Bob plays songs about the President!

    Published: 7/14/2019
  11. 3. Still inside Carnegie Hall, 20 January 1968

    Published: 7/14/2019
  12. 2. Bob and The Band – the road to Carnegie Hall, 20 January 1968

    Published: 7/13/2019
  13. 1. An Introduction...

    Published: 7/11/2019

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This is the story of Bob Dylan and The Band’s hard rockin’ performances at the two Woody Guthrie tribute concerts staged in Carnegie Hall on 20 January 1968, AND of a controversial song as unknown today as then: Guthrie’s last complete composition, ‘Dear Mrs Roosevelt’.