Woody’s life was full of strife growing up. He lost his older sister, Clara, to an accidental, yet tragic death which caused his mother to fall into a deep depression. The town around him, Okemah, became a booming oil town, and withered away after the oil was gone. Many believe this to be the reason he was able to write so many songs and poems, and why he took to the open road to ramble around the country.
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At the age of 17, Woody moved from Oklahoma, to Pampa, Texas to join his father. This was about the time of The Great Depression.
While in Texas, he formed a musical group called the Corn Cob Trio. Later, they renamed the group the Pampa Junior Chamber of Commerce Band. It was during his time in Texas that Woody discovered he was a pretty good song writer, as well as artist. |
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