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California Blues by Woody Guthrie album cover

California Blues

by Woody Guthrie

About This Song

About "California Blues" by Woody Guthrie

A Dust Bowl lament dressed in a wandering melody. Guthrie's California is a mirage—sunshine promised, dust delivered. The blues here aren't electric; they're the ache of a boxcar rolling toward a dream that keeps receding. Calm resignation battles a flicker of stubborn hope.