Woody Guthrie

Okemah, Oklahoma, nestled in the Oklahoma hills, was the birthplace of Woody Guthrie on July 14, 1912. The hometown influenced songs such as the American classic This Land Is Your Land and scores of other songs, poems, and books, including his autobiographical novel Bound for Glory, and is designated a literary landmark by Friends of Libraries U.S.A.

Okemah, Oklahoma · United States