Cowboy Ballads

by Cisco Houston

Cowboy Ballads cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1952
  • Label: Folkways
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 22:33
  • Community rating: 3.57/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Delivering a stark, deeply authentic interpretation of American frontier narratives, the frequent Woody Guthrie collaborator strips away the polished veneer of Hollywood cowboy music. Accompanied only by his acoustic guitar, Cisco Houston preserves the harsh, lonely realities of cattle drives and outlaw folklore with a resonant, clear baritone. Issued by Folkways, the record is a vital cornerstone of mid-century roots preservation.

Genres

Descriptors: Folk, death, folklore, acoustic, melodic, minimalistic, horses, folk, traditional, storytelling, vocal

Tracklist

  1. Chisholm Trail (1:59)
  2. Diamond Joe (2:29)
  3. I Ride an Old Paint (2:02)
  4. Little Joe, the Wrangler (2:41)
  5. The Dying Cowboy (3:03)
  6. Stewball (2:25)
  7. Trouble in Mind (3:30)
  8. Sweet Betsy from Pike (2:04)
  9. Tying a Knot in the Devil's Tail (2:16)

Credits

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