NASHVILLE HONORS WOODY GUTHRIE
WITH MONTH-LONG TRIBUTE

BILLY BLOCK'S WESTERN BEAT TO HONOR
WOODY WITH SPECIAL EVENT

WOODY GUTHRIE FOUNDATION and Archives
250 West 57th Street, Suite 1218 New York, NY 10107

For Immediate Release
January 5th, 2002

Press Contact: Kari Estrin, Producer
Phone: 615-262-0883
Fax: 615-262-9885
Email: kari@kariestrin.com

Michael Smith, WG Foundation
Phone: 212-541-6230
Email: msmith@woodyguthrie.org

Billy Block's Western Beat, Nashville's premier weekly roots music concert series and radio show, will host a Tribute to Woody Guthrie on January 21st at the Legendary Exit/In in Nashville. Western Beat is a natural host for a tribute to the great Woody Guthrie. His genre-bending influence runs deeply among the cream of the crop of Nashville's finest singers and songwriters, and Western Beat is proud to welcome these artists to the Exit/In stage on January 21 in celebration of 90 years of passionate writing and creative social commentary.

Artists performing that evening and paying tribute to Woody's influence on their music are Kevin Welch, Dave Olney, Kieran Kane, Jeff Black, Michael Kelsh, Dave Coleman, Jon Byrd, Larry Cordle, Irene Kelley, James Talley & more!

The tribute begins at 8:00 pm and admission, as always, is just $5.00.

Dates/events subject to change