
In 2001, The Woody Guthrie Archives received 2 spools of wire recordings from a live Woody Guthrie performance held in Newark, New Jersey in 1949. With the help of many talented recording engineers, the Woody Guthrie Foundation transferred this rare live performance from a delicate wire recording to digital audio, and, with state-of-the-art technology, restored it to near-perfection.
Track Listing:
1. Intro: How Much? How Long?
2. Black Diamond
3. I Was There and The Dust Was There
4. The Great Dust Storm
5. Folk Singers and Dancers
6. Talking Dust Bowl Blues*
7. Tom Joad
8. Columbia River
9. Pastures of Plenty
10. Grand Coulee Dam
11. Told By Mother Bloor
12. 1913 Massacre
13. Quit Sending Your Inspectors
14. Goodbye Centralia
15. A Cowboy Of Some Kind
16. Dead or Alive
17. Jesus Christ Has Come!
18. Jesus Christ
Buy the album:
- In North America: The Live Wire
- In Europe: The Live Wire
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This album won a Grammy Award when first released by the Woody Guthrie Foundation. The Rounder album is its first commercial release.