The four members of Old Hat. — Photo courtesy of the artists Two more disparate sets would be hard to find. Full Article at BushwishBK

"This machine kills fascists," famously declared a sign on Woody Guthrie's guitar. Dave Rawlings' machine of choice, a 1935 Epiphone Olympic, is less aggressive a weapon, though the instrument's downright lethal in his dexterous hands. Full Article at Chicago Tribune

Published: 12/3/2009 1:25 PM Last Modified: 12/3/2009 1:53 PM Oklahoma ties bind a bevy of new Grammy Award nominations, which were announced Wednesday night. Full Article at Tulsa World

An impressive, fully-equipped singer/songwriter with one foot in Paul Simon-esque folk-pop territory and the other kicking up Woody Guthrie's dust, Maine native Ellis Paul also is an accomplished guitarist and charismatic performer whose work stands... Full Article at Iowa City Press Citizen

Beth Lomax Hawes, folklorist, member of the great Lomax family of musical anthropologists, member of the Almanac Singers with Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger, among others, and most memorably, co-author of amusing song “M.T.A.”, died November 27 at the... Full Article at True/Slant

TUSKEGEE -- Hank Wil­liams, Elvis Presley, Jim­mie Rodgers, Mahalia Jack­son, Pete Seeger, B.B. King, Bob Dylan, Woody Guthrie, Bill Monroe -- the list could go on and on. Full Article at Montgomery Advertiser

Bess Lomax Hawes, 88, who sang with Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger, cowrote the Kingston Trio's whimsical, banjo-driven hit "M.T.A. ," and spent a lifetime documenting American folklore in recordings and films, has died, her family said Monday. Full Article at Philadelphia Inquirer

Bess Lomax Hawes, who sang with Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger, co-wrote the Kingston Trio hit "M.T.A." and spent a lifetime documenting American folklore in recordings and films, has died at age 88, her family said Monday. Full Article at The Seattle Times

PORTLAND, Ore.—Bess Lomax Hawes, who sang with Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger, co-wrote the Kingston Trio hit The M.T.A. and spent a lifetime documenting American folklore in recordings and films, has died at age 88. Full Article at Columbus Dispatch

LOS ANGELES -- Bess Lomax Hawes, who sang with Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger, co-wrote the Kingston Trio hit "M.T.A." and spent a lifetime documenting American folklore in recordings and films, has died at age 88, her family said Monday. Full Article at GoErie.com

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bess Lomax Hawes, who sang with Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger, co-wrote the Kingston Trio hit "M.T.A." and spent a lifetime documenting American folklore in recordings and films, has died at age 88, her family said Monday. Full Article at Hampton Roads Daily Press

Bess Lomax Hawes, who sang with Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger, co-wrote the Kingston Trio hit "M.T.A." and spent a lifetime documenting American folklore in recordings and films, has died at age 88, her family said Monday. Full Article at NPR

LOS ANGELES - Bess Lomax Hawes, who sang with Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger, co-wrote the Kingston Trio hit "The M.T.A." and spent a lifetime documenting American folklore in recordings and films, has died at age 88. Full Article at Access Atlanta Vendor

JENNIFER BROWN/THE STAR-LEDGERArlo Guthrie, left, performs with daughter Sarah Lee Guthrie, grandaughter Olivia Irion and son-in-law Johnny Irion on Sunday in Newark. Arlo Guthrie has always loved singing families. Full Article at NJ.com

Jill Sobule – Palm Springs (it’s the perfect song mentioning Gram Parsons / Brian Wilson / Sonny Bono / Bad Bad Leroy Brown) what more can up ask for? Full Article at The FUVBlog

Bess Lomax Hawes, who died Friday at 88, taught thousands of people how to play the guitar. She didn't have a video, or a TV show, or a website, or even an instructional manual. She had a technique. Full Article at Huffington Post

Bess Lomax Hawes, the youngest child of legendary University of Texas folklorist John A. Lomax, died Friday in Portland, Ore. She was 88. Full Article at Austin360

Bess Hawes, the youngest child of legendary University of Texas folklorist John A. Lomax, died Friday in Portland, Ore. She was 88. Full Article at Austin American-Statesman

NEW YORK, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SIRIUS XM Radio (Nasdaq: SIRI) announced today that it will celebrate Thanksgiving with an extensive lineup of music programming that spans its various 100% commercial-free music channels. Full Article at PR Newswire