Tribute to Woody Guthrie

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 3, 1989)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Warner Bros / Wea
• ASIN: B000002LJG
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #21,985 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #67 in Music > Pop > By Decade > 1960s
  • #76 in Music > Pop > Tributes

Track Listings

1. This Train Is Bound for Glory

2. Narration

3. Oklahoma Hills

4. Narration

5. Rambling Round Your City

6. I Ain't Got No Home

7. Do-Re-Mi

8. Curly Headed Baby

9. Dear Mrs. Roosevelt

10. Narration

11. Pastures of Plenty

12. The Grand Coulee Dam

13. Roll on Columbia/Narration

14. Biggest Thing Man Has Ever Done [Great Historical Bum]

15. Jackhammer John

16. Hobo's Lullaby

17. Narration

18. Woman at Home

19. Narration

20. Deportee [Plane Wreck at Los Gatos]

See all 27 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

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Genre: Popular Music
Media Format: Compact Disk
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Release Date: 7-NOV-1989

Customer Reviews

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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars must-own cd!, November 28, 1999

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Jerry D. Poel (Houston, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This cd is excellent and makes a wonderful gift for any music lover. I have played and bought this cd for many friends and all who heard it loved it. The cd contains songs and narrative written by Woody Guthrie but performed at two tribute concerts after his death by artists including Joan Baez, Arlo Guthrie, Bob Dylan, Judy Collins, Pete Seeger, Country Joe McDonald, and more. The background music is provided by The Band. Woody Guthrie's songs on this album, while not all happy by any means, bring out a sense of pride in the listener for our country, for the workingman, for injustices and tragedies suffered and survived. He sings and speaks of many sorrowful things such as the sufferings of migrant workers, miners, hoboes, and the "poor and downtrodden" but the overall message is one of pride and hard work, and love and compassion for your fellow man. I can put on this album when I'm sad or frustrated, or sense myself letting the petty every-day problems of life get me down, and the soul-wrenching folk music of Woody Guthrie never fails to put things back in perspective and a smile back on my face. This is one of my all-time favorite albums that I believe everyone should own!

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not quite a complete trbute, September 7, 2004

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Mr. R. Brailey (Edinburgh, Lothian United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tribute to Woody Guthrie (Audio CD)

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.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars diverse voices bring alive Woody Guthrie's dustbowl songs, August 20, 1999

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C. R. Greyraven "bioprof" (Forest Falls, CA) - See all my reviews
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One of my favorite albums. Woodie Guthrie wrote true folk songs. The diverse voices of currently-celebrated folk singers honor his impact on American music. You get a folk sampler of these many talented voices, plus a whirlwind tour of depression-era history, workingman sentiment, politics, etc. The songs are emotionally powerful, spanning a full range from joyous celebration or playful humor to righteous anger or heartbreaking pathos.