The Greatest Songs of Woody Guthrie

by Woody Guthrie

Overview

A two-record set released on one CD, this collection of great Woody Guthrie songs performed by some of Guthrie's apostles, as well as by Guthrie himself, serves as a nice overview of his music. From the opening notes of "This Land Is Your Land" and a composite arrangement that starts with Guthrie and his guitar, then folds into the Weavers completing the song, this is very special music. With the mix of performers, it's like a hootenanny featuring some of the top American folk music artists who had fallen under Guthrie's spell. In addition to Pete Seeger's Weavers, longtime Guthrie cronies Cisco Houston and Ramblin' Jack Elliot are featured, along with the next generation's Joan Baez and Country Joe McDonald. Deep-throated Odetta delivers the definitive version of "Pastures of Plenty," and Guthrie is spotlighted solo and with pals Sonny Terry and Houston. A folk-music delight from beginning to end. ~ Jim Newsom

Product Details

Release Date:	09/16/1991
Label:	Vanguard
UPC:	0015707353625
Rank:	142190

Tracks

1. This Land Is Your Land  - Woody Guthrie
2. Do-Re-Mi  - Woody Guthrie  - Cisco Houston
3. So Long (It's Been Good to Know Yuh)  - Woody Guthrie  -  Weavers
4. Pastures of Plenty  - Woody Guthrie  -  Odetta
5. Roll On, Columbia  - Woody Guthrie  -  Lead Belly  - John A. Lomax  - Country Joe McDonald
6. Hard, Ain't It Hard  - Woody Guthrie  - Cisco Houston
7. Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos)  - Woody Guthrie  - Martin Hoffman  - Cisco Houston
8. A Group of Children's Songs: Pick It Up/(Take Me) Riding in My ...  - Woody Guthrie
9. Old Lone Wolf  - Woody Guthrie
10. Woody's Rag/900 Miles  - Woody Guthrie  - Cisco Houston
11. 900 Miles  - Woody Guthrie
12. Jackhammer John  - Woody Guthrie  -  Weavers
13. Tom Joad  - Woody Guthrie

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Woody Guthrie   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals,Harmonica
S Terry   Primary Artist
Cisco Houston   Primary Artist,Fiddle,Guitar,Vocals,Mandolin
C.Houston   Primary Artist
Odetta   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
The Babysitters   Primary Artist
Country Joe McDonald   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
The Weavers   Primary Artist
Jim Kweskin   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Ramblin' Jack Elliott   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Joan Baez   Primary Artist,Vocals,Guitar
Woody Guthrie & Cisco Houston   Primary Artist
Lead Belly   Vocals
Grady Martin   Guitar
Lee Baxter Hayes   Drums
Barbara Dana   Vocals
Erik Darling   Banjo
Eric Weissberg   Fiddle,Violin,Mandolin
Pete Seeger   Guitar,Vocals
Ronnie Gilbert   Vocals
Bill Lee   Bass

Technical Credits

Grady Martin   Leader
Nancy Toff   Liner Notes
Lead Belly   Composer
John A. Lomax   Composer
Samuel Charters   Producer
Martin Hoffman   Composer
Maynard Solomon   Producer
Moses Asch   Engineer
Woody Guthrie   Composer,Performer
The Weavers   Performer
Sonny Terry   Performer