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Buffalo Skinners: The Asch Recordings, Vol. 4

Folklife and Cultural Heritage

Object Details

Performer

Guthrie, Woody, 1912-1967
Leadbelly, 1885-1949

Recorder

Asch, Moses

Producer

Place, Jeffrey (liner notes)
Logsdon, Guy William (liner notes)

Performer

Houston, Cisco
Terry, Sonny

Collection Creator

Asch, Moses
Distler, Marian, 1919-1964
Folkways Records

Collection Citation

Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Contents

Ranger's command (Woody Guthrie, vocal, guitar) (2:48) -- Buffalo skinners (Woody Guthrie, vocal, guitar) (3:15) -- Billy the Kid (Woody Guthrie, vocal, guitar) (2:00) -- Cowboy waltz (Woody Guthrie, fiddle; Bess Lomax Hawes, mandolin; Alex Stewart?, bass fiddle) (2:03) -- Pretty Boy Floyd (Woody Guthrie, vocal, guitar) (2:58) -- Along in the sun and the rain (Woody Guthrie, vocal, guitar) (2:27) -- Whoopie ti yi yo, get along little dogies (Woody Guthrie, vocal, mandolin; Cisco Houston, vocal, guitar) (2:48) -- Froggie went a-courtin' (Woody Guthrie, vocal, mandolin; Cisco Houston, vocal, guitar; Sonny Terry, harmonica) (3:26) -- Buffalo gals (Woody Guthrie, vocal, mandolin; Cisco Houston, vocal, guitar; Sonny Terry, vocal, harmonica) (2:32) -- I ride an Old Paint (Woody Guthrie, vocal; Cisco Houston, vocal, guitar) (2:56) -- Dead or alive (Woody Guthrie, vocal, guitar) (2:53) -- Slipknot (Woody Guthrie, vocal, guitar) (2:30) -- Cocaine blues (Woody Guthrie, vocal, guitar) (2:13) -- Go tell Aunt Rhody (Woody Guthrie, vocal, mandolin; Cisco Houston, vocal, guitar; Sonny Terry, harmonica) (2:49) -- Chisholm Trail (Woody Guthrie, vocal, mandolin; Cisco Houston, vocal, guitar) (2:24) -- Stewball (Woody Guthrie, vocal, guitar) (3:26) -- Wild cyclone (Woody Guthrie, vocal, guitar) (3:57) -- Train blues (Woody Guthrie, guitar; Sonny Terry harmonica) (3:31) -- Red River Valley (Woody Guthrie, vocal, mandolin; Cisco Houston, vocal, guitar) (2:52) -- Fastest of ponies (Woody Guthrie, vocal, guitar) (4:15) -- Stewball (Lead Belly, vocal, guitar; Woody Guthrie, vocal, mandolin; Cisco Houston, vocal, guitar) (2:27) -- Snow deer (Woody Guthrie, vocal, guitar) (2:31) -- When the curfew blows (Woody Guthrie, vocal, guitar, harmonica) (1:42) -- Little darling (Woody Guthrie, vocal, mandolin; Cisco Houston, vocal, guitar) (2:12) -- Blowing down that old dusty road (Woody Guthrie, vocal, guitar, harmonica) (3:02) -- The return of Rocky Mountain Slim and Desert Rat Shorty (Woody Guthrie, narration, guitar; Cisco Houston, narration, guitar) (2:34).

Track Information

101 Ranger's Command / Woody Guthrie. Guitar. 102 Buffalo Skinners / Woody Guthrie. Guitar. 103 Billy the Kid / Woody Guthrie. Guitar. 104 Cowboy Waltz / Woody Guthrie. Fiddle. 105 Pretty Boy Floyd / Woody Guthrie. Guitar. 106 Along in the Sun and the Rain / Woody Guthrie. Guitar. 107 Whoopie Ti Yi Yo, Get Along Little Dogies / Woody Guthrie. Guitar. 108 Froggie Went A-Courtin' / Woody Guthrie, Cisco Houston, Sonny Terry. Guitar,Harmonica. 109 Buffalo Gals / Woody Guthrie, Cisco Houston. Guitar. 110 I Ride an Old Paint / Woody Guthrie, Cisco Houston. Guitar. 111 Poor Lazurus (Dead or Alive) / Woody Guthrie. Guitar. 112 Slip Knot / Woody Guthrie. Guitar. 113 Bad Lee Brown (Cocaine Blues) / Woody Guthrie. Guitar. 114 Go Tell Aunt Rhodie / Woody Guthrie, Cisco Houston, Sonny Terry. Guitar,Harmonica. 115 Chisholm Trail / Woody Guthrie. Guitar. 116 Stewball / Woody Guthrie. Guitar. 117 Wild Cyclone / Woody Guthrie. Guitar. 118 Railroad Blues / Woody Guthrie, Cisco Houston, Sonny Terry. Guitar,Harmonica. 119 Red River Valley / Woody Guthrie. Guitar. 120 Fastest of Ponies / Woody Guthrie. Guitar. 121 Stewball / Woody Guthrie, Cisco Houston, Lead Belly. Guitar. 122 Snow Deer / Woody Guthrie. Guitar. 123 When the Curfew Blows / Woody Guthrie. Guitar. 124 Little Darling / Woody Guthrie, Cisco Houston. Guitar. 125 Blowing Down This Old Dusty Road (Going Down the Road Feeling Bad) / Woody Guthrie, Cisco Houston. Guitar. 126 The Return of Desert Rat Shorty and Rocky Mountain Slim / Woody Guthrie, Cisco Houston. Guitar.
sova.cfch.asch_ref27643

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk5899b5447-1a4e-41b1-a3ca-c65ed64a9ac7

Local Numbers

FW-COMM-CD-40103-7 FLP.123701 FLP.123701 ;.Smithsonian Folkways.40103

Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint)

Washington, D.C. Smithsonian Folkways 1999

Date/Time and Place of an Event Note

Recorded in: New York, United States.

General

Commercial Smithsonian Folkways: SFW 40103 (on container: SFW CD 40103). "Songs about cowboys, outlaws, and other Western themes"--Container. Six selections previously unreleased; remastered. Compact disc. Program notes by Guy Logsdon and Jeff Place, discographies, and bibliography (36 p. ; ill.) inserted in container.

Place

United States
New York
Oklahoma

Topic

Folksong revival
Folk songs -- United States
Cowboys -- Songs and music
Wit and humor
Guitar
Violin
Harmonica

Performer

Guthrie, Woody, 1912-1967
Leadbelly, 1885-1949

Recorder

Asch, Moses

Producer

Place, Jeffrey (liner notes)
Logsdon, Guy William (liner notes)

Performer

Houston, Cisco
Terry, Sonny

Culture

Americans
Anglo-American

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Moses and Frances Asch Collection
Moses and Frances Asch Collection / Series 9: Audio Recordings / CD / Commercial / COMM CD

Extent

1 Sound disc (digital, 4 3/4 in.)

Date

1999

Archival Repository

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

Identifier

CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-COMM-CD-40103-7

Type

Archival materials
Sound discs

Collection Rights

Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.

Restrictions

Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
CFCH.ASCH_ref27643
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CFCHFOLKLIFE

Record ID

ebl-1649170801566-1649171786964-1

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