Son of the Wind
Encyclopedia
Son of the Wind is a 1992 album by American
folk
singer Arlo Guthrie
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United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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...
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Track listing
- "Buffalo GalsBuffalo Gals"Buffalo Gals" is a traditional American song, written and published as "Lubly Fan" in 1844 by the blackface minstrel John Hodges, who performed as "Cool White." The song was widely popular throughout the United States...
" (Traditional) 2:40 - "Dead or Alive" (Woody GuthrieWoody GuthrieWoodrow 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...
) 3:03 - "Streets of LaredoStreets of Laredo (song)"Streets of Laredo" , also known as the "Cowboy's Lament", is a famous American cowboy ballad in which a dying cowboy tells his story to a living one. Derived from the English folk song "The Unfortunate Lad", it has become a folk music standard, and as such has been performed, recorded and adapted...
" (Traditional) 3:48 - "Ridin' Down the Canyon" (Gene AutryGene AutryOrvon Grover Autry , better known as Gene Autry, was an American performer who gained fame as The Singing Cowboy on the radio, in movies and on television for more than three decades beginning in the 1930s...
, Smiley Burnette) 4:24 - "South Coast" (Sam Eskin, Lillian Bos Ross, Richard Dehr, Frank Miller) 4:17
- "Shenandoah" (Traditional) 5:10
- "Gal I Left Behind" 1:57
- "When the Cactus Is in Bloom" (Jimmie RodgersJimmie 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...
) 3:08 - "Woody's Rag/Hard Work" (Woody Guthrie) 3:52
- "I Ride an Old Paint" 3:47
- "Utah Carroll" 7:02
- "Red River Valley" 5:01
Personnel
- Arlo Guthrie - guitar, vocals
- Edward Gerhard - guitar
- John Culpo - accordion
- Dan Velika - bass
- Terry "A la Berry" Hall - drums
- Rick Tivens - fiddle, mandolin
- Tim Gray - hammer dulcimer
- Paul Kleinwald - banjo
- Zip Zantay - clarinet
- Bob Bowes, Dick Delmolino, Mike Joyce, Jim Labbee - background vocals