| Various Artists / Smithsonian Folkways |
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| Album: | Smithsonian Folkways | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Various Artists | Added: | May 2005 | |
| Label: | Smithsonian/Folkways | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2005-07-04 | Pull Date: | 2005-09-05 |
| Week Ending: | Sep 4 | Aug 28 | Aug 21 | Aug 14 | Aug 7 | Jul 31 | Jul 24 | Jul 17 |
| Airplays: | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Oct 11, 2021: | Best of Everything reaired from 6/5/14 Will Geer Reading Woody Guth | 4. | Jun 05, 2014: | Eclectic Erudition reaired via radio q 10-11-21 Will Geer Reading Woody Guth | |
| 2. | Mar 06, 2020: | Traditions Irene, Bourgeois Blues, Hobo's Lullaby, Do-Re-Mi, Pretty Boy Floyd, Bring Me a Little Water, Syl | 5. | Mar 19, 2011: | Music Casserole Bourgeois Blues | |
| 3. | Dec 30, 2014: | Eclectic Erudition week 14 Fall 2014 Jesus Christ | 6. | Nov 18, 2010: | Oh-So-American [Grandstand] Irene |
| Album Review |
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| Alex Dunn Reviewed 2005-06-28 | ||
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Best of the best Lead Belly and Woody Guthrie compilation. Even if you don’t play folk, you might give this a quick listen anyway. Guthrie’s lyrics are overtly political, while Lead Belly mostly sticks to more personal and allusive material, with the exception of “Bourgeois Blues” (#15). I liked 2, 3, 15, 17, 23. 26. 1)LB: Raw and elemental 2)WG: “…as far as you may roam, you will never find a outlaw, driving a family from their home” 3)WG: California ain’t so hot without the do-re-mi. 4)WG: Ain’t got no home in this world anymore. 5)WG: The cops and soldiers nailed him in the air, and they laid Jesus Christ in his grave. 6)LB: Cotton picking. 7)LB: Rock Island Line. 8)WG: Grand Coulee Dam (pro-dam) 9)LB: Bucket blues. Nice groove, odd lyrics. 10)Weird interlude: Spoken word reading explaining WG’s philosophy. 11)WG: Hard-traveling. Great tune. 12)LB: About the red-light district where LB got his start. 13) WG: Cowboy vs. lawyer. Guess which one gets shot. 14)WG: Hobo’s lullaby. 15)LB: Bourgeois (!) Blues. Damn yuppies. 16)LB: Hypocritical preacher. 17)LB: LB’s classic. 18)WG: Vigilante = bad. 19)LB: Finger pickin’. Old English folk song. 20)WG: This land is your land. 21)WG: Talking song about work. 22)LB: Another classic: midnight special. 23)LB: Sad, classic tune. 24)WG: About migrant laborers. 25)WG: Fun children’s song. 26)WG/LB: Duet. Great lyrics. “You shall be free when the good Lord sets you free.” Alex | ||
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