BAM's Blog » Woody Guthrie http://blog.newsok.com/bamsblog Entertainment blogging from The Oklahoman's Brandy McDonnell Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:28:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Entertainment blogging from The Oklahoman's Brandy McDonnell BAM's Blog no Entertainment blogging from The Oklahoman's Brandy McDonnell BAM's Blog » Woody Guthrie http://blog.newsok.com/bamsblog/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/rss_default.jpg http://blog.newsok.com/bamsblog/category/woody-guthrie/ John Mellencamp, Arlo Guthrie to headline Tulsa’s Woody Guthrie Centennial Celebration in March http://blog.newsok.com/bamsblog/2012/01/26/john-mellencamp-arlo-guthrie-to-headline-tulsas-woody-guthrie-centennial-celebration-in-march/ http://blog.newsok.com/bamsblog/2012/01/26/john-mellencamp-arlo-guthrie-to-headline-tulsas-woody-guthrie-centennial-celebration-in-march/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 23:01:16 +0000 brandy http://blog.newsok.com/bamsblog/?p=42172

Woody Guthrie (AP file)

The L.A.-based Grammy Museum, in conjunction with Woody Guthrie Publications Inc. and the Woody Guthrie Archives, announced today details about their plans to commemorate the life and career of Oklahoma folk music legend Woody Guthrie in Tulsa.

Designed to celebrate Guthrie’s extraordinary body of work and impact on American music, Tulsa’s Woody Guthrie Centennial Celebration will take place March 5-11 and will include an exhibition, educational programming, a conference at The University of Tulsa and a tribute concert headlined by John Mellencamp and Guthrie’s son Arlo …

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Woody Guthrie

The South By Southwest Music Conference has released its expansive 2012 schedule, including dozens of bands that will be showcased March 13-18. (The interactive portion of SXSW will be March 9-13, while the film part will be March 9-17.)

Among the musical talents on the list are Talib Kweli, Built to Spill, Of Montreal, The Ting Tings, Todd Snider and the now-infamous-from-SNL Lana Del Ray.

Representing Oklahoma will be Shiny Toy Guns, who have Shawnee roots; Ray Wylie Hubbard, who hails from Soper/Hugo; J.D. McPherson of Broken Arrow; …

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In honor of today’s big news that the George Kaiser Family Foundation has purchased the complete Woody Guthrie Archives with plans to create a downtown Tulsa space to display the collection, check out this video of Wilco and Billy Bragg performing “California Stars.”

The bouncy song is included on the 1998 album “Mermaid Avenue,” which featured previously unheard lyrics written by Okemah native Guthrie that were put to music written and performed by the American alt-rock band and British troubadour.

Nora Guthrie, the late, great singer-songwriter’s daughter, has overseen the …

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Acclaimed composer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist David Amram will be inducted tonight into the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame in Tulsa. He will receive the Jay McShann Lifetime Achievement Award at 7:30 tonight during the Tulsa-based Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame’s 2011 Induction Gala and Ceremony.

The class of 2011 also will include Dorothy “Miss Blues” Ellis of Oklahoma City and Theodore “Rudy” Scott of Tulsa, who will be inducted in the blues category; Donald “Don” Cherry, James “Jim” Pepper, and Charles E. “Pee Wee” Russell, who will be posthumously …

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Acclaimed composer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist David Amram was kind enough to sit down with me for an interview over the summer in Okemah during the Woody Guthrie Folk Festival, which he has played annually for about eight years.

Although he has never lived here, Amram considers Oklahoma in some ways a spiritual second home, and he will be inducted tonight into the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame in Tulsa. He will receive the Jay McShann Lifetime Achievement Award at 7:30 tonight during the Tulsa-based Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame’s …

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David Amram

A version of this story appears in Wednesday’s Life section of The Oklahoman.

David Amram earns Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame’s Lifetime Achievement Award
The venerable composer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist will be inducted into the Tulsa-based hall Wednesday.

TULSA — David Amram grew up on a farm in Feasterville, Penn., now makes his home in Putnam Valley, N.Y., but thanks to his long music career, he also considers himself a man of the world.

“Sometimes people get so kind of like stuck in one …

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Legendary Oklahoma-born singer-songwriter Woody Guthrie died Oct. 3, 1967, of Huntington’s disease. Even though it’s been 44 years to the day since Guthrie passed away, his vast musical legacy lives on.

In honor of the anniversary of Guthrie’s death, check out this YouTube fan video of Jason Boland & the Stragglers performing “Woody’s Road” in concert. Written by the late, great Bob Childers, the Oklahoma singer-songwriter known the father of red dirt music, the tribute song is featured on the Stragglers’ new album “Rancho Alto,” due out Tuesday.

Boland, who …

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Future Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Famer David Amram returned to the Woody Guthrie Folk Festival last month in Guthrie’s hometown of Okemah.

It was the eighth straight year for the acclaimed songwriter, composer, conductor and multi-instrumentalist to perform at WoodyFest.

Also at WoodyFest, Amram played Mary Jo’s Pancake Breakfast, provided musical accompaniment for the Woody Guthrie Poets, performed with any fellow performer who asks and jammed in the parking lot until sunrise.

He recorded a segment of “Art of the Song: Creativity Radio,” an hourlong weekly radio show airing on …

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The video features music from Jess Klein, Krishna Guthrie (the great-grandson of Woody) and others, along with an interview with David Amram about meeting Woody.

-Adam Kemp…

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Actor Ronny Cox, known for his roles in the movies "Deliverance," "Beverly Hills Cop" and "Bound for Glory," has forged a second career as a folk musician. He will perform today at the Woody Guthrie Folk Festival in Okemah. (Photo provided)

2011 Woody Guthrie Folk Festival Okemah, OK

A version of this story appears in Saturday’s The Oklahoman.

Ronny Cox finds “Deliverance” in folk music
The actor has forged a second career as a singer-songwriter and is playing the Woody Guthrie Folk Festival in Okemah.

OKEMAH — Four decades ago, Ronny Cox made his movie debut in …

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