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Woody Guthrie wrote it over 70 years ago, and Joan Baez sung this version about 30 years later. And it’s still more relevant and haunting than ever.
Thanks to YouTuber Scout4Me1
Jack Shalom
Musings, Memories, and Magic
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Woody Guthrie wrote it over 70 years ago, and Joan Baez sung this version about 30 years later. And it’s still more relevant and haunting than ever.
Thanks to YouTuber Scout4Me1
Hey Jack, good morning.
A really nice song here.
‘The Highwaymen’,..John Cash, Willie Nelson, Wailin’, and Kris K.
sang a really nice version, as well.
Woody coud really write ’em.
I wonder if it was based on true happenings(?).
Oh, yes, absolutely. The subtitle of the song, Plane Wreck at Los Gatos Canyon, is a reference to a crash that occurred in 1948. You can read about the history of Woody writing the song here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deportee_(Plane_Wreck_at_Los_Gatos)