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Woody Guthrie 07/07/1944

SHOWID 274893

Set I

Wabash Cannonball
900 Miles

Set II

 

Set III

 

Comment

From Guy Logsdon's Discography, reprinted in Santelli, Robert & Davidson, Emily (eds.),
Hard Travelin' -- The Life and Legacy of Woody Guthrie, Hanover and London, 1999, p. 196:

"7 JULY 1944. Woody was a Merchant Marine, "washing dishes on a Liberty Ship," the troop ship Sea Porpoise which carried troops to the Normandy beach in early July 1944. After the troops were sent ashore, the ship hit a mine but made its way back to England; Woody was routed through London toward Glasgow, Scotland, toward the United States. On a song manuscript dated "July 13th, 1944", Woody wrote, "this train is carrying me outside from London now; on up towards Belfast, and Glasgow."

While in London, he went to the offices of the BBC where he introduced himself as a member of The Martins and the Coys [produced by Alan Lomax for the BBC in late March 1944, broadcast by the BBC on 26 June 1944] and was given the opportunity to sing on the Children's Hour. After an autobiographical statement, he was recorded singing with his guitar accompaniment two railroad songs.

900 Miles is the minor-key melody that Cisco made popular.

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Notes: Folk Compilation DVD #1
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Notes: DVD Country Rock Writers
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Notes: 5:14
LEE SPATZ (2/0) CDA/FLAC / 1 A B- View   BBC-RADIO
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Notes: w/wsp 9/1/05
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KB Larsen (1/5) cdr / 1 View  
Notes: Thanks dime! [on disc with Woody & Friends, VD Blues, etc]
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Dan O (1/5) FLAC / 1 View  
arthur (1/4.9) flac / 1 View   BBC radio->Audacity->FLAC
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Tom Bashara/Eric Linstrom (1/5) FLAC / 1 View   BBC radio->Audacity->FLAC
Notes: BBC radio->Audacity->FLAC
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Chris Ryan (1/0) cdr / 1 View  
Shawn Wiley (0/0) FLAC / 1 View   FM
Notes: 3 songs performed on a British children's show
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Notes: 13.1MB
LEE SPATZ (0/0) CDA/FLAC / 1 View   BBC-RADIO SHOW
Notes: ALONG WITH BELOW & “Hootenanny” March 10, 1947 U.S. Department Of Health, "V.D.Blues", written and directed by Alan Lomax 11. Woody Guthrie as "Rusty, The Traveler" (with Pete Seeger, banjo, unknown piano) includes: The Great Historical Bum (with V.D. lyrics); unidentified song; Hard Times In That ???? Jail; unidentified song ("Empty Boxcar Is My Home"????); The Great Historical Bum (with V. D. lyrics; Reprise) Exact date unknown, 194x (prob. 1944-'45)
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