The Folkways Years, 1944-1961

Houston (1918-1961) was a vital figure in the folk music movement of the 1940s and 1950s. These 29 songs (including two with Woody Guthrie) feature material Cisco learned while working and traveling across the country: cowboy songs, railroad songs, hobo songs, union songs, work songs, protest songs, children's songs, and love songs. Guy Logsdon's notes about Cisco's life provide a rich background and complement this collection. Includes A Better World A Comin', I Ain't Got No Home, and Rambling, Gambling Man. Compiled by Guy Logsdon. "An exhilarating romp through the classic American folk repetoire." — NY Daily News

Track Listing

101	I Ain't Got No Home in This World Anymore Cisco Houston	01:47
102	Hard Traveling Cisco Houston	01:30
103	Rambling Gambling Man Cisco Houston	02:36
104	Hobo Bill Cisco Houston	02:15
105	Better World A-Comin' Cisco Houston	02:01
106	Strawberry Roan Cisco Houston	03:15
107	The Great American Bum Cisco Houston	01:45
108	Intoxicated Rat Cisco Houston	02:05
109	The Cat Came Back Cisco Houston	02:16
110	The Frozen Logger Cisco Houston	02:11
111	Pat Works on the Railroad Cisco Houston	02:14
112	Dark as the Dungeon Cisco Houston	02:35
113	Diamond Joe Cisco Houston	02:26
114	The Girl in the Wood Cisco Houston	03:03
115	Ship in the Sky Cisco Houston	01:49
116	The Fox Cisco Houston	01:56
117	What Did the Deep Sea Say? Cisco Houston	02:40
118	St. James Infirmary Cisco Houston	03:04
119	Born 100,000 Years Ago Cisco Houston	01:10
120	The Preacher and the Slave Cisco Houston	03:12
121	Mysteries of a Hobo's Life Cisco Houston	01:13
122	900 Miles Cisco Houston	03:37
123	Great July Jones Cisco Houston	02:25
124	A Picture from Life's Other Side Cisco Houston	02:55
125	Farmer's Lament Cisco Houston	02:15
126	The Killer Cisco Houston	04:41
127	I Ride an Old Paint Cisco Houston	02:00
128	Zebra Dun Cisco Houston	02:49
129	Passing Through Cisco Houston	02:34