Woody Guthrie The Live Wire: Woody Guthrie in Performance 1949

Record Collector (magazine): 4 stars out of 5 -- "[A] 37-year-old Guthrie is in his prime, introducing and wending his way through nine complete songs and a portion of 'Talking Dust Bowl Blues'..."
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item number:  GWEC
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CD Details

  • Released: April 19, 2011
  • Originally Released: 2011
  • Label: Rounder / UMGD

Description by OLDIES.com:

In 2001, The Woody Guthrie Archives received two spools of wire recordings from a live Woody Guthrie performance held in Newark, New Jersey in 1949. With the help of many talented recording engineers, the Woody Guthrie Foundation transferred this rare live performance from a delicate wire recording to digital audio, and, with state-of-the-art technology, restored it to near-perfection. This is one of the most significant recent finds in folk music history.

This release includes a digital PDF of the book with which this recording was first packaged.

Tracks:

  • 1.How Much? How Long? (Intro)
  • 2.Black Diamond
  • 3.I Was There and the Dust Was There
  • 4.The Great Dust Storm
  • 5.Folk Singers and Dancers
  • 6.Talking Dust Bowl Blues
  • 7.Tom Joad
  • 8.Columbia River
  • 9.Pastures of Plenty
  • 10.Grand Coulee Dam
  • 11.Told By Mother Bloor
  • 12.1913 Massacre
  • 13.Quit Sending Your Inspectors
  • 14.Goodbye Centralia
  • 15.A Cowboy of Some Kind
  • 16.Dead or Alive
  • 17.Jesus Christ Has Come!
  • 18.Jesus Christ
  • 19.[CD-ROM Track]

Product Info

  • UPC: 011661116726
  • Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx)
  • International Shipping: 1 item

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