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Woody Guthrie

BAND RANKINGS:

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All Time

of 149,951

44
Decades
- 1980s
  
  of 1,418
  
  387
- 1990s
  
  of 7,254
  
  1,343
- 2000s
  
  of 10,545
  
  1,108
Genres
- Blues
  
  of 748
  
  169
- Country
  
  of 1,117
  
  127
- Folk
  
  of 934
  
  70
- Miscellaneous
  
  of 2,543
  
  433
- Pop
  
  of 13,657
  
  1,015

CAREER SPAN:

Decade

Album Score

# Albums

1980s

2.2589

1990s

2.5399

2000s

2.0492

Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews for each album.

Overall Band Score: Woody Guthrie is ranked overall as 3.4257 out of 4 stars

3.4257

Woody Guthrie Album Rankings

Songs to Grow on for Mother and Child by Woody Guthrie

Woody Guthrie scores a combined 3.2527 out of 4 stars for Songs to Grow on for Mother and Child

Songs to Grow on for Mother and Child (3.2527)

Some of the last songs written and recorded by Woody Guthrie were his children's songs. ...more

12.65

to

15.28

from (6) sources

This Land Is Your Land: The Asch Recordings, Vol. 1 by Woody Guthrie

Woody Guthrie scores a combined 3.2275 out of 4 stars for This Land Is Your Land: The Asch Recordings, Vol. 1

This Land Is Your Land: The Asch Recordings, Vol. 1 (3.2275)

You'd think the last word in Woody Guthrie reissues would have appeared before this. ...more

12.86

to

15.28

from (6) sources

Hard Travelin': The Asch Recordings, Vol. 3 by Woody Guthrie

Woody Guthrie scores a combined 3.2233 out of 4 stars for Hard Travelin': The Asch Recordings, Vol. 3

Hard Travelin': The Asch Recordings, Vol. 3 (3.2233)

This 27-song collection focuses on Guthrie's topical songs, though not all of the topics are political; there is, for instance, a "Hanukkah Dance" and an excerpt from his variation on the "Rubaiyat of ...more

11.38

to

16.98

from (5) sources

Library of Congress Recordings, Vols. 1-3 by Woody Guthrie

Woody Guthrie scores a combined 3.1639 out of 4 stars for Library of Congress Recordings, Vols. 1-3

Library of Congress Recordings, Vols. 1-3 (3.1639)

Not so much an album as a historical aural document, this nearly three-hour, three-CD set chronicles three days of interviews and songs featuring a 27-year-old Woody Guthrie on March 21, 22 and 27, 19 ...more

21.98

to

35.98

from (6) sources

Woody Guthrie Sings Folk Songs by Woody Guthrie

Woody Guthrie scores a combined 2.9209 out of 4 stars for Woody Guthrie Sings Folk Songs

Woody Guthrie Sings Folk Songs (2.9209)

Guthrie sings traditional material here, withLeadbellyand others. ...more

13.09

to

16.98

from (5) sources

Muleskinner Blues: The Asch Recordings, Vol. 2 by Woody Guthrie

Woody Guthrie scores a combined 2.8915 out of 4 stars for Muleskinner Blues: The Asch Recordings, Vol. 2

Muleskinner Blues: The Asch Recordings, Vol. 2 (2.8915)

Nearly 60 years after Woody Guthrie recorded most of his best work comes a series that finally does it total justice. ...more

13.29

to

16.98

from (6) sources

Buffalo Skinners: The Asch Recordings, Vol. 4 by Woody Guthrie

Woody Guthrie scores a combined 2.8831 out of 4 stars for Buffalo Skinners: The Asch Recordings, Vol. 4

Buffalo Skinners: The Asch Recordings, Vol. 4 (2.8831)

This fourth and final volume of recordings Woody Guthrie made for Folkways and other small independent labels is just as remarkable as its predecessors. ...more

13.09

to

16.98

from (6) sources

The Asch Recordings, Vol. 1-4 by Woody Guthrie

Woody Guthrie scores a combined 2.8831 out of 4 stars for The Asch Recordings, Vol. 1-4

The Asch Recordings, Vol. 1-4 (2.8831)

Woody Guthrie'sAsch Recordings, Vol. 1-4is another shining example of Smithsonian/Folkways' ability to create a historically important document that is both fun and enriching. ...more

30.95

to

46.99

from (5) sources

Woody Guthrie scores a combined 2.7625 out of 4 stars for Dust Bowl Ballads

Dust Bowl Ballads (2.7625)

Woody Guthrie's powerful, evocative, insightful narratives about the life and trials of Southwestern migrant workers battling the Dust Bowl were initially issued on two six-song albums in 1940. ...more

9.24

to

11.43

from (6) sources

The Greatest Songs of Woody Guthrie by Woody Guthrie

Woody Guthrie scores a combined 2.5597 out of 4 stars for The Greatest Songs of Woody Guthrie

The Greatest Songs of Woody Guthrie (2.5597)

A two-record set released on one CD, this collection of great Woody Guthrie songs performed by some of Guthrie's apostles, as well as by Guthrie himself, serves as a nice overview of his music. ...more

12.12

to

16.98

from (6) sources

Worried Man Blues: The Best of Woody Guthrie by Woody Guthrie

Woody Guthrie scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Worried Man Blues: The Best of Woody Guthrie

Worried Man Blues: The Best of Woody Guthrie (0.0000)

No review available

11.38

to

15.98

from (5) sources

Woody Guthrie scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Hard Luck Blues

Hard Luck Blues (0.0000)

No review available

CD Pricing Not Available

Woody Guthrie scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Very Best Of

Very Best Of (0.0000)

No review available

Woody Guthrie scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Country & Folk Roots

Country & Folk Roots (0.0000)

No review available

This Machine Kills Fascists by Woody Guthrie

Woody Guthrie scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for This Machine Kills Fascists

This Machine Kills Fascists (0.0000)

No review available

Woody Guthrie scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Best of Woody Guthrie

Best of Woody Guthrie (0.0000)

No review available

4.50

to

6.98

from (3) sources

Woody Guthrie scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for One of a Kind

One of a Kind (0.0000)

No review available

A Proper Introduction to Woody Guthrie: This Land Is Your Land by Woody Guthrie

Woody Guthrie scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for A Proper Introduction to Woody Guthrie: This Land Is Your Land

A Proper Introduction to Woody Guthrie: This Land Is Your Land (0.0000)

No review available

8.09

to

10.98

from (4) sources

Woody Guthrie scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Some Folk

Some Folk (0.0000)

No review available

18.95

to

25.98

from (4) sources

Woody Guthrie scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Struggle

Struggle (0.0000)

This album was originally released by Moses Asch, founder of the Folkways label, on Asch Records in 1941 as Struggle: Documentary No. 1. ...more

12.06

to

16.98

from (5) sources

Woody Guthrie scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Hard Travellin'

Hard Travellin' (0.0000)

No review available

24.95

Long Ways To Travel: The Unreleased Folkways Masters, 1944-1949 by Woody Guthrie

Woody Guthrie scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Long Ways To Travel: The Unreleased Folkways Masters, 1944-1949

Long Ways To Travel: The Unreleased Folkways Masters, 1944-1949 (0.0000)

No review available

8.99

to

16.98

from (5) sources

The Ultimate Collection by Woody Guthrie

Woody Guthrie scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for The Ultimate Collection

The Ultimate Collection (0.0000)

No review available

15.99

Woody Guthrie scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Pastures Of Plenty

Pastures Of Plenty (0.0000)

No review available

Hard Travellin (0.0000)

No review available

CD Pricing Not Available

Woody Guthrie scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Ultimate Collection

Ultimate Collection (0.0000)

No review available

CD Pricing Not Available

Woody Guthrie scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Ramblin' Round

Ramblin' Round (0.0000)

No review available

6.24

to

13.98

from (4) sources

Woody Guthrie scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Early Masters

Early Masters (0.0000)

The 12 tracks on this mid-priced reissue were recorded by Moses Asch of Folkways Records in 1944, but issued several times by Stinson Records, notably on the album Woody Guthrie (SLP 44). ...more

8.00

to

13.98

from (4) sources

Woody Guthrie scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Nursery Days

Nursery Days (0.0000)

In Songs to Grow On - Vol. ...more

12.65

to

16.98

from (5) sources

Columbia River Collection by Woody Guthrie

Woody Guthrie scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Columbia River Collection

Columbia River Collection (0.0000)

In May 1941, Woody Guthrie began working for the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), a job that required him to write songs to promote development (dams) on the Columbia River. ...more

11.99

to

17.98

from (6) sources

Folkways: The Original Vision by Woody Guthrie

Woody Guthrie scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Folkways: The Original Vision

Folkways: The Original Vision (0.0000)

No review available

12.65

to

16.98

from (6) sources

Woody Guthrie scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Woody Guthrie

Woody Guthrie (0.0000)

No review available

CD Pricing Not Available

This Land Is Your Land:original Dust by Woody Guthrie

Woody Guthrie scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for This Land Is Your Land:original Dust

This Land Is Your Land:original Dust (0.0000)

No review available

This Land Is Your Land: An All American Children's Folk Classic by Woody Guthrie

Woody Guthrie scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for This Land Is Your Land: An All American Children's Folk Classic

This Land Is Your Land: An All American Children's Folk Classic (0.0000)

No review available

Ballads of Sacco & Vanzetti by Woody Guthrie

Woody Guthrie scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Ballads of Sacco & Vanzetti

Ballads of Sacco & Vanzetti (0.0000)

Recorded between 1946 and 1947, Woody Guthrie crafted a truly fascinating historical document that serves as something of a prototype for a concept album. ...more

13.30

to

16.98

from (5) sources

Woody Guthrie scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for This Land Is Your Land

This Land Is Your Land (0.0000)

In the early '90s, the remaining Guthrie children and producer Frank Fuchs were lamenting the fact that there were generations of kids growing up without the benefit of Woody Guthrie's goofy wordplay ...more