BBC Channel 4 2009-??-??
HOJO Presents Folk America Volume 03, Compilation, Compilation

Set 1
Woody Guthrie Arena

Introduction
1912–1930: Early life
1930s: Travelling Era
1940s: Building A Legacy
1950s and 1960s: Tragedy, Huntingdon’s, And Influence

Documentary on the life of Woody Guthrie the travelling songwriter and singer, who paved the way for the likes of Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen. Born in Okemah, Oklahoma, in 1912, Guthrie became a spokesman for a whole generation
of downtrodden Americans during the 1930's with poignant songs like Vigilante Man, Pastures of Plenty and the anthemic This Land is Your Land.


Odetta Remembered

Introduction
I Go Where The Music Takes Me
Music That Healed Me
Growing Up With Music
Musical & Political Influences
A Style Of Her Own
The Civil Rights Movement
Back In The Limelight

Profile of Odetta, dubbed the Queen of Folk by Martin Luther King, who died at the age of 77 in December 2008. Born in Alabama in times of harsh racial segregation, Odetta said she healed her hatred and hurt by singing. Through her own words in a long, intimate interview with the BBC, the film pays tribute to the life and work of a great guitarist, singer and civil rights campaigner who was hugely influential on the 60s folk revival. Featuring concert footage from throughout her 50-year career.


Sounds Of The Sixties “Folk Revival”

With God on Our Side (Bob Dylan)
What Did You Learn In school Today (Pete Seeger)
It Ain’t Me Babe (Joan Baez)
The Last Thing On My Mind (Tom Paxton)
Early Morning Rain (Peter, Paul & Mary)
The Stranger Song (Leonard Cohen)
I’m Coming Home Again (Tim Buckley)
High Flying Bird (Richie Havens)


Sings Dylan

All I really want To Do (The Byrds)
Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door (Eric Clapton
Masters Of war (Julie Felix)
This Wheels on Fire (Julie Driscoll)
Gotta Serve Somebody (Pops Staples)
It’s all Over Now, Baby Blue (Bryan ferry)
Mr Tambourine Man (Lulu)
It Aint Me Babe (Joan Baez)
Mighty Quinn (Manfred Mann)
All Along The Watchtower (XTC)
Blowin’ in The Wind (Peter, Paul & Mary)

A look through the archives at some of the many artists who have come into BBC studios to sing their versions of Bob Dylan songs. Featured performers include Peter, Paul and Mary, Lulu, the Byrds, Joan Baez, Eric Clapton, Madeleine Peyroux, Bryan Ferry, UB40, Julie Felix, Manfred Mann, The Brian Auger Trinity and Pops Staples.

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