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Cisco Houston (18 Aug 1918 - 29 Apr 1961)

Male Person - United States

 Also known as (1)

Releases (8)

Official

Album

  1. Cisco Sings 1958
  2. Sings Songs of the Open Road 1960
  3. Cisco Houston Sings the Songs of Woody Guthrie 1963
  4. Cisco Houston Sep 1965
  5. 900 Miles and Other R.R. Songs 2004

Album - Compilation

  1. Passing Through 1965
  2. The Folkways Years, 1944-1961 19 Apr 1994
  3. Best of the Vanguard Years

Recordings by (138)

  1. Rambling, Gambling Man 2:36 (1958)
  2. Pat Works on the Railroad 2:14 (1958)
  3. Saint James Infirmary 3:04 (1958)
  4. Great July Jones 2:25 (1958)
  5. The Killer 4:41 (1958)
  6. Midnight Special 2:24 (1958)
  7. Drill, Ye Tarriers, Drill 2:30 (1958)
  8. Zebra Dun 2:49 (1958)
  9. Blowing Down That Old Dusty Road 1:45 (1958)
  10. John Hardy ?:?? (1958)
  11. Old Reilly ?:?? (1958)
  12. Old Howard ?:?? (1958)
  13. Make Me a Bed Right Down on Your Floor ?:?? (1958)
  14. The Boll Weevil ?:?? (1958)
  15. Booth Killed Lincoln 2:59 (1960)
  16. Railroad Bill 1:37 (1960)
  17. The Cat Came Back 2:30 (1960)
  18. Mule Skinner Blues 6:32 (1960)
  19. Git Along Little Dogies 1:58 (1960)
  20. The Erie Canal 1:47 (1960)
  21. Hobo's Lullaby 1:54 (1960)
  22. East Virginia Blues 1:39 (1960)
  23. Travel On 1:37 (1960)
  24. Pie in the Sky 3:05 (1960)
  25. Mysteries of a Hobo's Life 1:09 (1960)
  26. Soup Song 1:36 (1960)
  27. Beans, Bacon and Gravy 2:22 (1960)
  28. Tramp, Tramp, Tramp 3:11 (1960)
  29. Cryderville Jail 3:16 (1960)
  30. I Ain't Got No Home 1:42 (1960)
  31. East Texas Red ?:?? (1962)
  32. Sinking of the Reuben James ?:?? (1962)
  33. Talking Guitar Blues ?:?? (1962)
  34. Danville Girl ?:?? (1962)
  35. Old Dan Trucker ?:?? (1962)
  36. Buffalo Skinners ?:?? (1962)
  37. The Streets of Laredo ?:?? (1962)
  38. Hard Travelin’ ?:?? (1962)
  39. Bonneville Dam ?:?? (1962)
  40. Do Re Mi ?:?? (1962)
  41. The Wreck of the Old 97 ?:?? (1962)
  42. Pastures of Plenty 3:10 (1963)
  43. Ship in the Sky 1:53 (1963)
  44. Deportees 4:42 (1963)
  45. Grand Coulee Dam 2:33 (1963)
  46. Sinking of the Rueben James 3:58 (1963)
  47. Curly Headed Baby 3:10 (1963)
  48. Ladies Auxiliary 0:35 (1963)
  49. Taking It Easy 1:52 (1963)
  50. Hard, Ain't It Hard 1:54 (1963)
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On Recordings (50)

Instruments

  1. New York Town 2:37 Woody Guthrie (1944) guitar
  2. Rambling, Gambling Man 2:36 Cisco Houston (1958) guitar
  3. Midnight Special 2:24 Cisco Houston (1958) guitar
  4. The Great American Bum 1:55 Cisco Houston (1972) guitar
  5. A Dollar Down and a Dollar a Week 1:39 Woody Guthrie (1976) guitar
  6. Philadelphia Lawyer 2:31 Woody Guthrie (1989) guitar
  7. The Tramp 3:17 Cisco Houston (1990) guitar
  8. Pick a Bale of Cotton 3:19 Sonny Terry with Woody Guthrie and Cisco Houston (1992) tambourine
  9. Hard Traveling 1:30 Cisco Houston (19 Apr 1994) guitar
  10. Farmer‐Labor Train 2:51 Woody Guthrie (01 May 1994) guitar
  11. Alabama Bound 2:26 Lead Belly (1994) guitar
  12. Ham and Eggs 2:46 Lead Belly (1994) guitar
  13. When the Yanks Go Marching In 2:48 Woody Guthrie (1996) guitar
  14. Farmer-Labor Train 2:52 Woody Guthrie (1996) guitar
  15. Sally, Don’t You Grieve 2:25 Woody Guthrie feat. Cisco Houston (1996) guitar
  16. Going Down the Road (Feeling Bad) 2:59 Woody Guthrie (18 Feb 1997) harmonica, guitar
  17. When That Great Ship Went Down (The Great Ship) 3:20 Woody Guthrie (18 Feb 1997) guitar
  18. Wreck of the Old ’97 2:14 Woody Guthrie (1997) guitar
  19. 21 Years 3:16 Woody Guthrie (1997) guitar
  20. Sally Goodin’ 2:28 Woody Guthrie (1997) guitar
  21. Rubber Dolly 2:14 Woody Guthrie (1997) guitar
  22. Sowing on the Mountain 2:26 Woody Guthrie (1997) guitar
  23. Crawdad Song 2:54 Woody Guthrie (1997) guitar
  24. Rye Straw 2:50 Woody Guthrie (1997) guitar

Vocals

  1. New York Town 2:37 Woody Guthrie (1944) background vocals
  2. Rambling, Gambling Man 2:36 Cisco Houston (1958)
  3. Midnight Special 2:24 Cisco Houston (1958)
  4. We Shall Be Free 3:02 Woody Guthrie (1962)
  5. The Great American Bum 1:55 Cisco Houston (1972)
  6. A Dollar Down and a Dollar a Week 1:39 Woody Guthrie (1976)
  7. Philadelphia Lawyer 2:31 Woody Guthrie (1989) background vocals
  8. The Tramp 3:17 Cisco Houston (1990)
  9. Pick a Bale of Cotton 3:19 Sonny Terry with Woody Guthrie and Cisco Houston (1992)
  10. Hard Traveling 1:30 Cisco Houston (19 Apr 1994)
  11. Farmer‐Labor Train 2:51 Woody Guthrie (01 May 1994) background vocals
  12. Ham and Eggs 2:46 Lead Belly (1994)
  13. Alabama Bound 2:26 Lead Belly (1994)
  14. When the Yanks Go Marching In 2:48 Woody Guthrie (1996) background vocals
  15. Farmer-Labor Train 2:52 Woody Guthrie (1996) background vocals
  16. Sally, Don’t You Grieve 2:25 Woody Guthrie feat. Cisco Houston (1996) background vocals
  17. So Long, It’s Been Good to Know You (WWII version) 2:47 Woody Guthrie (1996) background vocals
  18. Going Down the Road (Feeling Bad) 2:59 Woody Guthrie (18 Feb 1997) background vocals
  19. When That Great Ship Went Down (The Great Ship) 3:20 Woody Guthrie (18 Feb 1997) background vocals
  20. Muleskinner Blues 2:51 Woody Guthrie (1997) background vocals
  21. Sowing on the Mountain 2:26 Woody Guthrie (1997) lead vocals
  22. Gambling Man 2:21 Woody Guthrie (1997) background vocals
  23. Crawdad Song 2:54 Woody Guthrie (1997) background vocals
  24. Ida Red 3:02 Woody Guthrie (1997) background vocals
  25. Who’s Gonna Shoe Your Pretty Little Feet 2:31 Woody Guthrie (1997) background vocals
  26. 21 Years 3:16 Woody Guthrie (1997) background vocals

Credited as (25)

  1. Cisco Houston
  2. Cisco Houston & Woody Guthrie
  3. Woody Guthrie, Cisco Houston, Sonny Terry & Lead Belly
  4. Woody Guthrie, Cisco Houston & Sonny Terry
  5. Woody Guthrie feat. Cisco Houston
  6. Woody Guthrie feat. Cisco Houston and Sonny Terry
  7. Woody Guthrie and Cisco Houston
  8. Woody Guthrie, Cisco Houston and Sonny Terry
  9. Woody Guthrie with Cisco Houston and Sonny Terry
  10. Woody Guthrie feat. Leadbelly & Cisco Houston
  11. Woody Guthrie with Cisco Houston
  12. Woody Guthrie with Cisco Houston & Sonny Terry
  13. Woody Guthrie with Pete Seeger & Cisco Houston
  14. Woody Guthrie & Cisco Houston
  15. Lead Belly & Woody Guthrie feat. Cisco Houston & Sonny Terry
  16. Sonny Terry with Woody Guthrie and Cisco Houston
  17. Alan Lomax & Cisco Houston
  18. Sonny Terry, Woody Guthrie And Cisco Houston
  19. Woody Guthrie And Cisco Houston
  20. Lead Belly with Woody Guthrie and Cisco Houston
  21. Woody Guthrie with Leadbelly, Sonny Terry & Cisco Houston
  22. Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger & Cisco Houston
  23. Woody Guthrie, Lead Belly & Cisco Houston
  24. Woody Guthrie with Lead Belly and Cisco Houston
  25. Woody Guthrie With Cisco Houston And Sonny Terry

Works (4)

Wrote

  1. Bad Man Blunder
  2. East Texas Red

Composed

  1. Rambling, Gambling Man

Lyrics

  1. Rambling, Gambling Man

Links (10)

Other Databases

  1. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13969105j
  2. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/cisco_houston
  3. https://d-nb.info/gnd/120860252

Last.Fm

  1. https://www.last.fm/music/Cisco%20Houston

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/647394

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000112540

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11397017/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/32191061

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q324353

Fan Pages

  1. http://www.ciscohouston.com/