Woody Guthrie Center

NPR'S Scott Simon speaks to artist Nadya Tolokonnikova about her performance art group, Pussy Riot, which is receiving the prestigious Woody Guthrie Prize Saturday for its political messaging.

The Bob Dylan Archive has been acquired by the George Kaiser Family Foundation (GKFF) and The University of Tulsa (TU) and will be permanently housed in…

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders told an estimated crowd of 6,900 in Tulsa on Wednesday night that he is ready to "make history" on March…

The folk music icon's relationship with his home state has always been complicated. To many in Oklahoma, Guthrie's progressive political views didn't fit with a strong conservative streak during the Cold War period. His reputation there is now closer to full restoration as Tulsa opens his archives.