Briefly discuss the ways in which Woody Guthrie personifies the urban folk song movement

What will be an ideal response?


Oklahoma (dust bowl) background
His life experiences provided much contact with the common people.
Many of his songs had a hard edge of protest.
The sign on his guitar read: "This machine kills fascists."
He could write equally well from either personal experience or on commission.
intelligent

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