John McCutcheon "Deportee (Plane Wreck At Los Gatos)" (Woody Guthrie) @ Eddie Owen Presents

Recorded live @ Red Clay Music Foundry 7/16/16
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Executive Producer: Eddie Owen
Producer: Corey Giessen
Audio Engineer: Shalom Aberle
Lights & Video: Corey Giessen
Editing: Corey Giessen
#LifeIsInTheSong

[@christinafajardo]

I am watching this for the first time on January 28, 2025. Crying. This is happening again in our country. I am so sad.

[@daveboyt6810]

The song lives on. Incredible and sad that, 77 years later, it still needs to be sung.

[@erichayes4661]

My father is Martin Hoffman, he wrote the music for this poem by Woody Guthrie. My name is Hedy Streiff. Thank you for so beautifully telling the story and singing the song.

[@victoriacross675]

Blessings to you. Blessings for your people. Glad we are all family together. We listen. We learn. We care. And no song belongs to one person, often. And thanks to John McCutcheon for his life work.

[@erichayes4661]

@@victoriacross675 my wife was speaking through my account. Of course I agree with everything that she said and we both appreciate your reply and feedback. Her father was a typical tortured musician. He also did work for Joan Baez and Janice.

[@BS1af]

thank you for sharing, Hedy

[@victoriacross675]

Remembering your father. Thank you.

[@johnjmcnally6146]

Brilliant Song & Music 😁

[@cathyccourtney4420]

Revisiting this classic Woody Guthrie ♪ during this crazy making time #47 Felon-in-Charge destructive mass deportations 1/27/25, It's a GodThang I remembered the event was January 28 ♥ RIP & Thank you John McCutheon & Woody Guthrie. ♥ always

[@daveboyt6810]

Thank you for this presentation-- one of the best, but would like to have heard the last verse. The introduction and inclusion of the names really brought it to life. Woody Guthrie would have loved it.

[@francismcginty5072]

I am a 50 year old Irishman who lives in Australia now and my Aunty sang this song to me when i was literally a baby and I remember every word of nearly every version of this song but without your endeavour would never have known the names of those who inspired this ballad and with no shame this made me cry it is finally settled that those who rode that big aeroplane have finally rested neath the topsoil and now have names except deportees!

[@erichayes4661]

I understand Francis. It brought me to my knees too.

[@erichayes4661]

from my wife Hedy: I'm so sorry you guys are slammed down by government vaccinre/mask mandates. If you can, move to Texas. None of it here.

[@marcuscook3852]

@@erichayes4661 How disappointing that you felt it necessary to make such a blatant political statement, and all because the poster indicated he was living in Australia. Whilst I do not support the current Australian government's political views in general, they have by far done much better in fighting Covid than many other countries, including the USA. Here are few statistics for you to ponder. Texas has a similar population to the whole of Australia, yet has had 5, 070, 532 cases, compared to Australia with 1, 395, 181. There have been 75, 270 Covid deaths in Texas, compared to Australia with 2, 518. No one in their right mind would ever consider moving to Texas with these statistics. It has been the action of state and federal governments in Australia that has been successful in keeping the numbers down, although the current surge in number most recently due to the Omicron variant is quite worrying. One again, it is the 'slammed down by government vaccinre [sic]/mask mandates' polices that have been successful in keeping these the numbers down, and I hope they continue until Covid 19 is under control. You stated earlier 'Don't give into the hate or divisiveness that media is promoting now.' This appears to be precisely what you have done. In future, when commenting or replying to a comment on a youtube channel, stick to the theme of the comment, or video you are responding to.

[@KristinaUSA-x5n]

​@@marcuscook3852 No. Australia treats immigrants even worse or just as bad and is covering up Jesuit Freemasonic Abuse and Trafficking and Murders just like is happening worldwide.

[@yvonnemccullaghward361]

Yes my father here in Northern Ireland had a 45 with Joan Baez singing this song. We only had a few records 60 ago so we all as young children knew the words ,and were sad about the injustice. As life would have it my two grandchildren are half Mexican with a Mexican mother. Makes the fact that John has the names even more poignant to me . I have tears today as I listen for all human beings treated as less than .

[@erichayes4661]

My wife, Hedy Streiff, made my former comment. I allowed her to use my account to make it. Woodie Guthrie sought out her father, Martin Hoffman, to make the music to go with the poetry in this song. Everyone should listen to this.

[@erichayes4661]

But then again, her father was such a virtuoso...even Joan Baez travelled to meet him and get consultations for musical scores to use in her songs. Martin Hoffman's daughter, Hedy , later became a champion flautist and carries her father's musical genes to this day. She isn't published....YET. She would love to meet with you guys and do some flute music to grind with this song.

[@greenhurst]

This is by far the most moving rendition of this song I've ever heard...I completely lost it when the names started being read. What a beautiful tribute!

[@frankmcgourty2526]

Me too

[@asavides]

Me too!

[@brianjennings4450]

In the early 70's, my old Mexican nextdoor neighbor showed me photos of his unkle..who died on the plane. Iv sung this song 50 yrs. And racists really don't enjoy engaging in convo with me...ever. Excellent performance. ( Gonzalez was his Tio's last name...and You just spoke it..) Thank you.

[@stevencarlisle6988]

I would live to hear your experiences. So sad that nothing has changed since 48

[@erichayes4661]

from Hedy, Martin's daughter: My father eventually killed himself after he wrote the music for this song. It was too much for him. It was too tragic. He left us by way of self-induced departing from this world to the next. But listen to me. As much as you may feel, and I know some of you feel very strongly about your causes....NEVER, ever, end your life like my father did. Never sell your own talent short. Take what you have and give it to everybody like my father did before he died....and always think about the future. Always strive to become better. Enmesh yourselves in people that will always try to improve people's lives. Don't give into the hate or divisiveness that media is promoting now.

[@patrickglennon6834]

@@erichayes4661 nice comment eric

[@winniethomas6948]

@@erichayes4661 why

[@travelingsandra]

@@erichayes4661 That's heartbreakingly sad but thank you for your deep insight.

[@paulmcgrory5165]

A great poet wrote a song and kept their souls alive for sixty years. Their souls are at rest now. We know their names.

[@Batmo21]

Sobbing to this song while making my son’s birthday bags for classroom it’s so fucking crazy.

[@DUMBLIESCOM]

Wonderful version - I appreciate the dignity that you brought to this story.

[@erichayes4661]

So does Hedy, Martin's daughter.

[@deborahriley8136]

Hearing the names is heart wrenching but healing, too. Now each and everyone is a person and not just a dry leaf.

[@victoriacross675]

John is a gift. He's one of the most amazing musicians -- but also one of the keepers of "the book" of American folk music. His musicianship is wonderful -- his "process" is wonderful -- his heart is greater than the sky. Love to him.

[@maniyan_wanagi]

Thank you so much, Mr. McCutcheon. I've never heard the story told better. I will call you mi hermano.

[@cekiya752]

This story just breaks my heart

[@PaulSmith-tv5dp]

John tells a great story, makes one feel very humble.

[@teucer915]

Thank you for speaking their names.

[@mikesunra1]

Bless you John! Bless you Woody!

[@melindashannon1015]

I was at this show. Like many songs written or sung by JM, it made my cry.

[@kenb521]

I've sung this song for 50 years and never heard John's full story of his research. Thanks!

[@ciarandawson2908]

Que sus nombres no se borren en la historia.

[@emaleamiller5223]

I’ve seen you preform many times in Winfield and never heard you sing this song before. I’d love to hear it again in September 2023. You need to share this tribute by song.

[@joanbernard3511]

UN GRAN GRACIAS MR MCCUTHCHEON

[@johnjmcnally6146]

John McCutcheon. Fantastic Singer & Song. Christy Moore Also Did This So Well. !!

[@Fairygodmother-A]

Bless you John

[@roisinniloirgneain815]

Stunning and so very moving. The names! How right!

[@suzannephelan1218]

Excellent version....so true, so beautiful...

[@catherineannemccloskey-ros9500]

Brilliant rendition!

[@nutmeg5]

May the goddesses bless John McCutcheon

[@yccmzimmy]

Never forget!!!! wonderful story! thanks a lot!

[@robertstanway9893]

I cried listening, heard the song mny times but this far more moving

[@lalodaniels1388]

I love this song because of how this song points out how my people suffer. Woody Guthrie was a great man, and my daughter and I love his songs. I cry every time I hear this song, and I am grateful to Woody for thinking of my peoples suffering and letting the world know about the injustice of it. He obviously had a very beautiful soul. I cry because my father was a migrant farm worker and both my mom and dad are from Mexico. I am grateful that my parents taught me my culture, Spanish, and to never feel less than anyone else because of my race and ethnicity.

[@Tony-dk9sx]

Nicely done, John !

[@martinkdoorstoperception.1913]

All our lifes an stories are connected through GODS great music.

[@donachaodwyer9662]

Thank you John. you have filled in the gaps for me, and many others. I'm sure.

[@susannepannicke8007]

Beautiful version! The best I‘d ever heard! Thank you

[@rrseitz1306]

and blessings to your roadie....thank you

[@richardnano2228]

Thank you!

[@charleneevans96]

Thank you for telling their story.

[@marialuisatealdo1111]

bellissima musica grazie

[@juanitaimhoff9844]

Thank you for the information I have heard this song by many many people over my life and finally I have the whole story. Now a chapter of my life is complete because I now know the answer to a longing question,

[@stevechase7568]

Thank you

[@Jerry-Parker]

Let's Go ! 🇺🇸🗽🦅

[@dennoavassell1100]

Awesome

[@laseourable]

Tim Hernandez wrote a book about all the lives of the people lost on that plane. He called it simply, "All they will call you."

[@BigWaveDav1]

I worked in Los Gatos Canyon cowboyin', 1979-'81. Didn't know anything about it except this song, but I thought it was about a canyon near Los Gatos, Califas. Figured it a out a few years later...

[@maniyan_wanagi]

This just makes me cry and cry. Makes me fighting mad, too. What the actual FUCK, America? We are better than this.

[@BearHeart13]

From I.N.S to ICE. This country never learns!

[@garychiappa3676]

You are beautiful man!

[@hermanneberle4300]

ist alles noch viel brutaler geworden

[@jamesdolan4042]

I like this song best when a verse is song in Spanish a language I don't understand.

[@kennewicksheri]

Tears and tears we must never forget...... their names, their lives, this very moment... and myriad moments of 'sending back' or of not welcoming... Pensive thoughts...... and listening to this again...... on this Monday, June 20 -- World Refugee Day 2022 Bringing me to more tears

[@tcheyne1951]

❤️💞🧡❤️‍🩹💖💚💓💙💕💝Amen❤️‍🔥 peace Los Amigos❣️

[@garoldcounts8777]

the American dream was a nightmare for many

[@richardkelly7270]

Nothing changes

[@monkeyface6139]

This is what utube is for...

[@timgrady3529]

Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose

[@godschild7643]

I love Joan Baez rendition of this.

[@randybennett9634]

I had to share this today in response to Trump and his election and recent appointments

[@davidscher4303]

listen to Julie Felix sing this song

[@gerardpoisson2042]

wonderful! You did not sing this song loke so much others.....You try to connect with them, to see this injustice....And finally these people'names are known and the y are no more anonymous.....

[@catalinarenteria704]

So sad, what about their families in Mexico, they were somebody sons, brothers, sisters, fathers ….. 😢

[@robertburr9612]

Why were legal travelers being deported? /They all had VIsas, no?

[@IndigoJo]

They were agricultural workers whose visas had expired, as he says.

[@patriciajensen1541]

Temporary they came every year to work . Make some money they went bk after work season finished.. were good people worked on our friends orange orchards Clovis california. . Every year . Now look what's happening .pretty damm sad.. Nobody is happy with TRUMP.

[@teucer915]

The same thing happens with today's guestworker visas - if you're in America on an H-2a, you go back to wherever you came from at the end of the harvest and can then reapply for the next year.

[@littleredwitch]

They were not deportees. Just transported back to Mexico at the expiration of their working visas. It is just that the newspapers of the days called them deportees in their articles but they were totally legal. It is poignant to actually hear their names, they suddenly appeared before our eyes, real people, just like it was yesterday and not ghosts from 1948. RIP Manuel, Jose, Guadalupe and all. 💐❤️

[@adamseward4713]

I waited until 2:33 for him to begin the this beautiful song. He didn't, I left

[@TRIChuckles]

I love stories. It's all part of the music.

[@yvonnemccullaghward361]

You are missing the point of the beautiful song then.

[@alexandercalder2143]

if you are supposed to leave what's the big deal? that's the deal

[@JSen-ew9ze]

What about palestiniens, syriens, rohinga's children ........??? Who will sing for them??

[@roisinniloirgneain815]

You will, Jamila.

[@stevesiegelbaum3534]

Here's one for Palestine:

[@charlesjames7079]

Sing for them. When one voice sings there is remembrance. When two sing there is hope.

[@daveorme2009]

This song is from Dolly Parton.

[@KristinaUSA-x5n]

Woody Guthrie

[@doubleoyimmy1572]

Thank you