Woody Guthrie published two autobiographies that are wildly different. This is the better of the two. It's a very valuable piece of American folklore and reveals a lot about Guthrie's own philosophy. It's a folksy Grapes of Wrath . I think it is a very dear, wonderful, and important book.

This is what Guthrie says about hearing "Worried Man Blues" in a Dust Bowl camp, "It was so clear and honest sounding, no Hollywood put-on, no fake wiggling...And, instead of getting you all riled up mentally, morally, or sexually-- no it done something a whole lot better, something that's harder to do, something you need ten times more. It cleared your head up, that's what it done, caused you to fall back and let your doggy bones rest and your muscles go limber like a cats." Guthrie then jumps out of a tree and joins in the chorus. If that level of corny-ness doesn't crack you up then this book is not for you.