Deportee (plane wreck at los gatos) written by Woodie Guthrie 1948 - Joan Baez

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more timely than ever

from wikipedia - "Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos)" is a protest song with lyrics by Woody Guthrie and music by Martin Hoffman detailing the January 28, 1948 crash of a plane near Los Gatos Canyon,[1] 20 miles (32 km) west of Coalinga in Fresno County, California, United States.[2][3] The crash occurred in Los Gatos Canyon and not in the town of Los Gatos itself, which is in Santa Clara County, approximately 150 miles away. Guthrie was inspired to write the song by what he considered the racist mistreatment of the passengers before and after the accident.[1] The crash resulted in the deaths of 32 people, 4 Americans and 28 migrant farm workers who were being deported from California back to Mexico.[3]

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1. There is a good Dylan and Baez duet version of this out there

I think it is from the Rolling Thunder Review, 1976 maybe.

Peace

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4. Here it is:

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

2. My favorite version is this one by

Paddy Reilly.

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3. thanks. I have always been a Joan Baez fan--and the song is so fitting for today.

[SoFlaJet]

5. Here's my version with a slight lyrical change about the children who died "in detention"