That's Why We're Marching: World War II and the American Folk Song Movement

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Freedom Road
recording of:
Freedom Road
lyricist:
Langston Hughes
composer:
Emerson Harper
publisher:
Smithsonian Folkways (imprint of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings)
Josh White2:20
2Talking Sailor
guitar:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (on 1944-04-19)
vocals:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (on 1944-04-19)
recording of:
Talking Merchant Marine (on 1944-04-19)
writer:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter)
Woody Guthrie3:04
3Ballad of October 16
performer:
Pete Seeger
The Almanac Singers feat. Pete Seeger2:49
4Billy Boy
performer:
Josh White (American folk-blues singer/songwriter)
The Almanac Singers feat. Josh White2:23
5Plow Under
performer:
Pete Seeger
The Almanac Singers feat. Pete Seeger2:28
6I'm Gonna Put My Name
Tom Glazer3:04
7What Are We Waiting On
guitar:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (on 1944-04-19)
vocals:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (on 1944-04-19, on 1944-05-19)
Woody Guthrie2:10
8Citizen C.I.O.
performer:
Tom Glazer
Union Boys feat. Tom Glazer & Josh White2:32
9Sinking of the Reuben James
recording of:
The Sinking of the Reuben James
lyricist:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (in 1941-11) and Fred Hellerman (in 1941-11)
is based on:
I'll Twine 'mid the Ringlets (parlour song, source for Wildwood Flower)
Woody Guthrie3:01
10You Better Get Ready
performer:
Burl Ives
Union Boys feat. Burl Ives2:33
11If You Want to Do Your Part
performer:
Burl Ives
Union Boys feat. Burl Ives2:56
12Move Into Germany
Union Boys3:01
13So Long It's Been Good to Know You
guitar and mandolin:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (on 1944-04-19)
background vocals [harmony]:
Cisco Houston (on 1944-04-19)
vocals:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (on 1944-04-19)
recording of:
So Long, It’s Been Good to Know Yuh (on 1944-04-19)
lyricist and composer:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter)
Woody Guthrie2:47
14Martins and McCoys
Union Boys3:01
15Mr. Hitler
Lead Belly4:34
16Sally Don't You Grieve
guitar:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (on 1944-04-19) and Cisco Houston (on 1944-04-19)
background vocals [harmony]:
Cisco Houston (on 1944-04-19)
lead vocals:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (on 1944-04-19)
recording of:
Sally Don't You Grieve (on 1944-04-19)
writer:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter)
Woody Guthrie and Cisco Houston2:26
17Jimmy Longhi Story
Vincent "Jimmy" Longhi6:06
18When the Yanks Go Marching In
guitar and background vocals [harmony]:
Cisco Houston (on 1944-04-25)
harmonica:
Sonny Terry (on 1944-04-25)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (on 1944-04-25)
Woody Guthrie, Cisco Houston and Sonny Terry2:46
19Round and Round Hitler's Grave
The Almanac Singers1:10
20The Fuhrer
Josh White3:11
21Miss Pavlichencko
recording of:
Miss Pavlichenko
lyricist and composer:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter)
Woody Guthrie2:31
22National Defense Blues
Lead Belly, Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee3:15
23Gee but I Want to Go Home
Lead Belly1:48
24Looking for a Home
Pete Seeger3:11
25Now That It's All Over
Pete Seeger2:10