August 9, 2023

Folkways: The Original Vision

Smithsonian Folkways – CD SF 40000
Songs of Woody Guthrie and Lead Belly

Format: CD, Compilation, Reissue
Country: United States
Released: 2006
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk
[Tracklist]
01 Bring Me a Little Water, Sylvie: Lead Belly (00:49)
02 Pretty Boy Floyd: Woody Guthrie (03:00)
03 Do-Re-Mi: Woody Guthrie (02:31)
04 I Ain't Got No Home in This World Anymore: Woody Guthrie (02:45)
05 Jesus Christ: Woody Guthrie (02:37)
06 Cotton Fields: Lead Belly (02:07)
07 Rock Island Line: Lead Belly (02:02)
08 Grand Coulee Dam: Woody Guthrie (02:10)
09 4, 5, and 9: Lead Belly (02:34)
10 Will Geer Reading Woody Guthrie: Will Geer (00:56)
11 Hard Traveling: Woody Guthrie (02:31)
12 Fannin Street: Lead Belly (03:02)
13 Philadelphia Lawyer: Woody Guthrie (02:29)
14 Hobo's Lullaby: Woody Guthrie (02:24)
15 Bourgeois Blues: Lead Belly (02:18)
16 Gray Goose: Lead Belly (01:25)
17 Irene: Lead Belly (01:53)
18 Vigilante Man: Woody Guthrie (03:23)
19 Gallis Pole: Lead Belly (02:45)
20 This Land Is Your Land: Woody Guthrie (02:17)
21 Talking Hard Work: Woody Guthrie (03:23)
22 Midnight Special: Lead Belly (02:02)
23 In the Pines: Lead Belly (02:07)
24 Pastures of Plenty: Woody Guthrie (02:25)
25 Car Song: Woody Guthrie (01:50)
26 We Shall Be Free: Woody Guthrie and Lead Belly (02:33)
[Credits]
Woody Guthrie (guitar/vocals) and Lead Belly (guitar/vocals)
Producer and Liner Notes: Jeff Place, Producer: Anthony Seeger, Liner Notes: Guy Logsdon, Recorder: Moses Asch, Designer: Denise Arnot, Photographer: Sid Grossman and Charles Peterson, Mastering Engineer: Pete Reiniger
[Notes]
Original Vision is the milestone 1989 recordings of classic roots Americana that helped launch the nonprofit Smithsonian Folkways label. To celebrate the 15th anniversary of this historic album, Smithsonian Folkways expanded the original CD with 6 bonus tracks, enhanced packaging, and extended notes. The album now provides even more insight into the impact of Woody Guthrie and Lead Belly over the last half century. 28-page illustrated booklet, 60 minutes.

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