Many thanks to Billy Bragg for his piece on the Woody Guthrie centenary and Bob Dylan's role in the Guthrie legacy (The return of a pariah, 13 July). But let's not forget the British contribution. Although Woody did appear on BBC Radio's Children's Hour on 7 July 1944 while taking a break in London from his job as a dishwasher on a US Liberty ship, it was really Lonnie Donegan who introduced him to the world at large in the early 50s.Lonnie played his skiffle versions of Guthrie and Leadbelly so...
Guardian Music — Many thanks to Billy Bragg for his piece on the Woody Guthrie centenary and Bob Dylan's role in the Guthrie legacy (The return of a pariah, 13 July). But let's not forget... more info