Woody Guthrie was a famous American songwriter. His guitars had "This machine kill Fascists" written or wood-burned into them. He hated rich people paying police to oppress the working people.
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And he fostered a ton of folk singers including a young Robert Zimmerman, Ramblin' Jack Elliot, his own loquacious (and remarkably respectful) son Arlo, the Baez sisters--and of course teamed up with Pete Seeger from time to time. his songlist is really staggering though seldom played these days...