Woody Guthrie, Cisco Houston, Sonny Terry – Woody Guthrie Vol. 2 (VG+/VG+) – LP, IT 1982

Woody Guthrie Vol. 2 is an LP by Woody Guthrie, Sonny Terry, Cisco Houston from 1982 released on the International Joker Production, Joker label.

About this album

The Early Years presents a strong overview of Woody Guthrie’s formative recordings, when his plainspoken singing and direct, human storytelling helped define American folk music. Issued in 1975, the compilation gathers early material that shows the roots of Guthrie’s union songs, ballads and traditional folk interpretations, with the easy charm and rough edge that made him such an influential figure. Hearing songs like “Stackolee” and “Cumberland Gap” in this context highlights how Guthrie turned inherited material into something urgent, democratic and unmistakably his own. It is a useful portrait of an artist whose work shaped generations of folk and protest singers.

Genre: Folk