Dust Bowl Ballads

Dust Bowl Ballads

Dust Bowl Ballads

Editorial Reviews
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"If you'll gather 'round me children, a story I will tell," sings Woody Guthrie in "Pretty Boy Floyd." Children of all ages have never stopped gathering 'round Woody Guthrie since he recorded these songs in the spring of 1940, and that most-famous line tells us a lot about his approach: his songs are for all people, simple and direct enough to be understood by young ones, irresistibly catchy, yet devilishly clever and cutting. His ability to boil down complex emotions and issues to their very core has rarely been matched. "So long it's been good to know yuh," he sings in "Dusty Old Dust," and its childlike sing-along quality only serves to reinforce his very serious points. Across these 14 songs, Guthrie recounts and relives his experience as an Okie forced from his home by the Depression and drought of the 1930s, chronicling the arduous journey in brilliant, sometimes hilarious, sometimes horrifying detail. The characters that inhabit his stories are sincere, sympathetic, and brutally alive. Originally released in 1940 on two albums, and again in 1964 for the benefit of salivating folk revivalists, Dust Bowl Ballads returns once again in 2000 freshly remastered, full of new photos and boasting one alternate take. If there is one album of modern American folk music that deserves to be reissued for the benefit of each generation, it is this collection. In terms of the singer-songwriter concept, it is truly the river's source; in historical terms, it's to the New Deal what the Declaration of Independence is to the American Revolution. --Marc Greilsamer

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Dust Bowl Ballads
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • my favorite woody guthrie disc.
  • Dust Bowl topics
  • Woody Guthrie, Dust Bowl Ballads
  • Hard times great man greatsongs
  • dust bowl ballads
 Dust Bowl Ballads
Woody Guthrie
Manufacturer: Buddha
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

GeneralGeneral | Folk | Styles | Music
Traditional FolkTraditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B00004TY8S
Release Date: 2000-07-11

Tracks:

  1. The Great Dust Storm (Dust Storm Disaster)
  2. Talking Dust Bowl Blues
  3. Pretty Boy Floyd
  4. Dusty Old Dust (So Long It's Been Good To Know Yuh)
  5. Dust Bowl Blues
  6. Blowin' Down The Road (I Ain't Gonna To Be Treated This Way)
  7. Tom Joad (Part 1)
  8. Tom Joad (Part 2)
  9. Do Re Mi
  10. Dust Bowl Refugee
  11. I Ain't Got No Home
  12. Vigilante Man
  13. Dust Can't Kill Me
  14. Dust Pneumonia Blues
  15. Talkin' Dust Bowl Blues (alternate take)

Amazon.com essential recording

"If you'll gather 'round me children, a story I will tell," sings Woody Guthrie in "Pretty Boy Floyd." Children of all ages have never stopped gathering 'round Woody Guthrie since he recorded these songs in the spring of 1940, and that most-famous line tells us a lot about his approach: his songs are for all people, simple and direct enough to be understood by young ones, irresistibly catchy, yet devilishly clever and cutting. His ability to boil down complex emotions and issues to their very core has rarely been matched. "So long it's been good to know yuh," he sings in "Dusty Old Dust," and its childlike sing-along quality only serves to reinforce his very serious points. Across these 14 songs, Guthrie recounts and relives his experience as an Okie forced from his home by the Depression and drought of the 1930s, chronicling the arduous journey in brilliant, sometimes hilarious, sometimes horrifying detail. The characters that inhabit his stories are sincere, sympathetic, and brutally alive. Originally released in 1940 on two albums, and again in 1964 for the benefit of salivating folk revivalists, Dust Bowl Ballads returns once again in 2000 freshly remastered, full of new photos and boasting one alternate take. If there is one album of modern American folk music that deserves to be reissued for the benefit of each generation, it is this collection. In terms of the singer-songwriter concept, it is truly the river's source; in historical terms, it's to the New Deal what the Declaration of Independence is to the American Revolution. --Marc Greilsamer

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars my favorite woody guthrie disc........2007-04-13

this is my favorite woody guthrie disc. the entire asch recordings series is wonderful, as well, but this cycle of short stories told through the medium of the folk song, about the Oakie migration during the great depression, is simply a riveting work of americana music. "tom joad - part 1 & 2," is my all-time favorite guthrie performance. its rhythmic drive, intensity, devotion to detail, and grand narrative structure make it one of the finest achievements in all of american folk music. this whole album is a stark and glorious achievement. mr guthrie's voice was singular, a voice with personality, full of feeling for the downtrodden, for the victims of unrestrained capitalism. no music collection should be without a healthy dose of woody guthrie. if yours has a hole in it where mr guthrie should be, this album makes for a perfect introduction to his work.

5 out of 5 stars Dust Bowl topics.......2007-04-01

I am a sixth grade teacher who is doing a novel with my class that is set during the Dust Bowl. So many of the songs deal with topics in this book and I have been amazed how responsive my students are to this music. It is requested everyday during work time.

5 out of 5 stars Woody Guthrie, Dust Bowl Ballads.......2007-01-24

This is one fantastic album, assuming you like folk music. It's now one of my favorites

5 out of 5 stars Hard times great man greatsongs.......2007-01-18

Woody Guthrie Dustbowl ballads is a historic folk classic. Woodys playing is good on gutiar and harmonica his voice is steady the songs are real good for the time. Woddy tells the story of the dustbowl with a keen sense of humor mostly. Pretty boy floyd Blowin down the road vigalanteman and the TomJoad songs show some anger. but Dirty old dust Dustpneumonia blues and Talkin dustbowl blues are funny. I aint got no home is my favorite. The booklet really is interesting Woody tells his story. im glad i got this.Great way to get to know Woody Guthrie.

5 out of 5 stars dust bowl ballads.......2007-01-13

if you like folk music this is for you. tribute to a very talented man
Dust Bowl Ballads
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Put this in its proper perspective; don't propagandize.
  • the best ever folk album by the best singer,he's real
 Dust Bowl Ballads
Woody Guthrie
Manufacturer: Rounder / Umgd
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

GeneralGeneral | Folk | Styles | Music
Traditional FolkTraditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music
Rounder RecordsRounder Records | Specialty Stores | Music
ASIN: B0000002QX
Release Date: 1992-02-14

Tracks:

  1. The Great Dust Storm (Dust Storm Disaster)
  2. I Ain't Got No Home
  3. Talking Dust Bowl Blues
  4. Vigilante Man
  5. Dust Can't Kill Me
  6. Dust Pneumonia Blues
  7. Pretty Boy Floyd
  8. Blowin' Down The Road (I Ain't Going To Be Treated This Way)
  9. Tom Joad-Part 1
  10. Tom Joad-Part 2
  11. Dust Bowl Refugee
  12. Do Re Mi
  13. Dust Bowl Blues
  14. Dusty Old Dust (So Long It's Been Good To Know Yuh)

Amazon.com

Few records hit this hard. Guthrie's theme is the Great Depression's devastation, as visited on the land and people of America's heartland. Guthrie raises the talking blues form to a new level of realism and poetry, and he charges some of his strongest story songs ("Tom Joad" and "Pretty Boy Floyd") with a vividness songwriters like Springsteen and Dylan have chased ever since. Need to decide on one Guthrie album? This is it. --Roy Francis Kasten

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Put this in its proper perspective; don't propagandize........2002-06-11

Historically significant? It was pretty much completely unheard of in its day. My father, who was born in 1918 and was fairly conversant with "folk music" -- he'd long been a fan of Burl Ives -- didn't have any idea who Woody Guthrie was until Arlo made a splash with "Alice's Restaurant" in the late sixties. On the other hand, Woody Guthrie became sort of a legend among "folk boom" college kids two decades after "Dust Bowl Ballads" was originally released, mainly because Pete Seeger went about mythologizing Woody Guthrie (after Woody Guthrie went about mythologizing himself). The only really interesting thing I heard in this record happened to be its relation to the early work of a particular one of those college kids: Bob Dylan. Compare "Talkin' Dust Bowl Blues" to "Talkin' New York" from Dylan's first album
and Guthrie's harmonica to Dylan's harmonica.

"Talkin' Dust Bowl Blues" also spares us Woody Guthries unpleasant and out-of-tune singing voice. His speaking voice, on the other hand, is smooth and mild, the voice of a professional radio personality, which, by the way, Woody Guthrie WAS for a fair while.

Some reviewers seem to think Woody Guthrie composed music. No, he set his lyrics to existing music, mostly "Carter family" music,
which to my ears is deadly boring. His lyrics are sometimes satirically on the mark, sometimes rambling, sometimes purple, a mixed bag.

I'd be curious to know how many of those who display this in their collections actually ever take it out and listen to. I'd guess few.

My advice. Listen to this once (borrow it or something -- do NOT buy it) and read Joe Klein's outstanding Woody Guthrie biography.
Then move on to something else.

5 out of 5 stars the best ever folk album by the best singer,he's real.......1999-01-12

Woodie Guthrie is the most authentic American folk singer I have ever heard.He doesn't seem to care about popularity or record sales or any such thing.He is a comlete natural.
This Land Is Your Land: The Original Dust Bowl Ballads and Other Folksongs
Average customer rating: Not rated
    		This Land Is Your Land: The Original Dust Bowl Ballads and Other Folksongs
    Woody Guthrie
    Manufacturer: Discmedi Blau
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    GeneralGeneral | Folk | Styles | Music
    Traditional FolkTraditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music
    FolkFolk | Imports | Stores | Music
    ASIN: B000ILZA0Q
    Release Date: 2006-11-14

    Tracks:

    1. The Great Dust Storm (Dust Storm Disaster)
    2. I Ain't Got No Home
    3. Talking Dust Bowl Blues
    4. Vigilante Man
    5. Dust Can't Kill Me
    6. Dust Pneumonia Blues
    7. Blowin' Down This Road (I Ain't Going To Be Treated This Way)
    8. Tom Joan Part 1
    9. Tom Joan Part 2
    10. Dust Bowl Refugee
    11. Do Re Mi
    12. Dusty Old Bust (So Long It's Been Good To Know Yuh)
    13. Pretty Boy Blues
    14. Dust Bowl Blues
    15. Pasture Of Plenty
    16. Jesus Christ
    17. Hobo's Lullaby
    18. Hard, Ain't It Hard

    Tracks:

    1. This Land Is Your Land
    2. Hard Traveling
    3. John Henry
    4. The House Of The Risisng Sung (The Rising Sun Blues)
    5. What Did The Deep Sea Say?
    6. Sinking Of The Reuben James
    7. Two Good Men (Sacco And Vanzetti)
    8. Talking Columbia
    9. The Wreeck Of The Old '97
    10. Minner's Song
    11. Bed On The Floor
    12. Gypsy Davy
    13. We Shall Be Free
    14. Will You Miss Me?
    15. Goodnight Little Arlo
    16. Ship In The Sky
    17. (Take Me) Riding In My Car (The Car Song)
    18. Grassey Grass Grass

    Album Description

    Oklahama-born singer-songwriter Woody Guthrie is one of the most important and influential figures in folk music. An activist, a hero, and a gifted bluesman, Guthrie penned songs later covered by Bob Dylan, The Byrds, Joan Baez, Bruce Springsteen, and Wilco, among many others. This Land Is Your Land, an in-depth view of his early discography, includes a deluxe booklet with extensive liner notes in English, Spanish, and French.

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