Woody Guthrie - 1945

One of the two surviving film clips of Woody Guthrie performing. This one, of "Ranger's Command," is from 1945. The other, of "John Henry," with Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee, is already on YouTube.

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[Angela Red]

See the turn table at the beginning of the video? That means he's lip singing to this. WHICH means this video is like a pre-historic to the videos we see today

[lupine22]

No -- the turntable you see at the left of the picture is the recording machine. You can also see a microphone connected to it. That's how they did it in 1945 - before tape - they cut the sound straight onto a blank disc.

[memphisangel56]

He didn't write 'House of the Rising Sun'. The song is known as a 'traditional' song, probably written in the late 1800s. Nobody knows who wrote it actually.

[deja vu]

those were the days when liberals were liberals not neo liberal versions of neocon fascist dupes of the corporate state. liberals did not endorse stalin--only as the lesser of evils compared to hitler's hordes which were turned back at the cost of over 20 million russian fatalities. woody and liberal leftists would spit in the faces of libtards for obama globalism.

[deja vu]

the complete song is ''the ranger's command'' audio only still on youtube

[kinky won]

Woody Guthrie is an American HERO!!!!!!



[R.J. Santos]

youre a fucking moron.



[saaneen]

c'è la leggenda e poi quelli che hanno ispirato la leggenda ... Woody è stato uno di questi, non era una leggenda, lo è divenuto in seguito ma prima di allora ha camminato e cantato e parlato come tanti altri che percorrevano il paese in quegli anni terribili e di cui ora si è persa ogni traccia. Questa è stata la sua magia ... lo incontrassimo oggi per le strade delle nostre città forse non lo noteremmo neppure, confuso tra i passanti più anonimi, quelli più insignificanti.

[ganlesse]

This is grand, thank you for uploading.

[Rory Cowieson]

do you listen to shit modern music? because im pretty sure there was no need to lip sync in the 40's

[WoodyGuthrieDemocrat]

really?

[Lazairus]

so how is this played? what is the finger -guitar pattern?