Patsy Cline. Three Cigarettes in an Ashtray. On Ozark Jubilee. 1957.

americanroutes:

Washington Breakdown, Woody Guthrie (Watercolor on construction paper, 1951)

(via My Dusty Road Boxed Set, Rounder Records)

Hear about the life and times of Woody Guthrie, the Working Man’s poet, on this week’s American Routes.

Townes Van Zandt sings Racin’ in the Streets by Bruce Springsteen. 1984.

(Song begins at 2:32, after a short interview.)

Elizabeth Cotten in 1985. She discusses her childhood and sings Georgia Buck and Freight Train.

Clarence Ashley and Doc Watson. The Banks of the Ohio. 1961.

rootsnbluesfestival:

Mississippi John Hurt

Pokey LaFarge and the South City Three. La La Blues

jugtownradio:

“Just Fer Fun” LOUISIANA LOU

Mississippi Fred McDowell.

Sunnyland Slim and Hubert Sumlin. Introduction by Sonny Boy Williamson.

Sleepy John Estes. 1964. Reminds me of this old gem.

Ambrose Thibodeaux. Jolie Blon.

Sleepy John Estes. Mailman Blues.

auroraa:

Skip James