musicfog.com Recorded live at WoodyFest 2010 in Okemah, OK. Jimmy LaFave with Joel Rafael, John Inmon, Andrew Hardin, David Amran, Radoslav Lorkovic, and Glenn Schuetz.
There are lots of people who sang this before and lots of them were great but maybe because I am getting older but this is the high water mark for me. RIP Jimmy.
There are two sides to every story Mr. Trump😡This has to be one of the greatest covers of any song, tell you what Woody Guthrie has a big smile on his face out there in the "Great Forever"👍🏻😎
Absolute incredible cover of one of the great songs. Woody would be proud and what a back up band, with our beloved Jimmy out front doing what he does best.
Rad makes that little red squeeze box one of the greatest instruments I have ever heard. You go, Rad! I hope that you and John [Inmon] are with Jimmy when I finally get to a show. I will drift out into the ether strain, likely!
Esta TIERRA es mia..esta TIERRA es tuya .. buen titulo..buena película con David Carradine (KungFU).. solo eso.. gracias Jimmy por hacerla eterna.. y también a Woody.. gracias..gracias..gracias.. desde el Horizonte..hasta la otra orilla...JAJAJAJAJAJAJJAAJAJA.. JIMMY algún día sera TUYA...y MÍA..
Joan Baez, sing’s this song live at the tribute to Woody Guthrie concert live. Woody just a unbelievable American ,singer songwriter.This kind of music is food for the soul, and Jimmy is just another great chief! You have to be able to understand this,some people never do!
I weep every time I watch this one. So heartfelt, such great musicians. I watched it this morning after I got an update on what our governor is doing at the Texas border. We are lost without compassion, and the only thing that saves us is compassionate music/musicians.
Wish this was available on a cd. I have listened to various renditions of this ballad but this is by far my fav. Well done gentlemen. I have a few of Jimmy's cds so I may be a bit bias.
It is on a two-cd set Called Ribbon Of Highway Endless Skyway on Jimmy's label Music Road Records. Live band behind him but not the ones above. Still a wonderful version!
Joan Baez,sing’s this song at the tribute to Woody Guthrie concert that was recorded live! Woody , Just a unbelievable American ! Some Music is food for the soul, and Jimmy is just another great chief!
Their labor is being exploited by a few rich people, then they are tossed away or arrested. They are migrant workers, not outlaws. The only crime they commit is working to survive so people can eat cheap produce.
Apart from the sentiment of this song the performance is absolutely stunning. Everyone of these guys is a star. Fantastic arrangement and what superb musicians
Great performance, very moving. Here are artists who play music with great passion. Mentally very strong and conscious of his incurable disease, he even performed a few days before his death. I hope the group will continue to play. He has been and will always be a VIP !
The song was never given music by Woody Guthrie, if what I have read is correct, he basically just chanted it. It wasn't until it was put to music by Martin Hoffman and Pete Seeger started performing it. What a wonderful song and a testament to Mr. Hoffman for putting the music to such a wonderful and sad song left to us by Woodie Guthrie. The event is 70 years ago this year but it may happen again tomorrow.
I was lucky enough to see him play this at a woody guthrie workshop about 15 years ago and I 'm pretty sure it was Falcon Ridge. I was so utterly moved by his singing. I ran into him around the grounds and we talked a bit. He is such an earthy, genuine soul. As a quick side note, Dave (rip) and Tracy were also there which was of course just a few years before Dave's passing, and both he and Tracy were also very cool and very down to earth.
