Folkways: A Vision Shared


Folkways: A Vision Shared – A Tribute to Woody Guthrie & Leadbelly is a 1988 album featuring songs by Woody Guthrie and Lead Belly interpreted by leading folk, rock, and country recording artists. It won a Grammy Award the same year.
Produced by Harold Leventhal, Guthrie's long-time business manager and folk music and theatrical impresario, the album received widespread critical acclaim and included performances by Guthrie's son, Arlo Guthrie, and also: Bob Dylan, Fishbone, Emmylou Harris, Little Richard, John Mellencamp, Willie Nelson, Pete Seeger, Bruce Springsteen, Sweet Honey in the Rock, Little Red School House Chorus, Taj Mahal, U2, and Brian Wilson.

Track listing

Side one

  1. "Sylvie" - Sweet Honey in the Rock – 2:01
  2. "Pretty Boy Floyd" - Bob Dylan – 4:34
  3. "Do Re Mi" - John Mellencamp – 3:23
  4. "Ain't Got [No Home (Woody Guthrie song)|I Ain't Got No Home]" - Bruce Springsteen – 3:40
  5. "Jesus Christ" - U2 – 3:13
  6. "Rock [Island Line (song)|Rock Island Line]" - Little Richard with Fishbone – 2:32
  7. "East Texas Red" - Arlo Guthrie – 5:34

Side two

  1. "Philadelphia Lawyer" - Willie Nelson – 2:59
  2. "Hobo's Lullaby" - Emmylou Harris – 2:41
  3. "The Bourgeois Blues" - Taj Mahal – 2:43
  4. "Grey Goose" - Sweet Honey in the Rock – 2:07
  5. "Goodnight, Irene" - Brian Wilson – 2:38
  6. "Vigilante Man" - Bruce Springsteen - 4:09
  7. "This Land Is Your Land" - Pete Seeger with Sweet Honey in the Rock, Doc Watson & The Little Red School House Chorus – 3:45