You\u2019re on the Sound Beat\u2026with Anna Canoni, the granddaughter of Woody Guthrie.
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\nWoody once said \u201cIf you use more than two chords you\u2019re showing off\u201d. But the simplicity of the music provides the perfect backdrop for Guthrie\u2019s lyrics.
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\n(Interview)
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\nMany credit Woody with inventing the \u201cTalkin\u2019\u201d format, with it\u2019s free-formish, rambling melody. \xa0But Christopher Allan Bouchillon\u2019s recording of \u201cTalking Blues\u201d was made 14 years earlier, in 1926.
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\nWant to hear it?
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\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPrnbGm7jas