The “godfather of the 1950′s folk revival movement” (according to History.com), Woody Guthrie passed away on October 2,1967.
He suffered from what is now diagnosed as Huntington’s chorea which was treat in psychiatric facilties on the 50′s and 60′s. He died at the Creedmore Psychiatric Center in Queens at the age of 55.
Here are the Top 10 Woody Guthrie Covers.
10. Ry Cooder – “Do Re Mi” (from Ry Cooder)
9. Nanci Griffith – “Deportee (Other Voices, Too)” (from A Trip Back to the Bountiful)
8. Emmylou Harris – “Hobo’s Lullaby” (from Folkways: A Vision Shared)
7. The Byrds – “Pretty Boy Floyd” (from Sweetheart of the Rodeo)
6. Hindu Love Gods – “Vigilante Man” (from Hindu Love Gods)
5. The Waterboys – “This Land Is Your Land” (from Fisherman’s Blues)
4. Uncle Tupelo – “Do Re Mi” (from 1992-06-11)
3. Beck – “I Ain’t Got No Home” (from Hi Fi Pollution)
2. U2 – “Jesus Christ” (from Folkways: A Vision Shared)
1. Sweet Honey in the Rock – “Sylvie” (from Folkways: A Vision Shared)
