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Darryl Does Guthrie in Seattle
Darryl heads to Seattle this week to give a presentation on Woody Guthrie at the University of Washington. The panel, “Hard-Hitting Songs by Hard-Hit People: The Music of Woody Guthrie and John Handcox, 1936-1941”, takes place at the annual meeting of the Labor and Working Class History Association. Darryl will ... [Read More]
Podcast Interview on The Trump Survival Guide
Podcast Interview on The Trump Survival Guide Hosts Howard Jacobson and Gene Stone With guest Darryl Holter Resisting Trump in the Tradition of Woody Guthrie with Darryl Holter Listen to it here. Darryl Holter grew up playing the guitar and singing country and rock and roll songs in Minneapolis, Minnesota. ... [Read More]
Dodger Stadium and Downtown Los Angeles
Can the Center Hold? Dodger Stadium and Downtown Los Angeles Book Review by Darryl Holter Los Angeles Review of Books BRINGING THE RAMS BACK to Los Angeles took decades, but I had no idea about the bruising five-year battle waged by Walter O’Malley to build a new home for the ... [Read More]
2020 Vision
Why I Wrote 2020 Vision I wrote the song “2020 Vision” in December, a few weeks after the election. I wanted to propel listeners into the future—the next presidential election-- and show how Trump voters, especially working class people who believed his promises in 2016, now saw that ... [Read More]
Swing Left Party on March 4th at 4pm in Los Angeles
To Friends Appalled by the Trump Presidency I'm hosting a Swing Left organizing event on Saturday, March 04, 2017 at 4:00 PM at my home in Los Angeles. Have you heard about Swing Left? Swing Left is an online network that helps people find their closest Swing District (Congressional districts ... [Read More]
The Battle for Coal: Miners and the Politics of Nationalization in France, 1940–1950
The Battle for Coal: Miners and the Politics of Nationalization in France, 1940–1950 Author: Darryl Holter Northern Illinois University Press, Publication Date: June 1992 - Business & Economics - 264 pages As World War II came to a close, economic recovery in France hinged on coal. With nearly 90 percent ... [Read More]
Los Angeles Corral of Westerners
Almansor Court – 700 S. Almansor, Alhambra, CA. Social Hour: 5:00 PM Dinner: 6:00 PM Our Speaker: Darryl Holter His Subject: This Land is Your Land: Woody Guthrie in Los Angeles, 1937-1941 Woody Guthrie was, and still is, one of the most beloved of all American singers and songwriters. Guthrie’s very productive years in Los Angeles ... [Read More]
Darryl Holter 2020 Vision: A New Song for a New Year
2020 Vision: A New Song for a New Year A new song by Darryl Holter: Among Democrats there is a lot of scrambling around to see what to do next. I think the most important thing to do is to prepare working class voters who voted for Trump to understand ... [Read More]
Darryl Holter Reviews The Book 26 Songs in 30 Days
Darryl Holter Reviews 26 Songs in 30 Days: Woody Guthrie’s Columbia River Songs and the Planned Promised Land in the Pacific Northwest. for Woody Guthrie Annual 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 ... [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 ... [Read More]
Julia Holter Premieres New Film Soundtrack
Julia Holter Premieres New Film Soundtrack, LA Times Review by Randall Roberts, LA Times Nov 10 2016 Over the last five years the Los Angeles composer and avant-pop singer Julia Holter has moved from issuing vinyl-only compositions based on ancient Greek plays and musique concrete-inspired mixtapes to becoming an interdisciplinary ... [Read More]
Remembering Tom Hayden
I was saddened to learn this morning about the death of Tom Hayden. I read a lot of his writings in the late 60s and early 70s, especially the very important political document of the times, The Port Huron Statement. I talked to Tom once in an airport when he ... [Read More]
Darryl Does Guthrie in Seattle
Darryl heads to Seattle this week to give a presentation on Woody Guthrie at the University of Washington. The panel, “Hard-Hitting Songs by Hard-Hit People: The Music of Woody Guthrie and John Handcox, 1936-1941”, takes place at the annual meeting of the Labor and Working Class History Association. Darryl will ... [Read More]
Podcast Interview on The Trump Survival Guide
Podcast Interview on The Trump Survival Guide Hosts Howard Jacobson and Gene Stone With guest Darryl Holter Resisting Trump in the Tradition of Woody Guthrie with Darryl Holter Listen to it here. Darryl Holter grew up playing the guitar and singing country and rock and roll songs in Minneapolis, Minnesota. ... [Read More]
Dodger Stadium and Downtown Los Angeles
Can the Center Hold? Dodger Stadium and Downtown Los Angeles Book Review by Darryl Holter Los Angeles Review of Books BRINGING THE RAMS BACK to Los Angeles took decades, but I had no idea about the bruising five-year battle waged by Walter O’Malley to build a new home for the ... [Read More]
2020 Vision
Why I Wrote 2020 Vision I wrote the song “2020 Vision” in December, a few weeks after the election. I wanted to propel listeners into the future—the next presidential election-- and show how Trump voters, especially working class people who believed his promises in 2016, now saw that ... [Read More]
Swing Left Party on March 4th at 4pm in Los Angeles
To Friends Appalled by the Trump Presidency I'm hosting a Swing Left organizing event on Saturday, March 04, 2017 at 4:00 PM at my home in Los Angeles. Have you heard about Swing Left? Swing Left is an online network that helps people find their closest Swing District (Congressional districts ... [Read More]
The Battle for Coal: Miners and the Politics of Nationalization in France, 1940–1950
The Battle for Coal: Miners and the Politics of Nationalization in France, 1940–1950 Author: Darryl Holter Northern Illinois University Press, Publication Date: June 1992 - Business & Economics - 264 pages As World War II came to a close, economic recovery in France hinged on coal. With nearly 90 percent ... [Read More]
Los Angeles Corral of Westerners
Almansor Court – 700 S. Almansor, Alhambra, CA. Social Hour: 5:00 PM Dinner: 6:00 PM Our Speaker: Darryl Holter His Subject: This Land is Your Land: Woody Guthrie in Los Angeles, 1937-1941 Woody Guthrie was, and still is, one of the most beloved of all American singers and songwriters. Guthrie’s very productive years in Los Angeles ... [Read More]
Darryl Holter 2020 Vision: A New Song for a New Year
2020 Vision: A New Song for a New Year A new song by Darryl Holter: Among Democrats there is a lot of scrambling around to see what to do next. I think the most important thing to do is to prepare working class voters who voted for Trump to understand ... [Read More]
Darryl Holter Reviews The Book 26 Songs in 30 Days
Darryl Holter Reviews 26 Songs in 30 Days: Woody Guthrie’s Columbia River Songs and the Planned Promised Land in the Pacific Northwest. for Woody Guthrie Annual 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 ... [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 ... [Read More]
Julia Holter Premieres New Film Soundtrack
Julia Holter Premieres New Film Soundtrack, LA Times Review by Randall Roberts, LA Times Nov 10 2016 Over the last five years the Los Angeles composer and avant-pop singer Julia Holter has moved from issuing vinyl-only compositions based on ancient Greek plays and musique concrete-inspired mixtapes to becoming an interdisciplinary ... [Read More]
Remembering Tom Hayden
I was saddened to learn this morning about the death of Tom Hayden. I read a lot of his writings in the late 60s and early 70s, especially the very important political document of the times, The Port Huron Statement. I talked to Tom once in an airport when he ... [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.