Question The Status Quo

The No Show | Mar 30, 2010
Playlist

Theme: "How Long Blues" - Jimmy Yancey, piano
"Song to Woody" - Bob Dylan
"Masters of War" - Bob Dylan
"I Ain't Marchin' Anymore" - Phil Ochs
"Goin' Down the Road Feelin' Bad" - Ramblin' Jack Elliot
"Oklahoma Hills" - Arlo Guthrie
"Woody's Rag" - Arlo Guthrie
"What's a Simple Man to Do?" - Steve Earle
"Deportee" - Judy Collins
"Woman at Home" - Country Joe McDonald
"What Did You Learn in School Today" - Tom Paxton
"Sunday Street" - Dave Van Ronk
"Power and the Glory" - Phil Ochs
"The Unwelcome Guest" - Billy Bragg
"Ranger's Command" - Joan Baez
"The Internationale" - Utah Phillips & Ani DiFranco (inst.)
"This Land is Your Land" - Odetta, Arlo Guthrie, et al.


Steve Post reflects on the continuing impact of Woody Guthrie on generations of American popular musicians who have continued in his tradition. Caution: Younger audiences may be inspired to political activism and questioning the status quo.

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