The Wanderers: Music
Deportees (The Plane Wreck at Los Gatos)
(The Wanderers)
2010-01-21
Woody Guthrie,Martin Hoffman
Woody saw a short newspaper story about a plane wreck at Los Gatos in southern California. All aboard were lost but it was called a minor event since most who died were illegal immigrants. This enraged Woody and he wrote a poem, which was later set to music. The song has become one of Woody's most moving topical songs.