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Since his death, artists have paid tribute to Guthrie by covering his songs or by dedicating songs to him.

On January 20, 1968, three months after Guthrie's death, Harold Leventhal produced A Tribute to Woody Guthrie at New York City's Carnegie Hall.

Performers included Jack Elliott, Pete Seeger, Tom Paxton, Bob Dylan and The Band, Judy Collins, Arlo Guthrie, Richie Havens, Odetta, and others.

Leventhal repeated the tribute on September 12, 1970 at the Hollywood Bowl.

Recordings of both concerts were eventually released as LPs and later combined into one CD.

The legendary Irish folk singer, Christy Moore, was also strongly influenced by Woody in his seminal 1970 album Prosperous, giving renditions of " The Ludlow Massacre " and Bob Dylan's " Song to Woody ".

Bob Dylan also penned, Last Thoughts on Woody Guthrie as a later tribute song to Guthrie.

Bruce Springsteen also performed a cover of Guthrie's " This Land is Your Land " on his live album Live 1975 – 1985.

In the introduction to the song, Springsteen referred to it as " just about one of the most beautiful songs ever written.