Muleskinner Blues: The Asch Recordings, Vol. 2

The songs on this recording, the second in a series of four, represent a selection from the vast storehouse of American folk and country songs that Woody Guthrie learned and incorporated into his early radio career and song books he sold on the air. In the early 1940s, upon coming to New York, Guthrie and frequent partner Cisco Houston recorded hundreds of songs for Folkways Records founder Moses Asch (160 alone in 1944). This series represents the best of these historic recordings. Muleskinner Blues highlights the non-original material that Guthrie recorded for Asch and includes American folk song standards, many of which became part of the American folk song canon due to Guthrie's influence. Running time 67 min, 40-page booklet includes historical and biographical notes on Woody Guthrie. Compiled and annotated by Jeff Place and Guy Logsdon. "Monumental stuff." —CMJ New Music Report

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Track Listing

101	Muleskinner Blues	Woody Guthrie	02:52
102	The Wreck of the Old 97	Woody Guthrie	02:14
103	Sally Goodin'	Woody Guthrie	02:28
104	Little Black Train	Woody Guthrie	02:31
105	Who's Gonna Shoe Your Pretty Little Feet	Woody Guthrie	02:31
106	Baltimore to Washington	Woody Guthrie	02:56
107	Rubber Dolly	Woody Guthrie	02:14
108	21 Years	Woody Guthrie	03:16
109	Sowing on the Mountain	Woody Guthrie	02:26
110	Bed on the Floor	Woody Guthrie	02:24
111	Take a Whiff on Me	Woody Guthrie	02:44
112	Stepstone	Woody Guthrie	02:56
113	Put My Little Shoes Away	Woody Guthrie	02:47
114	Hen Cackle	Woody Guthrie	02:19
115	Poor Boy	Woody Guthrie	02:29
116	Stagger Lee	Woody Guthrie	03:00
117	Johnny Hart (John Hardy)	Woody Guthrie	02:30
118	Worried Man Blues	Woody Guthrie	03:00
119	Danville Girl	Woody Guthrie	03:00
120	Gambling Man	Woody Guthrie	02:21
121	Rye Straw	Woody Guthrie	02:50
122	Crawdad Song	Woody Guthrie	02:55
123	Ida Red	Woody Guthrie	03:02
124	Keep My Skillet Good and Greasy	Woody Guthrie	02:46
125	Train 45	Woody Guthrie	02:40