The songs on this recording, the third in a series of four, are from the enormous collection of topical material that Woody Guthrie composed in the 1930s and 1940s. Most of his recordings were done for one man, Moses Asch, the founder of Folkways Records. Asch and Guthrie often organized song collections around a single topic; only some of those recordings were released during Guthrie’s lifetime. The Asch Recordings series uncovers many previously unreleased tracks, and presents the best of nearly 300 songs Guthrie recorded for Asch between 1944 and 1949. Running time 75 minutes. 36-page booklet includes historical and biographical notes. Compiled by Jeff Place and Guy Logsdon.
Hard Travelin’
Farmer-Labor Train
Howdjadoo
Ship in the Sky
I Ain’t Got No Home in This World Anymore
Mean Talking Blues
Better World A-Comin’
Miss Pavlichenko
So Long, It’s Been Good to Know You
New Found Land
Oregon Trail
Vigilante Man
1913 Massacre
Talking Columbia
Two Good Men
Sally, Don’t You Grieve
Talking Sailor
What Are We Waiting On?
Railroad Blues
Ludlow Massacre
Ladies Auxiliary
Miner’s Song
When the Yanks Go Marching in
Union Maid (Excerpt)
Rubaiyat (Excerpt)
The Many and the Few
Hanukkah Dance