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Guthrie kept moving throughout his life, making friends, soaking up influences, and writing about his experiences. Along the way, he produced more than 3,000 songs, as well as fiction, journalism, poetry, and visual art, that gave voice to the distressed and dispossessed. In this insightful audiobook, Will Kaufman examines the artist's career through a unique perspective the role of time and place in Guthrie's artistic evolution.Â
Guthrie disdained boundaries - whether of geography, class, race, or religion. Nevertheless, places were critical to Guthrie's life, thought, and creativity. He referred to himself as a "compass-pointer man", and after his sojourn in California, he headed up to the Pacific Northwest, on to New York, and crossed the Atlantic as a merchant marine.Â
To map Guthrie's movements across space and time, the author draws not only on the artist's considerable recorded and published output but on a wealth of unpublished sources - including letters, essays, song lyrics, and notebooks. This trove of primary documents deepens Kaufman's intriguing portrait of a unique American artist.Â
This book is published by University of Oklahoma Press and University Press Audiobooks.Â
"Our preeminent Woody Guthrie scholar delivers yet again." (Brian Hosmer, University of Tulsa)Â
"The reader is in good hands as Will Kaufman guides us along Woody's road and his path across the seas to explore the places and spaces that inspired America's greatest balladeer." (Deana McCloud, Executive Director, Woody Guthrie Center)
Ebook Mapping Woody Guthrie American Popular Music Series Book 4 Audible Audio Edition Will Kaufman Peter Lerman University Press Audiobooks Books
"Weaves the story of Woody Guthrie and his travelin' into the story of Woody Guthrie and his songwritin'. And his political educatin' and activism. Well done, Mr. Kaufman."
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Mapping Woody Guthrie American Popular Music Series Book 4 Audible Audio Edition Will Kaufman Peter Lerman University Press Audiobooks Books Reviews :
Mapping Woody Guthrie American Popular Music Series Book 4 Audible Audio Edition Will Kaufman Peter Lerman University Press Audiobooks Books Reviews
- I received an audiobook version of this in exchange for an honest review.
If you ever wanted to learn who Woody Guthrie is, this book is a good place to start. I've been a fan of the man's music since singing some of his songs in school, so I was excited to dive in. I'm glad I did!
Who he was, who he wanted to be, and who he wanted to be viewed as, all of these W's are touched upon with intriguing insights. I appreciated that author Will Kaufman did not pull punches. Yes, he's clearly a fan of the man, but he can also step back and deliver criticism where it's due.
Mapping Woody Guthrie is short, because it's very specific. Kaufman's written other books about Guthrie. With this one he's narrowed down the topic to Guthrie's travelin'. It highlights the major locations across the country that influenced his writing, music and politics. Mostly chronological, the book takes us on a jog through his life, moving from place to place, and showing the evolution that took place. In a way this works well as a brief biography. But I'd only suggest it as a primer in that respect. As a thesis specific to the topics mentioned, it succeeds quite well.
Peter Lerman, whose solid narration of this audiobook suited the subject matter in tone and style. I don't know if it was a problem with my digital copy or the device I listened to it on, but there was some slight sibilance, a buzz in the ears if you will, when the volume was turned up to half or higher. Luckily, I was able to listen mostly on low.
To sum up, I'd highly recommend this for anyone interested enough to read this review all the way to the end! - Weaves the story of Woody Guthrie and his travelin' into the story of Woody Guthrie and his songwritin'. And his political educatin' and activism. Well done, Mr. Kaufman.
