Woody Guthrie’s Version of ‘Deportee’ Released for the Very First Time

Woody Guthrie’s version of ‘Deportee’ released for the very first time

Shamus Records Some never-before-heard music from legendary folk singer Woody Guthrie will be part of a new collection coming in August, and now fans are getting a taste. Woody At Home – Volumes 1 & 2 will be made up of home recordings made by Guthrie between 1951 and 1952 at his apartment in Beach Haven, Brooklyn, as a way to introduce himself to his publisher. The set is made up of 22 previously unreleased recordings, along with three spoken w…

New Woody Guthrie Compilation Includes Only Known Recording of “Deportee”

Woody at Home - Vol 1 + 2 includes numerous previously unreleased tracks by the legendary folk singer-songwriter

Woody Guthrie’s ‘Deportee,’ an Ode to Deported Workers, Has Never Been More Relevant

Woody Guthrie's 'Deportee,' about the death of Mexican migrant workers, has never been more relevant; hear a recently unearthed recording.

Woody Guthrie’s version of ‘Deportee’ released for the very first time – 106.5 The Arch

Some never-before-heard music from legendary folk singer Woody Guthrie will be part of a new collection coming in August, and now fans are getting a taste.Woody At Home - Volumes 1 &… Source

Hear Woody Guthrie’s Previously Unreleased “Deportee” Recording From New 'Woody At Home - Vol 1 + 2' Compilation

In 1948, Woody Guthrie read a newspaper story about a plane crash in California’s Los Gatos canyon. The crash killed 32 people, 28 of whom were migrant farm workers. The plane crew’s remains were sent home to their families, but the farm workers were only named as deportees in news reports and were buried in a giant mass grave. Guthrie, furious at the dehumanization of those workers, wrote a protest song called “Deportee”: “Is this the best way …