A Tribute to Woody Guthrie [Live]

A Tribute to Woody Guthrie [Live]

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The passing of folk-music pillar Woody Guthrie was fresh on the minds of the participants in the first of the two concerts that make up this live tribute recording. Guthrie had died of Huntington's disease in the fall of 1967; the following January, Bob Dylan, Judy Collins, Pete Seeger, and several other Woody apostles gathered to perform the folk legend's songs at Carnegie Hall. In September of 1970, a second gathering convened in the Hollywood Bowl, this one headlined by Joan Baez, Richie Havens, Arlo Guthrie, and others. Originally released separately on two records, this CD brings both concert recordings together on one brimming CD. Highlights include Dylan and the Band's rowdy reinterpretations of "I Ain't Got No Home," "Dear Mrs. Roosevelt," and "The Grand Coulee Damn" as well as Jack Elliott's "1913 Massacre," Odetta's "Ramblin' Round," and Tom Paxton's "Pastures of Plenty." Readings by actors Will Geer, Robert Ryan, and Peter Fonda from Guthrie's prose link the two concerts into a cohesive whole that Guthrie aficionados will find irresistible. --Steven Stolder

Tracks:

Sylvie - Sweet Honey In The Rock
Pretty Boy floyd - Bob Dylan
Do Re Mi - John Mellencamp
I Aint't Got No Home - Bruce Springsteen
Jesus Christ - U2
Rock Island Line - Little Richard With Fishbone
East Texas Red - Arlo Guthrie
Philadelphia Lawyer - Willie Nelson
Hobo's Lullaby - Emmylou Harris
The Bourgeois Blues - Taj Mahal
Gray Goose - Sweet Honey In The Rock
Goodnight Irene - Brian Wilson
Vigilante Man - Bruce Springsteen
This Land Is Your Land - Pete Seeger With Sweet Honey In The Rock/Doc Watson...

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One of the more creative, successful tribute albums, A Vision Shared was originally released to coincide with a PBS program that premiered in 1988. Packing some serious heavyweights onto one CD, the record features covers of Guthrie and Leadbelly tunes by, among others, Little Richard, Brian Wilson, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Sweet Honey in the Rock, and U2. The 14 tracks consist of mostly well known tunes, and it's fascinating to hear what the artists have done to them. Particularly exciting is a supercharged version of Leadbelly's "Rock Island Line" by Little Richard with Fishbone and U2's take on Guthrie's "Jesus Christ." --Ian Landau

Customer Reviews:

U-2 & LITTLE RICHARD ALONE MAKE THIS A BUY!.......2006-02-01

SNAPPY,TRUE TO WOODY'S STYLE AND GOOD FUN.

Good Compiliation.......2006-01-09

I enjoy all the cuts on this compilation. It is fun to hear the variety of artists perform their works. A rockin' version of Rock Island line from Little Richard that is worth the whole album. Funny how the Bourgeois Blues still seems relevant.........

LITTLE RICHARD WITH FISHBONE STANDS OUT.......2005-08-20

IF YOU LIKE PURE, OLD SCHOOL ROCK 'N' ROLL, PICK UP THIS ALBUM FOR LITTLE RICHARD'S AWESOME RECORDING OF 'ROCK ISLAND LINE'. IN MY OPINION, IT IS THE TRACK THAT STANDS OUT MORE THAN ANY OTHERS. IF YOU DON'T APPRECIATE THAT GENRE, YOU MAY NOT APPRECIATE THAT TRACK AS MUCH. I ZEROED IN ON THE ALBUM MAINLY FOR LITTLE RICHARD'S TRACK, ALTHOUGH THE REST ARE FINE.

tried and true.......2004-10-10

I must have bought this on cassette back in the late eighties out of a bargain bin, a bargain bin! It would hve been a bargain at full price. I played the cassette to death and now I've bought the CD.

Almost every song has life to it, not one a simple re-singing. Sweet Honey in the Rock's "Sylvie" still gives me pause after all these years. Lovely. The U2, the Emmylou Harris and the Springsteen also rank high and I'm not a rabid fan of any of those people.

The album is a wonderful pairing of musicians with timeless work of two masters. I have MANY CD's but I only keep a handful next to the player at all times and this is one of them.

Brian Wilson's version of Goonight Irene is amazing!.......2004-07-21

Brian Wilson really made that song his own. It sounds like a song he wrote it, and stands out from others on this album. It shows what a fine arranger he is. The primitive drums and synthesizers on that track reminds me of The Beach Boys Love You album.

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A Tribute to Woody Guthrie - great music
SOME ARTISTS INFLUENCE BY WOODY DO WELL
Proper tribute to a legend
Not quite a complete trbute
In 20th Century America, folk singing meant Woody Guthrie

A Tribute to Woody Guthrie
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Folkways: A Vision Shared - A Tribute to Woody Guthrie & Leadbelly
'Til We Outnumber 'Em: Woody Guthrie
A Vision Shared: A Tribute To Woody Guthrie & Leadbelly
The Asch Recordings, Vol. 1-4
Dust Bowl Ballads

ASIN: B000002LJG
Release Date: 1989-11-03

Tracks:

This Train Is Bound For Glory - Arlo Guthrie
Narration - Will Geer
Oklahoma Hills - Arlo Guthrie
Narration - Robert Ryan
Rambling Round Your City (Ramblin' Round) - Odetta
I Ain't Got No Home - Bob Dylan
Do Re Mi - Arlo Guthrie
Curly Headed Baby - Pete Seeger
Dear Mrs. Roosevelt - Bob Dylan
Narration - Robert Ryan
Pastures Of Plenty - Tom Paxton
The Grand Coulee Dam - Bob Dylan
Roll On Columbia/Narration - Judy Collins/Robert Ryan
Biggest Thing Man Has Ever Done (Great Hist...) - Tom Paxton
Jackhammer John - Richie Havens And Pete Seeger
Hobo's Lullaby - Joan Baez
Narration - Peter Fonda
Woman At Home - Country Joe McDonald
Narration - Will Geer
Deportee (Plane Wreck At Los Gatos) - Judy Collins
Mail Myself To You - Earl Robinson
Howdido - Jack Elliot
Jesus Christ - Arlo Guthrie
1913 Massacre - Jack Elliot
Union Maid - Judy Collins And Pete Seeger
Narration - Robert Ryan, Will Geer And Judy Collins
This Land Is Your Land/Narration - Odetta, Arlo Guthrie And Company/Will G.

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The passing of folk-music pillar Woody Guthrie was fresh on the minds of the participants in the first of the two concerts that make up this live tribute recording. Guthrie had died of Huntington's disease in the fall of 1967; the following January, Bob Dylan, Judy Collins, Pete Seeger, and several other Woody apostles gathered to perform the folk legend's songs at Carnegie Hall. In September of 1970, a second gathering convened in the Hollywood Bowl, this one headlined by Joan Baez, Richie Havens, Arlo Guthrie, and others. Originally released separately on two records, this CD brings both concert recordings together on one brimming CD. Highlights include Dylan and the Band's rowdy reinterpretations of "I Ain't Got No Home," "Dear Mrs. Roosevelt," and "The Grand Coulee Damn" as well as Jack Elliott's "1913 Massacre," Odetta's "Ramblin' Round," and Tom Paxton's "Pastures of Plenty." Readings by actors Will Geer, Robert Ryan, and Peter Fonda from Guthrie's prose link the two concerts into a cohesive whole that Guthrie aficionados will find irresistible. --Steven Stolder

Customer Reviews:

A Tribute to Woody Guthrie - great music.......2007-03-13

Great Music, Woody Guthrie's music at it's best! The only thing missing was Woody himself.

SOME ARTISTS INFLUENCE BY WOODY DO WELL.......2006-02-01

WITH THE POSSIBLE EXCEPTION OF A LITTLE TOO MUCH BOB DYLAN THIS IS A FINE TRIBUTE FROM PEOPLE WHO WERE INFLUENCED BY GUTHRIE'S STYLE...INCLUDING ARLO. FINE TOPIC RANGE OF HIS WRITING

Proper tribute to a legend.......2005-04-02

As a Woody fan for many years,I've had this recording in every possible form and still love it.Aside from marking Dylan's first performance since his accident in '67, the rest of the line-up is filled with people who belong there.Many tributes have performers who have no reason (other than internal politics)to be included.These performances show people who knew and loved Woody and his songs.Not important but the previous reviewer states that the excluded songs were not written by Woody but by the performers.That is most certainly WRONG."Vigilante Man" by Richie Havens,"So Long (It's Been Good To Know Yuh)" by Judy Collins and "Why Oh Why" by Odetta are all written by Woody obviously.This comes from the original album.The truth shall set you free.....

Not quite a complete trbute.......2004-09-07

As much as I love both albums, which I have treasured for a long time, this collection is sadly missing two songs. The version of Vigilante Man by Richie Havens is a great omission considering it is probably the only version available. The other song by Odetta would had made this collection truly complete.
With so many re-issues of LP's onto CD formatt I would had expected a better presentation of two unique events for the fans of Woody's music & those performers who took part.
I have given it 4 stars although without the missing songs I would not buy it.

In 20th Century America, folk singing meant Woody Guthrie.......2002-03-11

Woody Guthrie was America's troubadour, plain and simple, the man whose picture goes with the encyclopedia entry on "Folk Singer." Like the poets who recited Homer in ancient Greece, Guthrie recreated his songs as he performed then, changing then as occasion demanded and memory allowed. As performed by those who came in his formidable wake, such as Judy Collins, Pete Seeger, Tom Paxton, Odetta and Joan Baez, the songs of Woody Guthrie probably sound better than they ever did before, but their authenticity still rings through and that is what makes them powerful. The concerts from which these performances were taken were intended as celebrations of Guthrie's work. The program was developed by Millard Lampell, who had been a member of the Almanac Singers with Guthrie, and who created a script from Guthrie's songs and writings (narration is provided by Will Geer, Robert Ryan and Peter Fonda). Lampell also wrote the liner notes about Guthrie, "A little guy sloping down a dusty road, looking for something he couldn't name."

Guthrie wrote so many songs that I have no doubt there will be many tracks on this album you have never heard before. My favorite is Tom Paxton's version of "Pastures of Plenty," although I also like the section on the Pacific Northwest, where Bob Dylan sings about "The Grand Coulee Dam" and Judy Collins leads the audience in "Roll on Columbia," while Robert Ryan's narration fills in the gaps. Plus, of course, there is something fundamentally enjoyable about hearing Arlo Guthrie sings his father's songs. This 2-record set on highlights from concerts at Carnegie Hall in 1968 and the Hollywood Bowl in 1970 was condensed to a single CD by eliminating three songs, all of which were written by the artists who performed them rather than Guthrie. All this means is that nothing important was lost in the transition. "A Tribute to Woody Guthrie" is a necessary part of any serious collection of American folk music.

Woody Lives! A Tribute to Woody Guthrie
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Woody Lives! A Tribute to Woody Guthrie

Manufacturer: Black Crow Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B0007QFEH6