On Woody Guthrie’s birthday, we’re honored to share something truly historic: the only known recording of Woody himself performing “Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos).” Recorded in his Brooklyn apartment in 1951–52, this raw, intimate home tape captures Woody’s voice and guitar like never before—surrounded by the everyday sounds of family life. Written in 1948 after a tragic plane crash that killed 28 migrant farm workers, “Deportee” remains one of Woody’s most powerful protest songs—a tribute