Ballads From the Dust Bowl

by Woody Guthrie

Ballads From the Dust Bowl cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1948
  • Label: Disc
  • Country: United States
  • Community rating: 3.67/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Revisiting the ecological and economic devastation of the 1930s, the prolific songwriter delivers another set of stark, poignant narratives. His unpolished acoustic strumming and straightforward delivery focus entirely on amplifying the struggles of displaced migrant workers. The recording reinforces his legacy as the archetypal voice of working-class American struggle.

Genres

Descriptors: drought, storm, Folk, Acoustic, Political, Ballad, Conscious, folk, traditional, protest, political, acoustic

Tracklist

  1. Pastures Of Plenty
  2. Hard Traveling
  3. Rambling Blues
  4. When The Curfew Blows
  5. Talking Columbia Blues
  6. My New Found Land

Credits

  • Woody Guthrie - primary artist, written-by
  • David Stone Martin - artwork

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