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
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Muleskinner Blues | Woody Guthrie | 2:52 | |
102
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The Wreck of the Old 97 | Woody Guthrie | 2:14 | |
103
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Sally Goodin' | Woody Guthrie | 2:28 | |
104
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Little Black Train | Woody Guthrie | 2:31 | |
105
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Who's Gonna Shoe Your Pretty Little Feet | Woody Guthrie | 2:31 | |
106
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Baltimore to Washington | Woody Guthrie | 2:56 | |
107
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Rubber Dolly | Woody Guthrie | 2:14 | |
108
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21 Years | Woody Guthrie | 3:16 | |
109
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Sowing on the Mountain | Woody Guthrie | 2:26 | |
110
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Bed on the Floor | Woody Guthrie | 2:24 | |
111
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Take a Whiff on Me | Woody Guthrie | 2:44 | |
112
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Stepstone | Woody Guthrie | 2:56 | |
113
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Put My Little Shoes Away | Woody Guthrie | 2:47 | |
114
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Hen Cackle | Woody Guthrie | 2:19 | |
115
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Poor Boy | Woody Guthrie | 2:29 | |
116
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Stagger Lee | Woody Guthrie | 3:00 | |
117
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Johnny Hart (John Hardy) | Woody Guthrie | 2:30 | |
118
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Worried Man Blues | Woody Guthrie | 3:00 | |
119
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Danville Girl | Woody Guthrie | 3:00 | |
120
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Gambling Man | Woody Guthrie | 2:21 | |
121
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Rye Straw | Woody Guthrie | 2:50 | |
122
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Crawdad Song | Woody Guthrie | 2:55 | |
123
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Ida Red | Woody Guthrie | 3:02 | |
124
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Keep My Skillet Good and Greasy | Woody Guthrie | 2:46 | |
125
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Train 45 | Woody Guthrie | 2:40 |