Oklahoma native Woody Guthrie, then 27, penned what became to be known as "This Land Is Your Land" on Feb. 23, 1940, in New ...

“I felt like there was something that needed to be said in this moment,” says Anna Canoni. The person to say it, however, turned out to be her grandfather, Woody Guthrie, who died in 1967. The new ...

Woody Guthrie was never known as a lyrical provocateur but he wrote about everything from A to Z. Bettmann / Corbis Singer-songwriter Jonatha Brooke saw an impish grin, and a twinkle in Nora Guthrie’s ...

New music from Woody Guthrie will be released next month, more than 50 years after he died. “Woody At Home” will have 22 recordings, and 13 of those songs have never been heard before. These are songs ...

Bono and The Edge accepted the award on behalf of their Irish rock group for decades of activism tied to their music careers.

The Woody Guthrie Prize seeks to recognize artists who reflect Guthrie’s belief that music can be a force for social justice ...

“This Land Is Your Land.” “This Train Is Bound For Glory.” Woody Guthrie showed you can strum a revolution and do it with joy. In this toe-tapping event for all generations, four actor-musicians play ...

'It feels fitting to be awarded in the spirit of Woody, I think he would love Pussy Riot’s anti-fascist message,' says Pussy Riot's creator Nadya Tolokonnikova. Pussy Riot, the Russian feminist ...

U2 won the Woody Guthrie Prize for 2025 at a ceremony in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on October 21st with The Edge and Bono also performing a short set.

Every year, Oklahoma’s Woody Guthrie Center honors a different artist for contributions to activism through music with the Woody Guthrie Prize. Bruce Springsteen, Mavis Staples, Joan Baez, and John ...

U2 has received the Woody Guthrie Prize, which highlights artists that use music as a force for social justice.