Tag Archives: Woody Guthrie

LAMAR HANKINS / FARMWORKERS / Another civil rights icon who had feet of clay

Posted on March 21, 2026 by Thorne Dreyer

Dolores Huerta. Image from Flickr. By Lamar Hankins / The Rag Blog / March 21, 2026 At age 20, all I knew about migrant farmworkers was found in Woody Guthrie’s song “Plane Wreck at Los Gatos.”  Earlier in 1965 I … Continue reading →

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Lamar W. Hankins :
Pete Seeger: A life that enriched ‘you and me’

Posted on February 4, 2014 by Thorne Dreyer

The world has been diminished by his passing, just as it was enriched by his life. By Lamar W. Hankins | The Rag Blog | February 4, 2014 Several weeks ago, I began writing a column I intended to publish … Continue reading →

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Harry Targ : In Times Like These

Posted on December 19, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

“In Times Like These” performed by Arlo Guthrie.In times like these:Give peace a chance By Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / December 19, 2012 In times like these when night surrounds meAnd I am weary and my heart is … Continue reading →

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RAG RADIO / Thorne Webb Dreyer : Composer, Musician & Beat Movement Pioneer David Amram

Posted on October 5, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

David Amram at the studios of KOOP-FM in Austin, Texas, September 28, 2012. Photos by Jim Retherford / The Rag Blog.Rag Radio Podcast:Virtuoso composer, jazz musician & Keroauc collaborator David Amram By Thorne Webb Dreyer | The Rag Blog | … Continue reading →

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Harry Targ : Sometimes We Have to Sing

Posted on August 10, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

The banks are made of marble: Sometimes we have to sing By Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / August 10, 2011 Fred was dating a young woman who gave him the two Weavers Carnegie Hall albums for Chanukah in … Continue reading →

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Lamar W. Hankins : Remembering Woody Guthrie in the Age of Obama

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Woody Guthrie in 1943. Photo by Al Aumuller / New York World-Telegram and the Sun / Wikimedia Commons.Remembering Woody Guthriein the age of Obama By Lamar W. Hankins / The Rag Blog / July 19, 2011 Woody Guthrie, the songwriter, … Continue reading →

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