Compil. US 1994 on Smithsonian Folkways label
Folk (Folk)
Tracks 3, 4, 5, 12, 15, 17, 19 & 25 previously released. Cover photo: Cisco Houston, photographer unknown. Back cover photo: Woody Guthrie and Cisco Houston around 1944, photographer unknown. Photographs courtesy of Harold Leventhal. ℗© 1994 Smithsonian/Folkways Recordings
![]() | Cisco Houston g, voc, 1918-1961 US vocals, guitar, album by, written by, harmony vocals, harmony vocals, guitar, music by |
![]() | Guy Logsdon compiled by, liner notes, annotated by |
![]() | Anthony Seeger , supervised by, project |
![]() | Matt Walters supervised by, project |
![]() | Woody Guthrie voc, g, 1912-1967 US written by, lead vocals, guitar, mandolin, lead vocals, mandolin |
![]() | Curly Fletcher , words by |
![]() | H. C. Verner , words by |
![]() | Bess Hawes , 1921-2009 US harmony vocals |
![]() | Traditional , words by, written by |
Visual Dialogue design, cover |
Ed O'Reilly liner notes, editorial assistance |
Joe Gastwirt mastered by |
Jeff Place other, archival assistance |
No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
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1 | I Ain't Got No Home | Cisco Houston | Woody Guthrie | 1:45 |
2 | Hard Traveling | Cisco Houston | Woody Guthrie | 1:28 |
3 | Rambling, Gambling Man | Cisco Houston | Cisco Houston | 2:34 |
4 | Hobo Bill | Cisco Houston | Waldo Lafayette O'Neal | 2:13 |
5 | There's A Better World A-Comin' | Cisco Houston | Woody Guthrie | 1:59 |
6 | The Strawberry Roan | Cisco Houston | 3:13 | |
7 | The Great American Bum | Cisco Houston | Harry McClintock | 1:42 |
8 | The Intoxicated Rat | Cisco Houston | Dorsey Dixon, Wade Mainer | 2:02 |
9 | The Cat Came Back | Cisco Houston | Harry S. Miller | 2:14 |
10 | The Frozen Logger | Cisco Houston | James Stevens | 2:09 |
11 | Pat Works On The Railroad | Cisco Houston | Traditional | 2:12 |
12 | Dark As A Dungeon | Cisco Houston | Merle Travis | 2:33 |
13 | Diamond Joe | Cisco Houston | Cisco Houston | 2:24 |
14 | The Girl In The Wood | Cisco Houston | Neal Gilkyson, Terry Gilkyson | 2:59 |
15 | Ship In The Sky | Cisco Houston | Woody Guthrie | 1:46 |
16 | The Fox | Cisco Houston | Traditional | 1:53 |
17 | What Did The Deep Blue Sea Say | Cisco Houston | Cisco Houston | 2:37 |
18 | Saint James Infirmary | Cisco Houston | Traditional | 3:02 |
19 | Born 100,000 Years Ago | Cisco Houston | 1:07 | |
20 | Pie In The Sky | Cisco Houston | Joe Hill | 3:08 |
21 | Mysteries Of A Hobo's Life | Cisco Houston | Traditional | 1:11 |
22 | 900 Miles | Cisco Houston | Traditional | 3:34 |
23 | Great July Jones | Cisco Houston | Gil Houston, Lewis Allan | 2:23 |
24 | A Picture From Life's Other Side | Cisco Houston | Charles E. Baer | 2:53 |
25 | Farmer's Lament | Cisco Houston | Les Rice | 2:13 |
26 | The Killer | Cisco Houston | 4:38 | |
27 | I Ride An Old Paint | Cisco Houston | Traditional | 1:57 |
28 | Zebra Dun | Cisco Houston | Traditional | 2:46 |
29 | Passing Through | Cisco Houston | Dick Blakeslee | 2:35 |