Description
This rare Guthrie recording is a fluke of sorts in that it's existence is linked somewhat ironically to the fortuitous collection of folklore on what today is considered an outmoded and virtually obsolete recording technology: wire recordings. The two wire recordings on which these historic performances were found were lost for more than half a century. Discovered in a storage closet in the Florida home of Paul Bravemian, the wire recordings were donated to the Woody Guthrie Archives in 2001.
Track Listings
| 1 | Intro: How Much? How Long? 15:02 |
| 2 | Black Diamond 4:51 |
| 3 | I Was There and the Dust Was There |
| 4 | The Great Dust Storm 3:35 |
| 5 | Folk Singers and Dancers 5:28 |
| 6 | Talking Dust Bowl Blues* 2:16 |
| 7 | Tom Joad 6:17 |
| 8 | Columbia River 1:47 |
| 9 | Pastures of Plenty 2:39 |
| 10 | Grand Coulee Dam 3:33 |
| 11 | Told By Mother Bloor 1:42 |
| 12 | 1913 Massacre 4:32 |
| 13 | Quit Sending Your Inspectors 2:33 |
| 14 | Goodbye Centralia 3:11 |
| 15 | A Cowboy of Some Kind 1:20 |
| 16 | Dead or Alive 3:42 |
| 17 | Jesus Christ Has Come! 1:35 |
| 18 | Jesus Christ 3:46 |
| 19 | [CD-ROM Track] [Multimedia Track] |