A Quote by Sixto Rodriguez

I loved the Woody Guthrie tradition of speaking about what's happening to the country.

Sixto Rodriguez

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Sixto Rodriguez
American - Musician
Born: July 10, 1942

We don't need another Woody. Even Bob Dylan knew he couldn't be Woody Guthrie... I like Woody Guthrie fine, but I don't need the 50th generation version of it.

Buzz Osborne

A lot of Woody Guthrie's songs were taken from other songs. He would rework the melody and lyrics, and all of a sudden it was a Woody Guthrie song.

John Mellencamp

I have two mini huskies called Woody Guthrie and Edison Guthrie.

Dhani Harrison

I don't think I have any right to say I belong to that [Woody Guthrie/Bob Dylan tradition]. I think that's something that eventually maybe you get inducted into. I'm just experimenting.

Justin Townes Earle

I was in my late 20s, in the process of shaping my musical outlook and what I wanted it to be about, when I first encountered Woody Guthrie.

Bruce Springsteen

Actually, I'm the Scottish Woody Guthrie.

Donovan

I liked the American folk style of Woody Guthrie.

Gordon Lightfoot

The spirit of Woody Guthrie lives in the heart of Chris Chandler.

Peter Yarrow

In writing songs, I've learned as much from Cezanne as I have from Woody Guthrie.

Bob Dylan

the fact that they stole their whole shtick from Woody Guthrie and the coal-mining bards. While the alternative nation meows about personal fashion angst, the Appalachian nation still sings about unemployment.