Dust Bowl Ballads is a Folk album by Woody Guthrie, originally released in 1964. On Gatefold: 57 pressings tracked.
Sound DNA
- Folk
- Traditional Folk
- stripped-back
- mournful
- storytelling
About
The stories that Woody Guthrie tells of surviving the Dust Bowl on his first album feel as relevant today as they did in 1940. His compellingly real, almost journalistic accounts of violence on the bluegrass stomper "Vigilante Man" and desperation on the weighty "Dust Pneumonia Blues" bring the horrors of that turbulent era to life. The ironically jaunty tune of "I Ain't Got No Home in This World Anymore" deliberately clashes with lyrical references to police aggression, unchecked greed, and ruined families.
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Tracklist
- 1The Great Dust Storm (Dust Storm Disaster)3:17
- 2Talkin' Dust Bowl Blues2:38
- 3Pretty Boy Floyd3:07
- 4Dusty Old Dust (So Long It's Been Good to Know Yuh)3:05
- 5Dust Bowl Blues3:24
- 6Blowin' Down This Road (I Ain't Going to Be Treated This Way)3:01
- 7Tom Joad, Pt. 13:23
- 8Tom Joad, Pt. 23:26
- 9Do Re Mi2:32
- 10Dust Bowl Refugee3:04
- 11I Ain't Got No Home In This World Anymore2:43
- 12Vigilante Man3:20
- 13Dust Cain't Kill Me2:53
- 14Dust Pneumonia Blues2:39
- 15Talkin' Dust Bowl Blues (Alternate Version)2:27
Credits
Performers
- Woody GuthrieVOCALS GUITAR HARMONICA
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 57 pressings tracked on Gatefold