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Today we celebrate the 124th birthday of the great American novelist John Steinbeck, who wrote The Grapes of Wrath in 1939, a book that is as timely as ever. 

That novel inspired Bruce Springsteen’s album, The Ghost of Tom Joad and the title song, a snippet of which I share here. Springsteen also drew inspiration from the Henry Fonda movie and Woody Guthrie’s song, “The Ballad of Tom Joad.” You can find a great live version of Woody Guthrie’s song here. 

Have a great weekend!