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Bruce Springsteen was presented with the 2021 Woody Guthrie Prize on Thursday during a virtual ceremony made available exclusively for members of the Tulsa, Oklahoma-based Woody Guthrie Center.
According to
Billboard, Springsteen revealed during an interview segment that he has a new California-inspired album on the way.
âCalifornia was an enormous influence on some of my most topical writing through my â90s, 2000s and even now,â The Boss said. âWe have a record coming out soon thatâs set largely in the West.â
In accepting the prize, Springsteen noted, âIâve always said that
Bob Dylan was the father of my country, but [
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Bruce Springsteen is the recipient of the 2021 Woody Guthrie Prize for his work carrying on the folk singer s legacy of using his music to highlight the plight of the poor and disenfranchised in the world.
Guthrie, who grew up in Okemah, Okla., was one of the most important figures in American folk music and penned hundreds of songs, including some that The Boss has performed over the years. Woody wrote some of the greatest songs about America’s struggle to live up its ideals in convincing fashion, Springsteen said in a statement Tuesday. The New Jersey rocker called Guthrie, who died in 1967 at age 55, one of my most important influences.
Written by Associated Press on May 7, 2021
TULSA, Okla. (AP) Bruce Springsteen has won the 2021 Woody Guthrie Prize, which is given to an artist seen as carrying on the spirit of the folk singer whose music focused on the plight of the poor and disenfranchised.
Guthrie, who grew up in Okemah, Oklahoma, was one of the most important figures in American folk music and penned hundreds of songs, including some that The Boss has performed over the years.
“Woody wrote some of the greatest songs about America’s struggle to live up its ideals in convincing fashion,” Springsteen said in a statement Tuesday. The New Jersey rocker called Guthrie, who died in 1967 at age 55, “one of my most important influences.”
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Bruce Springsteen has won the 2021 Woody Guthrie Prize, which is given to an artist seen as carrying on the spirit of the folk singer whose music focused on the plight of the poor and disenfranchised.
Guthrie, who grew up in Okemah, Oklahoma, was one of the most important figures in American folk music and penned hundreds of songs, including some that The Boss has performed over the years.
“Woody wrote some of the greatest songs about America’s struggle to live up its ideals in convincing fashion,” Springsteen said in a statement Tuesday. The New Jersey rocker called Guthrie, who died in 1967 at age 55, “one of my most important influences.”
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Bruce Springsteen performs at the 13th annual Stand Up For Heroes benefit concert in support of the Bob Woodruff Foundation at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden on Nov. 4, 2019.
Springsteen will be honored during a virtual ceremony on May 13.
Bruce Springsteen has won the 2021 Woody Guthrie Prize, which is given to an artist seen as carrying on the spirit of the folk singer whose music focused on the plight of the poor and disenfranchised.
Guthrie, who grew up in Okemah, Oklahoma, was one of the most important figures in American folk music and penned hundreds of songs, including some that The Boss has performed over the years.