The Asch Recordings, Vols. 1–4

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Annotation

Copyright: © 1999 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
℗ 1999 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

Annotation last modified on 2026-02-07 17:31 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Hard Travelin’
guitar and background vocals [harmony]:
Cisco Houston (in 1947)
harmonica:
Sonny Terry (in 1947)
mandolin:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (in 1947)
vocals:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (in 1947)
recording of:
Hard Travelin’ (in 1947)
writer:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter)
2:33
2Farmer‐Labor Train
guitar and background vocals [harmony]:
Cisco Houston
harmonica:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter)
vocals:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter)
recording of:
Farmer-Labor Train
lyricist:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:51
3Howdjado
guitar:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter)
vocals:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter)
recording of:
Howdi Do
lyricist and composer:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter)
1:42
4Ship in the Sky
guitar:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (on 1944-04-19)
vocals:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (on 1944-04-19)
recording of:
Ship in the Sky (on 1944-04-19)
lyricist and composer:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter)
2:35
5I Ain’t Got No Home in This World Anymore
guitar and harmonica:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter)
vocals:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Asch Recordings and Folkways Records
recorded at:
Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., United States (from 1940-03-21 until 1940-03-22)
recording of:
I Ain’t Got No Home
lyricist and composer:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (in 1938)
2:46
6Mean Talking Blues
guitar:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter)
vocals:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter)
3:47
7Better World A‐Coming
guitar:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) and Cisco Houston
mandolin:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter)
background vocals [harmony]:
Cisco Houston
vocals:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter)
3:06
8Miss Pavlichencko
banjo:
Pete Seeger (on 1946-05-09)
guitar:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (on 1946-05-09)
vocals:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (on 1946-05-09)
recording of:
Miss Pavlichenko (on 1946-05-09)
lyricist and composer:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter)
2:31
9So Long It’s Been Good to Know You (WWII version)
guitar and mandolin:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (on 1944-04-19)
background vocals [harmony]:
Cisco Houston (on 1944-04-19)
vocals:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (on 1944-04-19)
recording of:
So Long, It’s Been Good to Know Yuh (on 1944-04-19)
lyricist and composer:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter)
2:47
10New Found Land
guitar and harmonica:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (in 1947)
vocals:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (in 1947)
2:07
11Oregon Trail
guitar and harmonica:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (in 1947)
vocals:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (in 1947)
2:47
12Vigilante Man
recording of:
Vigilante Man
lyricist and composer:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (in 1940)
publisher:
Ludlow Music, Inc.
3:24
131913 Massacre
recording engineer:
Moses Asch
guitar:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (on 1945-05-24)
vocals:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (on 1945-05-24)
recording of:
1913 Massacre (on 1945-05-24)
lyricist and composer:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter)
3:38
14Talking Columbia
guitar and harmonica:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (in 1947)
vocals:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (in 1947)
recording of:
Talking Columbia (in 1947)
writer:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter)
2:30
15Two Good Men
guitar:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (in 1947)
vocals:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (in 1947)
recording of:
Two Good Men (in 1947)
lyricist:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter)
3:49
16Sally Don’t You Grieve
guitar:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (on 1944-04-19) and Cisco Houston (on 1944-04-19)
background vocals [harmony]:
Cisco Houston (on 1944-04-19)
lead vocals:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (on 1944-04-19)
recording of:
Sally Don't You Grieve (on 1944-04-19)
writer:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter)
2:25
17Talking Sailor
guitar:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (on 1944-04-19)
vocals:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (on 1944-04-19)
recording of:
Talking Merchant Marine (on 1944-04-19)
writer:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter)
3:04
18What Are We Waiting On?
guitar:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (on 1944-04-19)
vocals:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (on 1944-04-19, on 1944-05-19)
recording of:
Tear the Fascists Down (in 1944)
lyricist and composer:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter)
2:09
19Railroad Blues
guitar:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) and Cisco Houston
harmonica:
Sonny Terry
3:16
20Ludlow Massacre
recording engineer:
Moses Asch
guitar:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (on 1945-03-24, on 1945-05-24)
vocals:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (on 1945-03-24, on 1945-05-24)
3:31
21Ladies Auxilary
guitar:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (on 1944-05-19)
vocals:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (on 1944-04-19)
2:13
22Miner’s Song
guitar:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter)
vocals:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter)
2:13
23When the Yanks Go Marching In
guitar and background vocals [harmony]:
Cisco Houston (on 1944-04-25)
harmonica:
Sonny Terry (on 1944-04-25)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (on 1944-04-25)
2:48
24Union Maid (excerpt)
recording engineer:
Moses Asch (on 1946-05-09)
guitar:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (on 1946-05-09)
vocals:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (on 1946-05-09)
performer:
Lee Hays (on 1946-05-09) and Pete Seeger (on 1946-05-09)
recorded at:
The Town Hall in Theater District, New York, New York, United States (on 1946-05-09)
recording of:
Union Maid (on 1946-05-09)
lyricist:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (in 1940)
composer:
Kerry Mills
is based on:
Red Wing
0:45
25Rubaiyat (excerpt)
guitar and harmonica:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter)
vocals:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter)
3:43
26The Many and the Few
guitar:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (on 1949-12-29)
vocals:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (on 1949-12-29)
recording of:
The Many and the Few (on 1949-12-29)
lyricist and composer:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (in 1949)
5:37
27Hanukkah Dance
guitar:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (in 1949)
vocals:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (in 1949)
recording of:
Hanuka Dance (in 1949)
lyricist and composer:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (in 1949)
1:25
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