The Live Wire: Woody Guthrie in Performance 1949

The Live Wire: Woody Guthrie in Performance 1949 is a recording of a concert by Woody Guthrie in Newark, New Jersey. It is one of a small number of surviving live recordings of him. In the recording, he answers questions asked by his wife Marjorie Guthrie about his life, and sings songs. The recording was made on a low-cost wire recorder by Paul Braverman, and a major restoration process was required to clean up the audio on the two spools of wire.Woody Guthrie Foundation. The Live Wire . 2007. Retrieved March 1, 2008 In 2008, the album won a Grammy Award for Best Historical Album.

Track listing
Intro: How much? How long?
"Black Diamond"
I was there and the dust was there
"The Great Dust Storm"
Folk singers and dancers
"Talking Dust Bowl Blues"
"Tom Joad"
Columbia River
"Pastures of Plenty"
"Grand Coulee Dam"
Told by Mother Bloor
"1913 Massacre"
Quit sending your inspectors
"Goodbye Centralia"
A cowboy of some kind
"Dead or Alive"
Jesus Christ has come!
"Jesus Christ"

References

Category:2007 albums
Category:Folk albums