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Then later I got to Woody Guthrie, which opened up a whole new world at the time. I was still only 19 or 20. I was pretty fanatical about what I wanted to do, so after learning about 200 of Woody’s songs, I went to see him and I waited for the right moment to visit him in a hospital in Morristown, New Jersey.
~Bob Dylan (to Ron Rosenbaum, Nov 1977)

Today is Woody Guthrie’s Birthday. Here are seven songs of his which Bob Dylan covers.

Ramblin’ Round
Unidentified coffehouse
Minneapolis, Minnesota
May 1961

Ramblin’ around your city,
Ramblin’ around your town,
I never see a friend I know
As I go ramblin’ ’round boys,
As I go ramblin’ ’round.

Pastures Of Plenty
Unidentified coffehouse
Minneapolis, Minnesota
May 1961

It’s a mighty hard row that my poor hands have hoed
My poor feet have traveled a hot dusty road
Out of your Dust Bowl and Westward we rolled
And your deserts were hot and your mountains were cold

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Car, Car w/Dave Van Ronk
Gaslight Café
New York City, New York
September 1961

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Dear Mrs Roosevelt w/ The Band
Carnegie Hall
New York City, New York
20 January 1968

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I Ain’t Got No Home w/ The Band
Carnegie Hall
New York City, New York
20 January 1968

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Deportee w/Joan Baez
Hughes Stadium
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, Colorado
23 May 1976

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Do Re Mi w/Ry Cooder and Van Dyke Parks
Malibu Performing Arts Center
Los Angeles, California
January 2009

Check out:

• Bob Dylan: The Songs he didn’t write

-Egil