Category: Woody Guthrie

afflict the comfortable Clare Boothe Luce Clarence Darrow Finley Peter Dunne Inherit the Wind John Kenneth Galbraith Mr. Dooley Woody Guthrie

Comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable…

4 years ago
Robert Deis aka SubtropicBob

Every once in a while, I like to do a “guest post” here, using something I previously posted on my other quotation blog, QuoteCounterquote.com. I recently heard some news commentator…

God Bless America Irving Berlin Kate Smith Music quotations Neville Chamberlain November 11 Peace for our time This Land Is Your Land Woody Guthrie Yip-Yip-Yaphank

How “God Bless America” created a musical duel between Woody Guthrie and Irving Berlin

8 years ago
Robert Deis aka SubtropicBob

In 1917, during World War I, American songwriter Irving Berlin was drafted into the U.S. Army. He was already a successful songwriter at that point, known for huge hits like…