Nora Guthrie's lyrics & chords

Nora Guthrie is the daughter of Woody Guthrie and the sister of Arlo Guthrie. Nora, by training a dancer (her mother had been a member of Martha Graham's troupe), didn't consider herself a singer. Yet, when her 18-year-old song-writing boyfriend wrote some songs, it felt natural that Nora should record them. The result was the 7" single Emily's Illness b/w Home Before Dark released in 1967. In the months leading up to "Emily's Illness", Nora and Eric had become fascinated with the music of Brazilian composer and guitarist Joao Gilberto, the c...read more