Showing posts with label Woody Guthrie. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Woody Guthrie. Show all posts
Thursday, July 14, 2016
All You Fascists Bound To Lose
What better way to celebrate Woody Guthrie's 104th birthday than a song like this, "All You Fascists Bound To Lose".
Tuesday, April 5, 2016
Wednesday, February 4, 2015
Friday, April 11, 2014
California Gold
The Del McCoury Band recording "California Gold". Lyric by Woody Guthrie and music by Del McCoury.
Monday, December 2, 2013
This Land Is Your Land
A new take on an old song—Sharon Jones performs the Woody Guthrie song "This Land Is Your Land".
Friday, July 13, 2012
Woody's Centennial
To mark tomorrow's Centennial of Woody Guthrie's birth, here are some covers of his songs.
Lila Downs performs "Pastures of Plenty" and "This Land is Your Land"
Bruce Springsteen performs "I Ain't Got No Home"
Woody's Granddaughter, Sarah Lee Guthrie. performs "This Land is You Land"
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Pete, Woody & Mahalia
A Tim Robbins interview with Pete Seeger. Among other things, Seeger discusses Woody Guthrie and the song "We Shall Overcome".
Mahalia Jackson's rendition of "We Shall Overcome".
Mahalia Jackson's rendition of "We Shall Overcome".
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Maria Muldaur
Maria Muldaur is one of my favorite singers, and I cannot believe that I have not done a post on her before now. So to end the year I will rectify this omission. Muldaur is most famous in popular music for her monster hit with "Midnight at the Oasis". It is unfortunate that she known mainly for this, since her talent ranges for beyond this one song.
Here is a recent clip with Muldaur discussing her early influences, and a rendition of the Bessie Smith song "Empty Bed Blues".
A short clip of the young Maria from her jug band days.
This is "Cajun Moon", off the album "Lousiana Love Call". I have a personally signed copy of this CD, plus she winked at me when she signed it.
A clip from the Odetta Memorial. Muldaur sings "Down by the Riverside" with the Holmes Brothers. Also on this clip Steve Earle sings Woody Guthie's "Deportee".
If you like this, try these previous posts:
Here is a recent clip with Muldaur discussing her early influences, and a rendition of the Bessie Smith song "Empty Bed Blues".
A short clip of the young Maria from her jug band days.
This is "Cajun Moon", off the album "Lousiana Love Call". I have a personally signed copy of this CD, plus she winked at me when she signed it.
A clip from the Odetta Memorial. Muldaur sings "Down by the Riverside" with the Holmes Brothers. Also on this clip Steve Earle sings Woody Guthie's "Deportee".
If you like this, try these previous posts:
St. Louis Blues/Bessie Smith - September 7, 2009
Odetta - January 25, 2010
Labor Day - Woody Guthrie - September 6, 2009
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Songs for Labor Day
A couple songs for Labor Day.
Dolly Parton - "9 to 5"
Natalie Merchant - "Which Side Are You On"
Last year's Labor Day post was all Woody Guthrie. I think that post contains all the performance video of him that is known to exist. So he is another one of his recordings that someone has created a video for—"1913 Massacre".
Friday, July 9, 2010
The Guthrie Family Rides Again
Some video from The Guthrie Family Rides Again tour.
Sarah Lee Guthrie sings "Gonna Get Through This World". Lyric by her grandfather, Woody.
Sophie Irion sings "Mary Had a Little Lamb"
Backstage Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irions sing "Picture From Life's Other Side" with a little background help from Arlo.
Arlo performs "Deportee" as a tribute to Mary Travers, from Peter, Paul & Mary.
Sarah Lee Guthrie sings "Gonna Get Through This World". Lyric by her grandfather, Woody.
Sophie Irion sings "Mary Had a Little Lamb"
Backstage Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irions sing "Picture From Life's Other Side" with a little background help from Arlo.
Arlo performs "Deportee" as a tribute to Mary Travers, from Peter, Paul & Mary.
Sunday, September 6, 2009
Labor Day - Woody Guthrie
The obvious choice for Labor Day is Woody Guthrie, so that is what I will do.
There is very little film of Woody Guthrie performing. Here, in some of the rare footage, Woody Guthrie joined by Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee performs the song "John Henry". This is a traditional song, not one written by Woody.
In this video Odetta and Tennessee Ernie Ford perform three songs. The first, which Odetta sings, is the Woody Guthrie song "Pastures of Plenty". Tennessee Ernie Ford then sings "Nine Pound Hammer", which us credited to Merle Travis. Then together they sing "I Was Born About Ten Thousand Years Ago", which I think is a traditional song.
My favorite lyric by Woody Guthrie is "God's Promise". The original music to this lyric no longer exists, but here is Ellis Paul performing the song with music he wrote.
There is very little film of Woody Guthrie performing. Here, in some of the rare footage, Woody Guthrie joined by Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee performs the song "John Henry". This is a traditional song, not one written by Woody.
In this video Odetta and Tennessee Ernie Ford perform three songs. The first, which Odetta sings, is the Woody Guthrie song "Pastures of Plenty". Tennessee Ernie Ford then sings "Nine Pound Hammer", which us credited to Merle Travis. Then together they sing "I Was Born About Ten Thousand Years Ago", which I think is a traditional song.
My favorite lyric by Woody Guthrie is "God's Promise". The original music to this lyric no longer exists, but here is Ellis Paul performing the song with music he wrote.
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