Leadbelly & Woody Guthrie - WNYC Radio New York 12 December 1940

This rare and historically vital recording captures a 25-minute episode of Folk Songs Of America, a radio program produced by the remarkable folklorist Henrietta Yurchenco.

In it, Woody Guthrie is Lead Belly's guest, and they perform a cross section of their remarkable catalogues. The set comes complete with background notes and images.

Tracklist

• 1. Announcer intro
• 2. You Can't Lose Me, Cholly (Lead Belly)
• 3. Announcer
• 4. Frankie & Albert (Lead Belly)
• 5. John Hardy (Guthrie)
• 6. Jesse James (Guthrie)
• 7. The Ballad Of Tom Joad (Guthrie)
• 8. Boll Weevil (Lead Belly)
• 9. Announcer outro