Arlo Guthrie (album)
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-January–April:*January 3 – Bob Dylan and The Band kick off their 40-date concert tour at Chicago Stadium. It's Dylan's first time on the road since 1966.*January 17...

 album by folk
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....

 singer Arlo Guthrie
Arlo Guthrie
Arlo Davy Guthrie is an American folk singer. Like his father, Woody Guthrie, Arlo often sings songs of protest against social injustice...

.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Arlo Guthrie; except where indicated
  1. "Won't Be Long"
  2. "Presidential Rag"
  3. "Deportees
    Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos)
    "Deportee " is a protest song with lyrics by Woody Guthrie detailing the January 28, 1948 crash of a plane near Los Gatos Canyon, 20 miles west of Coalinga in Fresno County, California, United States. The crash occurred in Los Gatos Canyon and not in the town of Los Gatos itself, which is in Santa...

    " (Woody Guthrie
    Woody Guthrie
    Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Guthrie is best known as an American singer-songwriter and folk musician, whose musical legacy includes hundreds of political, traditional and children's songs, ballads and improvised works. He frequently performed with the slogan This Machine Kills Fascists displayed on his...

    , Martin Hoffman)
  4. "Children of Abraham"
  5. "Nostalgia Rag"
  6. "When the Cactus Is in Bloom" (Jimmie Rodgers
    Jimmie Rodgers (country singer)
    James Charles Rodgers , known as Jimmie Rodgers, was an American country singer in the early 20th century known most widely for his rhythmic yodeling...

    )
  7. "Me and My Goose"
  8. "Bling Blang" (Woody Guthrie)
  9. "Go Down Moses
    Go Down Moses
    "Go Down Moses" is an American Negro spiritual. It describes events in the Old Testament of the Bible, specifically Exodus 7:16: "And the Lord spoke unto Moses, go unto Pharaoh, and say unto him, thus saith the Lord, Let my people go, that they may serve me", in which God commands Moses to demand...

    " (traditional
    Traditional music
    Traditional music is the term increasingly used for folk music that is not contemporary folk music. More on this is at the terminology section of the World music article...

    , arranged by Arlo Guthrie)
  10. "Hard Times"
  11. "Last to Leave"

Personnel

  • Arlo Guthrie - vocals, guitar
  • Doug Dillard
    The Dillards
    The Dillards are an American bluegrass band from Salem, Missouri, consisting of Douglas Flint "Doug" Dillard The Dillards are an American bluegrass band from Salem, Missouri, consisting of Douglas Flint "Doug" Dillard The Dillards are an American bluegrass band from Salem, Missouri, consisting of...

     - banjo, guitar
  • Buddy Emmons
    Buddy Emmons
    Buddy Emmons , is an American guitarist.Emmons has been called "The World's Foremost Steel Guitarist" and his talent is greatly admired by fellow steel guitarists...

     - guitar
  • Rev. James Cleveland
    James Cleveland
    The Reverend Dr. James Cleveland was a gospel singer, arranger, composer and, most significantly, the driving force behind the creation of the modern gospel sound, bringing the stylistic daring of hard gospel and jazz and pop music influences to arrangements for mass choirs...

     - choir master
  • Ry Cooder
    Ry Cooder
    Ryland Peter "Ry" Cooder is an American guitarist, singer and composer. He is known for his slide guitar work, his interest in roots music from the United States, and, more recently, his collaborations with traditional musicians from many countries.His solo work has been eclectic, encompassing...

     - guitar
  • Jesse Ed Davis
    Jesse Ed Davis
    Jesse Edwin Davis was an American guitarist. He was well regarded as a session artist. His death in 1988 is attributed to a drug overdose.-Biography:...

     - guitar
  • Clydie King
    Clydie King
    Clydie Crittendon is an American singer, best known for her session work as a backing vocalist....

     - vocals
  • Jim Keltner
    Jim Keltner
    James Lee "Jim" Keltner is an American drummer known primarily for his session work. He has contributed to the work of many well-known artists...

     - drums
  • Nick DeCaro - accordion, orchestration
  • Spooner Oldham
    Spooner Oldham
    Dewey Lindon "Spooner" Oldham is an American songwriter and session musician. An organist, he recorded in Muscle Shoals, Alabama and at FAME Studios on such hit R&B songs as "When a Man Loves a Woman" by Percy Sledge, "Mustang Sally" by Wilson Pickett and "I Never Loved a Man" by Aretha...

     - guitar
  • John Pilla
    John Pilla
    John Pilla was a musician and music producer associated with Arlo Guthrie and Pete Seeger in Precious Friend.-References:*http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuZmd565vRo*http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTBos9QbUl4*http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuVM9dCx3jY...

     - guitar
  • Jessica Smith - vocals
  • Southern California Community Choir
    Southern California Community Choir
    The Southern California Community Choir is a choir founded by the Rev. James Cleveland.The Choir has appeared on several recording by artists such as Aretha Franklin, Kansas, Elton John and Arlo Guthrie.- Awards :The Choir has received the following awards:...

    - chorus
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