The San Bernardino County Museum in Redlands, Calif., is hosting “A Guthrie Weekend” starting Friday, featuring the music of Oklahoma native and folk legend Woody Guthrie, according to the Redlands Daily Facts.
The event begins Friday evening with a free show by Joel Rafael, who’s been a longtime entertainer at the annual Woody Guthrie Free Folk Festival in Okemah, Okla.
On Saturday, Sarah Lee Guthrie, who is Woody’s granddaughter, will perform.
On Sunday, Woody’s son Arlo Guthrie will be performing at the Fox Performing Arts Center in nearby Riverside, Calif.
Also booked Saturday is Jimmy LaFave, who also has been a regular performer at the Okemah festival. He’ll be at the Mill Creek Cattle Company.
Woody Guthrie had a profound influence on the music and career of Bob Dylan and countless other singers. Before he became well-known, Guthrie traveled up and down Route 66 during the Depression and Dust Bowl days.
This will always be his best-known song; I wish it were our national anthem: