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"Woodie Guthrie was a folk singer from the 1930-40s, whose powerful songwriting has won him a constant stream of admirers. Guthrie directly inspired the work of Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, and Wilco (who teamed...\n\n[\n\n](http://blog.teenvogue.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/10/12/14529.jpg)\n\n Woodie Guthrie was a folk singer from the 1930-40s, whose powerful songwriting has won him a constant stream of admirers. Guthrie directly inspired the work of Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, and Wilco (who teamed with Billy Bragg to record two albums of Guthrie\u2019s work, Mermaid Ave and Mermaid Ave Vol. 2.)\n\nIn the late 40s, Guthrie started experiencing symptoms of Huntington\u2019s Disease and by the mid-fifties, he had to be permanently hospitalized until his death in 1967. According to the Huntington\u2019s Disease Society of America (HDSA), Huntington\u2019s is an inherited neurological brain disorder in which the nerve cells that control movement and certain mental functions die. There is a progressive physical, cognitive, and emotional deterioration and currently there is no cure or effective treatment for it.\n\nThis year, the HDSA is celebrating their 40th anniversary with a tribute concert to Guthrie, whose condition helped raise awareness of the disease. Held this Wednesday, Oct. 17th, at Webster Hall in New York City, the night will be hosted by actor/activist Tim Robbins, and include music from Billy Bragg, Steve Earle, Brad (with Pearl Jam\u2019s Stone Gossard) and some very special guests. It\u2019s set to be an amazing night that will raise money for an extremely important cause.\n\nTo buy tickets, donate money, or find out more about Huntington\u2019s Disease, go to http://www.hdsa.org. Tickets are available at TICKETMASTER.COM, by phone at 212-307-7171 or at the Mercury Lounge Box Office located at 217 East Houston Street."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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