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Woody Guthrie - Dust Bowl Ballads Audio CD

A fair review of the Woody Guthrie "Dust Bowl Ballads" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Woody Guthrie reviews here, or go back to the Woody Guthrie tabs.

Woody Guthrie Band: Woody Guthrie
Title: Dust Bowl Ballads
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Release Date: 2000-07-11
Media: Audio CD

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)

A Classic for All Generations
Not only are Guthrie's guitar playing and mellow vocals wonderful, but the songs really capture the plights of the poor and oppressed. This is an amazing example of early protest music. This work of genius is an absolute classic. It belongs in the collection of every folk enthusiast.


Many powerful memories
They loved every track and sang along with many of them. This CD brought back many poignant memories to my mother and father of their childhoods in the dustbowl and depression. I learned much more of their history by the stories this CD brought to their minds. Thank you for carrying it.


Timeless


Love thy neighbor (you may need them someday!). As good as anything I've heard but Dylan, Guthrie connects us to the soil, the weather, God's seemingly absent mercy.


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. this is my favorite woody guthrie disc. "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.


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


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