Woody's children help bring Bob back

On January 20, 1968, Carnegie Hall welcomed Woody's Children to honor their recently departed inspiration. Woody had passed away in October and Harold Leventhal put together this tribute show. Besides the top folkies from New York (Pete Seeger, Tom Paxton, Judy Collins, and Richie Havens), he got Bob Dylan to agree to perform (his first appearance since his motorcycle accident in spring 1967). Backing him up was the group he had toured England with and recorded some off-the-cuff stuff at a large reddish house. For this event, they called themselves The Crackers. The show was such a success that one was scheduled for the Hollywood Bowl in September 1970. This time the draw was Joan Baez and County Joe. Linda Rondtadt's then backup band, Swampwater, served as house band, directed by Ry Cooder. Columbia and Warner Bros shared duties in releasing albums from the events (artists from both labels, lawyers, ya-da, ya-da). The Columbia set consisted of mostly Carnegie Hall tracks, whilst the Warners set featured the Hollywood Bowl. In 2017, the Woody Guthrie Organization, with the help of Bear Records, assembled both complete* shows and two swell books. Thanks to this release, I was able to assign the "wheres" to each record set. Link to set below. (*most of the second part of the Carnegie concert was lost and apparently a Bob-sung verse of show closer This Land Is Your Land was cut out, according to GEMM , where you can read all about international versions of this release. Plan on spending some quality time there getting lost in the wonderful world of Dylan collecting.)

	A Tribute To Woody Guthrie, Part One
	Columbia KC-31171
	2/72 BB [UK: 5/73]
	NY Cast on Back Cover   Inner Sleeve

Side One
Arlo Guthrie	This Train is Bound for Glory	0:29
Will Geer	Narration	0:35
Arlo Guthrie(Hollywood Bowl)	Oklahoma Hills	3:07
Robert Ryan	Narration	0:23
Odetta(Hollywood Bowl)	Rambling Round Your City (Ramblin' Round)	4:12
Bob Dylan with The Crackers†	I Ain't Got No Home	3:43
Judy Collins	So Long It's Been Good To Know Yuh	3:11
Arlo Guthrie(Hollywood Bowl)	Do Re Mi	3:43
Side Two
Pete Seeger	Curly Headed Boy	1:51
Richie Havens	Vigilante Man	4:53
Bob Dylan with The Crackers†	Dear Mrs Roosevelt	5:47
Robert Ryan	Narration	0:49
Tom Paxton	Pastures of Plenty	2:43
Bob Dylan with The Crackers†	The Grand Coulee Dam	2:57

Note: Recorded 1/20/68, Carnegie Hall (except as noted).
†The Crackers were The Band before they recorded their first album.
 

	A Tribute To Woody Guthrie, Part Two
	Warner Bros BS-2586
	2/72 BB [UK: 5/73]
	LA Cast on Back Cover   Inner Sleeve

Side One
Judy Collins(Carnegie Hall)	Roll On Columbia	0:24
Robert Ryan(Carnegie Hall)	Narration	0:33
Judy Collins(Carnegie Hall)	Roll On Columbia	3:02
Tom Paxton(Carnegie Hall)	Biggest Thing Man Has Ever Done (Great Historical Bum)	1:49
Richie Havens & Pete Seeger(Carnegie Hall)	Jackhammer John	2:03
Joan Baez	Hobo's Lullaby	4:25
Peter Fonda	Narration	1:43
Country Joe McDonald	Woman At Home	3:05
Will Geer	Narration	0:21
Judy Collins(Carnegie Hall)	Deportee (Plane Wreck At Los Gatos)	4:34
Side Two
Odetta	Why Oh Why	1:09
Peter Fonda, Will Geer	Narration	0:40
Odetta	Why Oh Why	1:17
Earl Robinson	Mail Myself To You	1:15
Jack Elliot	Howdido	1:23
Arlo Guthrie	Jesus Christ	4:08
Jack Elliot	1913 Massacre	4:30
Judy Collins & Pete Seeger(Carnegie Hall)	Union Maid	1:44
Robert Ryan(Carnegie Hall)	Narration	0:40
Will Geer	Narration	0:19
Judy Collins	Narration	2:16
Odetta, Arlo Guthrie & Company(Carnegie Hall)	This Land Is Your Land	1:12
Will Geer(Carnegie Hall)	Narration	0:57
Odetta, Arlo Guthrie & Company(Carnegie Hall)	This Land Is Your Land	0:42

Note: Recorded 9/12/70, Hollywood Bowl (except as noted).
 

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	Library Of Congress Recordings
	Elektra EKL-271/272
	10/64 [UK: ?/66]
	Back Cover   Booklet Front Cover   Booklet Back Cover

Side One
Lost Train Blues		-
Introduction; Family; Okemah And It's People; The Colored "Situation"		-
Railroad Blues		-
His "Gang"; Home Brew; House Parties; Drinking		-
Rye Whiskey		-
Toasts; Square Dance Tunes		-
Old Joe Clark		-
Beaumont Rag		-
Family Misfortunes; Foster Parents; Banty Hen; Galveston, Texas		-
Side Two
Texas Oil Fields; The Root Beer Stand; Learning To Play The Guitar		-
Greenback Dollar		-
Boll Weevil Song		-
Dust Storms; Storm Of April 14, 1935		-
So Long, It's Been Good To Know You		-
Migration From The Dust Bowl		-
Talking Dust Bowl Blues		-
"Pea Patch Poppas"		-
Do-Re-Mi		-
Side Three
Hard Times		-
Outlaws; About Pretty Boy Floyd; Bankers		-
Pretty Boy Floyd		-
About Jesse James		-
They Laid Jesus Christ In His Grave		-
Jolly Banker		-
I Ain't Got No Home		-
Okies		-
Side Four
Dirty Overalls		-
Chain Around My Leg		-
Chain Gangs; The Blues		-
Worried Man Blues		-
Church-House Blues		-
Lonesome Valley		-
Walking The Railroad Ties		-
Walkin' Down That Railroad Line		-
Railroad "Bulls"; Hoboin' And Freighttrainin'; Government Camps		-
Side Five
The Grapes Of Wrath		-
Goin' Down That Road Feeling Bad		-
Handbill Situation; Labor "Contractors"		-
Dust Storm Disaster		-
Foggy Mountain Top		-
Dust Storms And Their Effects		-
Dust Pneumonia Blues		-
Side Five
California - The Promised Land		-
California Blues		-
Jimmie Rodgers; Living Conditions In California		-
Dust Bowl Refugees		-
Reputation Of Oklahoma; Will Rogers		-
Will Rogers Highway		-
Flood Disaster		-
Los Angeles New Year's Flood		-

Note: Rounder Records reissued this as a 3-CD in 1988, minus the booklet, of course.
 

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