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1988 compilation album by Various artists
Folkways: A Vision Shared – A Tribute to Woody Guthrie & Leadbelly is a 1988 album featuring songs by
Woody Guthrie and
Lead Belly interpreted by leading folk, rock, and country recording artists. It won a
Grammy Award the same year.
[1]
Produced by
Harold Leventhal , Guthrie's long-time business manager and folk music and theatrical impresario,
[2]
[3] the album received widespread critical acclaim
[4] and included performances by Guthrie's son,
Arlo Guthrie , and also:
Bob Dylan ,
Fishbone ,
Emmylou Harris ,
Little Richard ,
John Mellencamp ,
Willie Nelson ,
Pete Seeger ,
Bruce Springsteen ,
Sweet Honey in the Rock , Little Red School House Chorus (Sarah St. Onge, director),
Taj Mahal ,
U2 , and
Brian Wilson .
Track listing
Side one
"Sylvie" (Lead Belly) - Sweet Honey in the Rock – 2:01
"Pretty Boy Floyd" (Woody Guthrie) - Bob Dylan – 4:34
"
Do Re Mi " (Woody Guthrie) - John Mellencamp – 3:23
"
I Ain't Got No Home " (Woody Guthrie) - Bruce Springsteen – 3:40
"
Jesus Christ " (Woody Guthrie) - U2 – 3:13
"
Rock Island Line " (Lead Belly) - Little Richard with Fishbone – 2:32
"East Texas Red" (Woody Guthrie) - Arlo Guthrie – 5:34
Side two
"
Philadelphia Lawyer " (Woody Guthrie) - Willie Nelson – 2:59
"
Hobo's Lullaby " (Goebel Reeves; performed by Woody Guthrie) - Emmylou Harris – 2:41
"
The Bourgeois Blues " (Lead Belly) - Taj Mahal – 2:43
"
Grey Goose " (traditional; performed by Lead Belly) - Sweet Honey in the Rock – 2:07
"
Goodnight, Irene " (Lead Belly) - Brian Wilson – 2:38
"
Vigilante Man " (Woody Guthrie) - Bruce Springsteen - 4:09
"
This Land Is Your Land " (Woody Guthrie) - Pete Seeger with Sweet Honey in the Rock, Doc Watson & The Little Red School House Chorus – 3:45
References
^
Folkways at Grammy.com
^ 10-7-2005.
Harold Leventhal Manager of Woody Guthrie, Joan Baez and Pete Seeger - who let Bob Dylan go [
dead link ] , "
The Independent "
^ Fox, Margalit, 10-6-2005.
Harold Leventhal, Promoter of Folk Music, Dies at 86 , "
The New York Times "
^ Pareles, Jon, 9-21-1988.
RECORDINGS; 80's Pop Stars Pay Tribute to 30's Populists , "The New York Times"