My name is New York; Im a brick on a brick Im a hundred folks running; and ten dying sickIm a saint; Im a sinner; a whore and her pimpYour oceans the mirror I look in to primp.-"My Name Is New York;" Woody Guthrie Dust bowl troubadour Woody Guthrie first arrived in New York City on February 16; 1940. Although he continued to ramble; for 27 years- from 1940 until his death in 1967-New York was the city he called home and always returned to.For the first time; this wonderful New York story comes to life with historical photos; documents; and previously unpublished lyrics from the Woody Guthrie Archives. Highlighting 19 significant locations; this little guide provides an expansive yet intimate portrait of Woody Guthries NYC life. We invite you to walk the streets; ride the buses and subways; or sit down and relax on some of the stoops; park benches; or beaches where Woody Guthrie did-always strumming away on his guitar; always working on a new song.Many of Woodys most popular songs were written in apartments; lofts; and other locations around "New York Town." That song; along with "Jesus Christ;" "Vigilante Man;" "Hard Travelin;" "Tom Joad;" "Reuben James;" "All You Fascists Bound to Lose;" and "1913 Massacre;" are among the more than 600 he composed in the Big Apple. Most surprisingly; his iconic "This Land Is Your Land;" was written at a small rooming house on 43rd Street and Sixth Avenue; on February 23; 1940 within a few days of his arrival. With new friends Pete Seeger; Lead Belly; Sonny Terry; and Brownie McGhee and the Almanac Singers he was at the center of a new movement-introducing and popularizing rural; roots; topical; and protest music to modern; urban audiences. For more information visit http://www.MyNameIsNY.com/
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