Woody Guthrie Struggle LP (Vinyl)

Reissued On Vinyl LP!
Remastered From Original LP Master Tapes!

This document of Guthrie's dedication to working class Americans, recorded in the '40s with Cisco Houston and Sonny Terry, contains gritty classics like "1913 Massacre" and "Pretty Boy Floyd".

This recording, first released by Folkways founder Moses Asch in 1976 to coincide with the celebration of America's Bicentennial, was originally recorded by Asch in the 1940s. The collection captures Woody Guthrie at his artistic best with gritty songs about the struggles of the American worker ("Waiting at the Gate," "The Dying Miner"), unions ("Ludlow Massacre", "1913 Massacre"), and an ode to a bad man ("Pretty Boy Floyd"). Blues harmonicist Sonny Terry sits in with Guthrie on "Lost John", and fellow traveling companion and folksinger Cisco Houston contributes his voice, guitar, and a song ("Get Along Little Doggie").

The vinyl reissue of Struggle includes the liner notes written by Moses Asch. This reissue is part of Folkways Records' 70th anniversary celebration series, revisiting some of the most iconic and influential albums released on the record label.

"Raw, gut wrenching protest songs of toil, turmoil and the American worker. His charismatic style gets back to the roots of folk and the voice of the people" - The Patriot Ledger

• Vinyl LP
• Remastered From Original 1976 Master Tapes
• Classic Folkways-style tip-on jackets
• Original liner notes

Selections:
Side 1:
1. Struggle Blues
2. A Dollar Down And A Dollar A Week
3. Get Along Little Doggies
4. Hang Knot
5. Waiting At The Gate
6. The Dying Miner
Side 2:
1. Union Burying Ground
2. Lost John
3. Buffalo Skinners
4. Pretty Boy Floyd
5. Ludlow Massacre
6. 1913 Massacre