Dusty Apocalypse and Socialist Salvation: A Study of Woody Guthrie's Dust Bowl Imagery

Article describes the life of Woody Guthrie and its influence on the music he created during the Dust Bowl Era. Brad Lookingbill examines religious and political influences in his songs as he began to promote socialist beliefs in the face of the struggles faced by the citizens of Oklahoma in the 1930s.

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Source context

Chronicles of Oklahoma, 72(4), Oklahoma Historical Society, 1994, pp. 396-413

Subjects recorded by the archive

Oklahoma -- History; Music -- Religious aspects -- Baptists; religious revivals; Camp meetings; socialism; Dust Bowl Era, 1931-1939; Folk music -- United States -- History and criticism; Guthrie, Woody, 1912-1967; Folk music -- West (U.S.); Folk musicians; Music and history; Periodicals; histories; Religion - Denominations - Baptist; Landscape and Nature - Natural Disasters - Dust Storms; Places - United States - Oklahoma

Sources

gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc2031744/