Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Guthrie (1912-1967) wrote songs such as "This Land is Your Land" that became the soundtrack of an era and permanent fixtures of American identity. Woody at 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection is a 150-page book with 3CDs produced by Smithsonian Folkways Recordings in honor of Guthrie's 100th birthday on July 14, 2012. Producer and archivist Jeff Place and mastering engineer Pete Reiniger discuss the process of making this in-depth commemorative collection of songs, photos, and essays on one of America's most treasured 20th-century icons.

Woody at 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection available on 3xCD/book set and Digital.

Woody at 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection is a 150-page large-format book with 3 CDs containing 57 tracks, including Woody's most important recordings such as the complete version of "This Land Is Your Land," "Pretty Boy Floyd," "I Ain't Got No Home in This World Anymore," and "Riding in My Car." The set also contains 21 previously unreleased performances and six never-before-heard original songs, including Woody's first known—and recently discovered—recordings from 1939.

The book features essays by co-producers Robert Santelli, executive director of the GRAMMY Museum, and Jeff Place, GRAMMY-winning archivist for the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage and producer of several Woody Guthrie collections and exhibitions.

Go behind the scenes to learn about the making of Woody at 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection