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Houston (1918-1961) was a vital figure in the folk music movement of the 1940s and 1950s. These 29 songs (including two with Woody Guthrie) feature material Cisco learned while working and traveling across the country: cowboy songs, railroad songs, hobo songs, union songs, work songs, protest songs, children's songs, and love songs.
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Gilbert Vandine " Cisco " Houston (August 18, 1918 – April 29, 1961) was an American folk singer and songwriter, [1] 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.
Cisco Houston – The Folkways Years 1944-1961. Tracklist. Credits (8) Guy Logsdon. Compiled By, Liner Notes [Annotated By] Visual Dialogue. Design [Cover] Ed O'Reilly. Liner Notes [Editorial Assistance] Joe Gastwirt. Mastered By. Jeff Place. Other [Archival Assistance] Anthony Seeger. Supervised By [Project] Show more credits... Versions. Filter by.
Cisco Houston on Folkways. All of the Cisco Houston's Folkways recordings are still available from the Smithsonian, on high quality cassettes with the original liner notes. Cowboy Songs FA 2022 (10" lp, 1952), notes by J. D. Robb. 900 Miles and Other Railroad Songs FA 2013 (10" lp, 1953), notes by Charles E. Smith.
The Folkways Years 1944-1961. Cisco Houston. AllMusic Rating. User Rating (0) Your Rating. STREAM OR BUY: Release Date. 1994. Duration. 01:09:10. Genre. Folk. Styles. Traditional Folk. Recording Date. 1944 - 1961. Discography Timeline. See Full Discography. Cisco Houston Sings the Songs of Woody Guthrie (1963) AllMusic Review. User Reviews.
Cisco Houston on CD: The Folkways Years. On CD. The Folkways Years. Smithsonian/Folkways. This CD was commercially issued by The Smithsonian in 1994. That wonderful Institute now owns all the old Folkways tapes and most of the masters still existing for artists recorded by Moses Asch over 40 years.
