Woody Guthrie L.A. 1937 – 1941: Book of the Year Award Winner
LOS ANGELES (June 26, 2017) Angel City Press announces that Woody Guthrie L.A. 1937 to 1941 by Darryl Holter and William Deverell has earned a gold medal in the category of Performing Arts and Music (Adult Nonfiction) in the 19th annual Foreword Reviews Book of the Year Awards. The announcement was made during the American Library Association’s Annual Conference in Chicago June 24. The awards recognize the best books published in 2016 from small, independent, and university presses. The first book to thoroughly explore the legendary folk singer’s time in Los Angeles, Woody Guthrie L.A. 1937 to 1941 argues that ... [Read More]
Darryl Holter Book Review Woody Guthrie Annual
Darryl Holter Book Review Woody Guthrie Annual Managing Editor: Will Kaufman, University of Central Lancashire The Woody Guthrie Annual is an open-access peer-reviewed journal containing the most up-to-date scholarship on Woody Guthrie, his work and his cultural and political significance. The journal is published once a year, between June and December. In addition to peer-reviewed scholarly articles, The Woody Guthrie Annual contains book and record reviews, news, and notices of relevant events. The journal is comprehensively indexed and archived in the appropriate online repositories. For more information on the life and legacy of Woody Guthrie, please visit www.WoodyGuthrie.org Darryl Holter ... [Read More]
Southern Cal Indie Book Sellers Association
The Southern Cal Indie Book Sellers Association (SCIBA) Fall 2016 Trade Show is having its annual trade show today and tomorrow in North Hollywood. Darryl Holter will be doing a presentation on Woody Guthrie tonight at 6 pm. Darryl and William Deverell's book, Woody Guthrie L.A. 1937 to 1941, was nominated for this year's non-fiction award and the winners will be announced on Saturday. www.scibabooks.org
Darryl Holter and William Deverell on LARB Radio Hour
Woody Guthrie’s Years in Los Angeles by Los Angeles Review of Books Radio Hour featuring guests Darryl Holter and William Deverell From January 21, 2016: LARB discusses Woody Guthrie L.A.: 1937 to 1941, a chronicle of Guthrie’s formative years in Los Angeles, during which he not only experimented and refined his music but also found his calling as a political songwriter. Co-authors Darryl Holter and William Deverell join to talk about Guthrie’s legacy in Los Angeles, and Holter even plays a rare Guthrie tune about the city's 1934 New Year’s Eve flood. Hear it here at LARB More about Woody Guthrie L.A.: 1937 to ... [Read More]
Power of the People, Pasadena Weekly
Power of the People, Pasadena Weekly Power of the People | Pasadena Weekly Singer-songwriter Darryl Holter and fellow historian William Deverell discuss their new book ‘Woody Guthrie L.A. 1937 to 1941’ and Holter performs at Grammy Museum Tuesday Article by By Bliss Bowen Pasadena Weekly 27 Feb 2016 Woody Guthrie’s been dead since 1967. Yet his legend still looms so large that many musicians continue to incorporate Guthrie tunes into their repertoire. (Case in point: Lucinda Williams’ haunting setting of Guthrie’s “House of Earth” on her new album “The Ghosts of Highway 20.”) In January, Angel City Press published “Woody Guthrie ... [Read More]
Folkworks Book Review of Woody Guthrie L.A.
Folkworks Book Review of Woody Guthrie L.A.: 1937 to 1941 Woody Guthrie L.A.: 1937 to 1941 Darryl Holter and William Deverell $40.00 / 50+ vintage photos 208 pages / hardcover / 9″x9″ Preorder this book at http://www.angelcitypress.com/products/guth Folkworks Book Review of Woody Guthrie L.A.: 1937 to 1941 A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man By Ross Altman, PhD Original Article Here at http://folkworks.org/reviews/folkworks-book-reviews/46002-woody-guthrie-l-a-1937-1941 This account of Woody Guthrie’s pivotal four years in Los Angeles from 1937 to 1941—during which he became the political songwriter who influenced four generations of American folk singers—from Bob Dylan to Bruce Springsteen—will send a ... [Read More]
When Woody Guthrie was the Troubadour of Los Angeles
When Woody Guthrie was the Troubadour of Los Angeles Los Angeles Daily News | Book Review: “Woody Guthrie L.A. 1937 to 1941” by Larry Wilson We associate Woody Guthrie, America’s greatest political troubadour and most prolific songwriter, with his Oklahoma and Texas Panhandle Dust Bowl roots, and with his later folkie fame in New York City. But I had never pegged him to Los Angeles, not until I went to the book-release party for Angel City Press’ “Woody Guthrie L.A. 1937 to 1941” by Darryl Holter and William Deverell, set for publication Jan. 15. It is such an extraordinary volume ... [Read More]
Darryl Holter grew up playing the guitar and singing country and rock and roll songs in Minneapolis, Minnesota. His current brand of Americana music draws from country, blues and folk traditions and often tells stories about people, places and events.