Hard Travelin'
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"Hard Travelin'" is a folk song by American singer-songwriter Woody Guthrie that reflects the struggles and resilience of working-class people during the early 20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hard Travelin' canonical | 2 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
folk song
ⓘ
protest song ⓘ song ⓘ |
| associatedWithArtist | Woody Guthrie ⓘ |
| associatedWithGenreScene |
Dust Bowl ballads (cycle)
ⓘ
surface form:
Dust Bowl ballads
|
| associatedWithMovement | American labor movement ⓘ |
| composer | Woody Guthrie ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Woody Guthrie ⓘ |
| describesEvent | Great Depression era hardships ⓘ |
| describesPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| expressesViewpoint |
critique of harsh working conditions
ⓘ
sympathy for laborers ⓘ |
| genre |
American folk
ⓘ
folk ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRole | anthem of working-class experience ⓘ |
| hasForm | strophic song ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | American protest music ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
itinerant workers
ⓘ
manual labor ⓘ poverty ⓘ railroad work ⓘ social injustice ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | working-class listeners ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Woody Guthrie ⓘ |
| lyricMotif |
constant travel for work
ⓘ
endurance and determination ⓘ physical exhaustion ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
economic hardship
ⓘ
resilience of workers ⓘ travel and migration for work ⓘ working-class struggles ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first person ⓘ |
| notablePerformer |
Cisco Houston
ⓘ
Pete Seeger ⓘ Ramblin' Jack Elliott ⓘ Almanac Singers ⓘ
surface form:
The Almanac Singers
|
| partOfTradition | American folk song tradition ⓘ |
| performedBy | Woody Guthrie ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.