Guy Logsdon
Nov 1, 2026 ·
1h 37m 56s
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Guy Logsdon grew up in Ada, Oklahoma. He graduated from Ada High School and East Central State University and earned his master’s degree and Ed.D. in education and administration at...
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Guy Logsdon grew up in Ada, Oklahoma. He graduated from Ada High School and East Central State University and earned his master’s degree and Ed.D. in education and administration at the University of Oklahoma. Dr. Logsdon became Director of Libraries and Professor of Education at the University of Tulsa.
Logsdon became a leading authority on Woody Guthrie’s life and music and western swing music, including its principal performers Bob and Johnnie Lee Wills. He became an avid collector of cowboy songs from working cowboys, and also became a fellow at the Smithsonian Institution.
His long list of publications includes Woody’s Road, written with Woody Guthrie’s sister, Mary Jo Guthrie Edgmon. His many honors include induction into the Hall of Fame of the Oklahoma Historical Society in Oklahoma City.
So now, listen to Guy Logsdon talk and sing his way through his oral history interview on VoicesofOklahoma.com.
Read the full transcript: https://www.voicesofoklahoma.com/interviews/logsdon-guy/
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Logsdon became a leading authority on Woody Guthrie’s life and music and western swing music, including its principal performers Bob and Johnnie Lee Wills. He became an avid collector of cowboy songs from working cowboys, and also became a fellow at the Smithsonian Institution.
His long list of publications includes Woody’s Road, written with Woody Guthrie’s sister, Mary Jo Guthrie Edgmon. His many honors include induction into the Hall of Fame of the Oklahoma Historical Society in Oklahoma City.
So now, listen to Guy Logsdon talk and sing his way through his oral history interview on VoicesofOklahoma.com.
Read the full transcript: https://www.voicesofoklahoma.com/interviews/logsdon-guy/
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