2008 GRAMMY AWARD WINNER for Best Historical Album!
For the first time hear Woody Guthrie perform live!
In 2001, The Woody Guthrie Archives received 2 spools of wire recordings from a live Woody Guthrie performance held in Newark, New Jersey in 1949. With the help of many talented recording engineers, the Woody Guthrie Foundation transferred this rare live performance from a delicate wire recording to digital audio, and, with state-of-the-art technology, restored it to near-perfection. This is one of the most significant recent finds in folk music history.
Packaged in a 72-page hardcover book including:
- Extensive historical text
- Original lyrics from The Woody Guthrie Archives
- Never-before-seen photos of Woody Guthrie in performance
- Historic and technical notes on wire recordings and the audio restoration processes
- And a PDF transcript of the entire recording
The Production Team:
Executive Producer: Nora Guthrie
Producers: Nora Guthrie and Jorge Arevalo Mateus
Wire transfer: Art Shifrin
Digital restoration: Jamie Howarth and Dr. Kevin Short/Plangent Processes
Sound restoration & mastering producer: Steve Rosenthal/Magic Shop NYC
Package and CD design: Susan Archie/World of Anarchie
Original wire recordings: Donated to the Woody Guthrie Archives by Paul Braverman
TRACK LISTING:
1. How much? How long? (Audio Clip)
2. Black Diamond
3. I was there and the dust was there (Audio Clip)
4. The Great Dust Storm (Audio Clip)
5. Folk singers and dancers (Audio Clip)
6.
Talking Dust Bowl Blues
7. Tom Joad
8.
Columbia River
9. Pastures of Plenty
10. Grand
Coulee Dam (Audio Clip)
11.
Told by Mother Bloor
12.
1913 Massacre
13. Quit sending your inspectors
14. Goodbye Centralia
15.
A cowboy of some kind
16. Dead
or Alive (Audio Clip)
17. Jesus Christ has come!
18. Jesus Christ
Total Running Time: 74:54
*Tracks in italics are spoken word.
THE LIVE WIRE has been created as a fundraiser for the Woody Guthrie Foundation, a (501)(c)3 tax exempt charity. All net proceeds will go to the Woody Guthrie Foundation.
*If you live in Europe and are interested in purchasing this album, you may want to contact Contraer Musik (located in Germany) to save on shipping charges. Click here to go to ContraerMusik.de.
Woody Guthrie Publications, Inc. 2007. 6 1/2" x 8" Hardcover Book/CD.
