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Singer-songwriter Woody Guthrie wrote a poem in 1948 lamenting the anonymity of the workers killed in the crash, identified only as "deportees" in media reports. When Guthrie's poem was set to music a decade later by college student Martin Hoffman, it became the folk song "Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos)". [1]
"Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos)" is a protest song with lyrics by Woody Guthrie and music by Martin Hoffman detailing the January 28, 1948 crash of a plane near Los Gatos Canyon, [1] 20 miles (32 km) west of Coalinga in Fresno County, California, United States.
Author Tim Z. Hernández speaks during Sept. 28, 2024 ceremony unveiling a memorial marker with the names of the 32 people who died in a 1948 airplane crash at Los Gatos Canyon.
Los Gatos Creek is remembered as the site of a plane crash in 1948 which was the subject of a song by Woody Guthrie, "Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos)". Los Gatos Creek County Park [ edit ]
Woodrow Wilson Guthrie (/ ˈ ɡ ʌ θ r i /; July 14, 1912 – October 3, 1967) was an American singer-songwriter and composer who was one of the most significant figures in American folk music.
A mural of Woody Guthrie is seen at the 26th Annual Woody Guthrie Folk Festival in 2023 in Okemah. Who was Woody Guthrie? Legendary singer-songwriter Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Guthrie was born on ...
1948 Los Gatos DC-3 crash: A Douglas DC-3 crashed in the Diablo Range west of Coalinga, California. All 29 passengers, mostly Mexican farm workers, and 3 crew were killed. [45] The crash would later be commemorated in the Woody Guthrie protest song "Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos)". [46]
President Trump’s father is probably rolling over in his grave. Trump announced construction plans Monday for a statue of Woody Guthrie — even though the late folk music icon wrote a seething ...