Woody Guthrie Autographs

Woodrow Wilson Guthrie (/ˈɡʌθri/; July 14, 1912 – October 3, 1967) was an American singer, songwriter, and composer widely considered to be one of the most significant figures in American folk music. His work focused on themes of American socialism and anti-fascism and has inspired many generations both politically and musically with songs such as "This Land Is Your Land" and "Tear the Fascists Down".
Guthrie wrote hundreds of country, folk, and children's songs, along with ballads and improvised works. Dust Bowl Ballads, Guthrie's album of songs about the Dust Bowl period, was included on Mojo magazine's list of 100 Records That Changed the World, and many of his recorded songs are archived in the Library of Congress. Songwriters who have acknowledged Guthrie as a major influence on their work include Steve Earle, Bob Dylan, Lou Reed, Phil Ochs, Johnny Cash, Bruce Springsteen, Donovan, Robert Hunter, Harry Chapin, John Mellencamp, Pete Seeger, Andy Irvine, Joe Strummer, Billy Bragg, Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, Jeff Tweedy, Tom Paxton, Brian Fallon, Sean Bonnette, and Sixto Rodríguez. Guthrie frequently performed with the message "This machine kills fascists" displayed on his guitar.
Guthrie was brought up by middle-class parents in Okemah, Oklahoma. He left Okemah in 1929, after his mother, suffering from the Huntington’s disease that would later kill him too, was institutionalized. Guthrie followed his wayward father to Pampa, Texas, where the elder Guthrie was running a seedy flophouse. "Pampa was a Texas oil boom town and wilder than a woodchuck," Guthrie wrote in his autobiography, and though he lived there for just eight years, the town’s influence on him and his music was undeniable. He married at 20, but with the advent of the dust storms that marked the Dust Bowl period, he left his wife and three children to join the thousands of Texans and Okies who were migrating to California looking for employment. He worked at Los Angeles radio station KFVD, achieving some fame from playing hillbilly music, made friends with Will Geer and John Steinbeck, and wrote a column for the communist newspaper People's World from May 1939 to January 1940.
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Traded items with a signature of Woody Guthrie

The most expensive item with a signature of Woody Guthrie (Woody Guthrie / Bound for Glory Signed 1st Edition 1943) was sold in May 2026 for $8,000.00 while the cheapest item (2024 historic autograph yesteryear Woody Guthrie /75) found a new owner for $1.00 in May 2024. The month with the most items sold (2) was December 2024 with an average selling price of $32.99 for an autographed item of Woody Guthrie. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in May 2026 with $8,000.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $7.99 was January 2022. In average, an autographed item from Woody Guthrie is worth $62.50.

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Picture	Item Title	Price	Store
	**SIGNED** GUERRILLA MINSTRELS: JOHN LENNON, WOODY GUTHRIE By Wayne Hampton VG!	$65.00
	**SIGNED** GUERRILLA MINSTRELS: JOHN LENNON, WOODY GUTHRIE By Wayne Hampton VG!	$65.00
	*Arlo Guthrie Signed* Woody’s 20 Grow Big Songs 1992 1st edition Woody Guthrie	$59.95
	*Arlo Guthrie Signed* Woody’s 20 Grow Big Songs 1992 1st edition Woody Guthrie	$59.95
	Joe Klein / Woody Guthrie A Life Signed 1980	$165.00
	Joe Klein / Woody Guthrie A Life Signed 1980	$165.00
	Woody Guthrie - BOUND FOR GLORY - signed by Billy Bragg - very good/very good dj	$5,756.00
	Woody Guthrie - BOUND FOR GLORY - signed by Billy Bragg - very good/very good dj	$5,756.00
	Woody Guthrie - BOUND FOR GLORY - signed by Billy Bragg - very good/very good dj	$5,756.00
	Woody Guthrie - BOUND FOR GLORY - signed by Billy Bragg - very good/very good dj	$5,756.00
	Woody Guthrie - BOUND FOR GLORY - signed by Billy Bragg - very good/very good dj	$5,756.00
	Woody Guthrie / Bound for Glory Signed 1st Edition 1943	$8,000.00
	Woody Guthrie / Bound for Glory Signed 1st Edition 1943	$8,000.00
	WOODY GUTHRIE L.A. 1937 TO 1941 SIGNED By Darryl Holter & William Deverell book	$45.00
	WOODY GUTHRIE L.A. 1937 TO 1941 SIGNED By Darryl Holter & William Deverell book	$45.00