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The Asch Recordings, Vol. 1-4

Woody Guthrie SFW40112

This is the finest Woody Guthrie Collection ever assembled. These 105 songs, including many of his best-known compositions and some of his most unususal, were all recorded in the 1940's by Moses Asch, the founder of Folkways Records. Carefully selected, exquisitely remastered, and painstakingly annotated in over 100 pages of text in four illustrated booklets. Contains four CDs originally issued as separate volumes. Compiled and annotated by Jeff Place and Guy Logsdon. Four hours and 43 minutes.

Country(s) United States
Culture Group(s) Anglo-American
Keyword(s) Folk songs--United States; Folksong revival; Music--Juvenile; Wit and humor
Instrument(s) Banjo; Fiddle; Guitar; Harmonica; Mandolin; Vocals
Language(s) English

Year of Recording 1999
Record Label Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Source Archive Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
Credits Recorded by Moses Asch ; Artist Woody Guthrie ; Produced by Jeff Place ; Produced by Guy William Logsdon ; Liner Notes by Guy Logsdon ; Liner Notes by Jeff Place
101 This Land is Your Land Woody Guthrie 2:19
102 Car Song Woody Guthrie 1:52
103 Rambling Round Woody Guthrie 2:15
104 Talking Fishing Blues Woody Guthrie 3:06
105 Philadelphia Lawyer Woody Guthrie 2:32
106 Lindbergh Woody Guthrie 3:13
107 Hobo's Lullaby Woody Guthrie 2:25
108 Pastures of Plenty Woody Guthrie 2:27
109 Grand Coulee Dam Woody Guthrie 2:13
110 End of the Line Woody Guthrie 2:52
111 New York Town Woody Guthrie 2:30
112 Gypsy Davy Woody Guthrie 2:33
113 Jesus Christ Woody Guthrie 1:45
114 This Land is Your Land Woody Guthrie 2:15
115 Do-Re-Mi Woody Guthrie 3:05
116 Jarama Valley Woody Guthrie 2:34
117 The Biggest Thing Man's Ever Done Woody Guthrie 2:37
118 Picture from Life's Other Side Woody Guthrie 2:51
119 Jesse James Woody Guthrie 2:39
120 Talking Hard Work Woody Guthrie 2:45
121 When That Great Ship Went Down Woody Guthrie 2:32
122 Hard Ain't it Hard Woody Guthrie 2:55
123 Going Down the Road Feeling Bad Woody Guthrie 2:19
124 I Ain't Got Nobody Woody Guthrie 3:08
125 The Sinking of the Reuben James Woody Guthrie 3:00
126 Why, Oh Why? Woody Guthrie 3:26
127 This Land is Your Land (reprise) Woody Guthrie 3:20
201 Muleskinner Blues (Blue Yodel #8) Woody Guthrie 2:44
202 The Wreck of the Old 97 Woody Guthrie 3:01
203 Sally Goodin' Woody Guthrie 2:33
204 Little Black Train Woody Guthrie 3:01
205 Who's Gonna Shoe Your Pretty Little Feet Woody Guthrie 3:28
206 Baltimore to Washington Woody Guthrie 0:53
207 Rubber Dolly Woody Guthrie 2:52
208 21 Years Woody Guthrie 2:14
209 Sowing on the Mountain Woody Guthrie 2:28
210 Bed on the Floor Woody Guthrie 2:31
211 Take a Whiff on Me Woody Guthrie 2:31
212 Stepstone Woody Guthrie 2:56
213 Put My Little Shoes Away Woody Guthrie 2:14
214 Hen Cackle Woody Guthrie 3:16
215 Poor Boy Woody Guthrie 2:26
216 Stackolee (Stagger Lee) Woody Guthrie 2:24
217 Johnny Hart (John Hardy) Woody Guthrie 2:44
218 Worried Man Blues Woody Guthrie 2:56
219 Danville Girl Woody Guthrie 2:47
220 Gambling Man Woody Guthrie 2:19
221 Rye Straw Woody Guthrie 2:29
222 Crawdad Song Woody Guthrie 3:00
223 Ida Red Woody Guthrie 2:30
224 Keep My Skillet Good and Greasy Woody Guthrie 3:00
225 Train 45 Woody Guthrie 3:00
301 Hard Travelin' Woody Guthrie 2:21
302 Farmer-Labor Train Woody Guthrie 2:50
303 Howdjado Woody Guthrie 2:55
304 Ship in the Sky Woody Guthrie 3:02
305 I Ain't Got No Home in This World Anymore Woody Guthrie 2:46
306 Mean Talking Blues Woody Guthrie 2:40
307 Better World A-Coming Woody Guthrie 2:33
308 Miss Pavlichencko Woody Guthrie 2:51
309 So Long It's Been Good to Know You (War Version) Woody Guthrie 1:42
310 New Found Land Woody Guthrie 2:35
311 Oregon Trail Woody Guthrie 2:46
312 Vigilante Man Woody Guthrie 3:47
313 1913 Massacre Woody Guthrie 3:06
314 Talking Columbia Woody Guthrie 2:31
315 Two Good Men Woody Guthrie 2:46
316 Sally Don't You Grieve Woody Guthrie 2:07
317 Talking Sailor (Talking Merchant Marine) Woody Guthrie 2:47
318 What are We Waiting On? Woody Guthrie 3:23
319 Railroad Blues Woody Guthrie 3:38
320 Ludlow Massacre Woody Guthrie 2:30
321 Ladies Auxilary Woody Guthrie 3:48
322 Miner's Song Woody Guthrie 2:25
323 When the Yanks Go Marching In? Woody Guthrie 3:03
324 Union Maid (excerpt) Woody Guthrie 2:08
325 The Rubaiyat (excerpt) Woody Guthrie 3:16
326 The Many and the Few Woody Guthrie 3:30
327 Hanukkah Dance Woody Guthrie 2:12
401 Ranger's Command Woody Guthrie 2:12
402 Buffalo Skinners Woody Guthrie 2:48
403 Billy the Kid Woody Guthrie 0:45
404 Cowboy Waltz Woody Guthrie 3:42
405 Pretty Boy Floyd Woody Guthrie 5:36
406 Along in the Sun and the Rain Woody Guthrie 1:25
407 Whoopie Ti-Yi-Yo, Get Along Little Dogies Woody Guthrie 2:52
408 Froggie Went A-Courtin' Woody Guthrie 3:18
409 Buffalo Gals Woody Guthrie 2:02
410 I Ride an Old Paint Woody Guthrie 2:05
411 Dead or Alive (Poor Lazurus) Woody Guthrie 3:01
412 Slip Knot Woody Guthrie 2:30
413 Cocaine Blues (Bad Lee Brown) Woody Guthrie 2:50
414 Go Tell Aunt Rhody Woody Guthrie 3:29
415 Chisholm Trail Woody Guthrie 2:37
416 Stewball Woody Guthrie 2:58
417 Wild Cyclone Woody Guthrie 2:54
418 Train Blues Woody Guthrie 2:33
419 Red River Valley Woody Guthrie 2:15
420 Fastest of Ponies Woody Guthrie 2:51
421 Stewball Woody Guthrie 2:26
422 Snow Deer Woody Guthrie 3:28
423 When the Curfew Blows Woody Guthrie 3:59
424 Little Darling (At My Window Sad and Lonely) Woody Guthrie 3:34
425 Blowing Down That Old Dusty Road Woody Guthrie 2:54
426 The Return of Rocky Mountain Slim and Desert Rat Shorty Woody Guthrie 4:18

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