You know, Country & Western!
This ain't your Dad's country music. It's your Granddad's! None of that new Nashville bullshit either. This is where you'll find what I consider the best in Country (Classic and Alt), Folk, and Americana.
Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
Ramblin’ Jack Elliott and Woody Guthrie
I dunno why I bothered to look considering Woody’s 100th birthday celebration was just last year, but wanted to see if these two were contemporaries. I mean, they’re hanging out, but Woody had 20 years on Jack.
If you haven’t seen this before, here are Woody Guthrie’s New Year’s Rulins from 1943. Any of yours in there?
This week’s Country and Americana new releases of note (album title links to Spotify or full album stream if available):
Waylon Jennings - Goin’ Down Rockin’ Amazon | iTunes
Pete Seeger - Pete Remembers Woody Amazon | iTunes
Sera Cahoone - Deer Creek Canyon Amazon | iTunes
Murder By Death - Bitter Drink, Bitter Moon Amazon | iTunes
Woody Guthrie - Riding In My Car
You’ll hear lots of This Land Is Your Land today, but this song happens to be one of my favorites.
(Source: Spotify)
Happy 100th Woody! Thanks for all you did.
Even in 1962 (when the TV show The Beverly Hillbillies came out), there was a lack of originality.
(from Pastures of Plenty: A Self Portrait; ed. Dave Marsh and Harold Leventhal)
Woody Guthrie (right) and his cousin Jack (left) promoting their Beverly Hillbillies show in California, ca. 1935. Jack cowrote “Oklahoma Hills” - the iconic tune of Okie nostalgia - with Woody Guthrie.
Billy Bragg & Wilco - California Stars
Woody Guthrie - Riding in My Car (Car Song)
A-ooooo-gha!
Shepard Fairey takes on folk music.
Ramblin Jack & Woody Guthrie
(via babydeer)
