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Cisco Houston

g, voc, 1918-1961 US, Wilmington, Delaware
Singer / Musician / Songwriter of Folk and World
A.k.a. Gilbert Vandine Houston

Gilbert Vandine "Cisco" Houston (August 18, 1918 – April 29, 1961) was an American folk singer and songwriter who is closely associated with Woody Guthrie due to their extensive history of recording together.Houston was a regular recording artist for Moses Asch's Folkways recording studio. He also performed with such folk/blues musicians as Lead Belly, Sonny Terry, Woody Guthrie and the Almanac Singers.

     
Instruments
  • Guitar
  • Vocals
  • Backing Vocals
Genres
  • Folk
  • World
  • Blues
  • Country
  • Children's Music
Popular Tracks   
The Dying Cowboy on Cowboy Ballads by Cisco Houston
Passing Through on The Folkways Years, 1944-1961 by Cisco Houston
Chisholm Trail on Cowboy Ballads by Cisco Houston
Born 100,000 Years Ago on The Folkways Years, 1944-1961 by Cisco Houston
I Ain't Got No Home in This World Anymore on Cisco Houston Sings Songs of the Open Road by Cisco Houston
Mysteries of a Hobo's Life on The Folkways Years, 1944-1961 by Cisco Houston
I Ride an Old Paint on Cowboy Ballads by Cisco Houston
The John B. Sails (Sloop John B.) on Hard Travelin' by Cisco Houston
Diamond Joe on Cowboy Ballads by Cisco Houston
Hard Traveling on Hard Travelin' by Cisco Houston

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Discography



Title Artist Year Type
The Original Folkways RecordingsPete Seeger, Woody Guthrie, Leadbelly Featuring Cisco Houston, Sonny Terry, Josh White2009Compil.
Best Of The Vanguard YearsCisco Houston2000Compil.
The Stinson Collectors Series, Volumes 1 & 2Woody Guthrie & Cisco Houston1995Compil.
Songs Of The Lincoln Brigade & International Brigades And Southern Mountain HoedownWoody Guthrie, Cisco Houston, Sonny Terry, Pete Seeger, Bess Lomax, Butch Hawes, Ernst Busch1995Album
The Folkways Years 1944-1961Cisco Houston1994Compil.
Sings Folk SongsWoody Guthrie With Leadbelly, Cisco Houston, Sonny Terry And Bess Hawes1989Album
Woody Guthrie Vol. 1Woody Guthrie with Cisco Houston and Sonny Terry1982Album
Woody Guthrie Vol. 2Woody Guthrie With Cisco Houston And Sonny Terry1982Album
Historia Del Folk & Blues Volumen 3Cisco Houston & Woody Guthrie1982Compil.
Midnight Special vol. 3Leadbelly Con Woody Guthrie & Cisco Houston1977Album
Pie In The SkyCisco Houston1977Album
Goin' Down This Road Vol. 7Woody Guthrie Guest Artists: Cisco Houston, Sonny Terry, Bess Hawes1976Album
V/A Folk And Blues Story Vol.3Lightnin' Hopkins, Big Bill Broonzy, Josh White, Cisco Houston, Sonny Terry, Leadbelly, Woody Guthrie1971Compil.
Sings Songs Of The Open RoadCisco Houston1968Album
Passing ThroughCisco Houston1965Compil.
Cisco HoustonCisco Houston1965Album
Cisco HoustonCisco Houston1965Album
Cisco Houston - A LegacyCisco Houston1964Compil.
Sings Folk Songs, Vol. 2Woody Guthrie with Cisco Houston and Sonny Terry1964Album
Nursery Rhymes, Games & Folk SongsCisco Houston1963Album
Cowboy SongsWoody Guthrie, Cisco Houston1963Album
Folk Songs - Volume 2Woody Guthrie & Cisco Houston1963Album
I Ain't Got No HomeCisco Houston1962Album
Sings Folk SongsWoody Guthrie With Leadbelly, Cisco Houston, Sonny Terry And Bess Hawes1962Album
Southern Mountain HoedownsWoody Guthrie, Cisco Houston, Sonny Terry, Alec Seward1962Album
On The RanchCisco Houston, Norman Rose, Artie Malvin1961Album
Cow-Boy Ballads/Rail-Road SongsCisco Houston1960Album
Cisco Houston Sings The Songs Of Woody GuthrieCisco Houston1960Album
The Cisco Special!Cisco Houston1959Album
Cisco SingsCisco Houston1958Album
More Songs By Woody Guthrie And Cisco HoustonWoody Guthrie And Cisco Houston1955Compil.
Hard Travelin'Cisco Houston1954Album
900 Miles And Other R.R. SongsCisco Houston1954Album
Cowboy BalladsCisco Houston1952Album
Glory / Poor LazarusSonny Terry, Alek Stewart, Woody Guthrie, Cisco Houston1945Album
Folk Festival At Newport Vol.3Bob Gibson, Bob Camp, Ed McCurdy, Cisco Houston, Peggy Seeger, Ewan MacColl, Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain BoysAlbum
Songs From The West Volume 16Pete Seeger - Woody Guthrie - Cisco HoustonCompil.
Take A Whiff On MeCisco HoustonSingle
Chicken Sneeze / Those Brown EyesWoody Guthrie, Sonny Terry, Cisco HoustonAlbum
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