Dylan, Guthrie, and Roosevelt - the story of a song
A podcast by Prof. Adrian Smith
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13 Episodes
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13. 'Dear Mrs Roosevelt'
Published: 8/20/2019 -
12. A conclusion – the second half
Published: 7/15/2019 -
11. One half of a conclusion
Published: 7/15/2019 -
10. ‘Dear Mrs Roosevelt’ – the real [new] deal
Published: 7/15/2019 -
9. Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, the Weavers, and Un-American Activities
Published: 7/15/2019 -
8. People’s Songs – the rise and rise of Henry Wallace
Published: 7/15/2019 -
7. Woody and Pete go to war – and mourn the President
Published: 7/14/2019 -
6. Woody takes on Washington – with some help from Pete Seeger
Published: 7/14/2019 -
5. Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt – White House folkies
Published: 7/14/2019 -
4. Bob plays songs about the President!
Published: 7/14/2019 -
3. Still inside Carnegie Hall, 20 January 1968
Published: 7/14/2019 -
2. Bob and The Band – the road to Carnegie Hall, 20 January 1968
Published: 7/13/2019 -
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’.