The Folk Fathers' Mighty Reprise; Leadbelly & Woody Guthrie: Two Immortals Remembered - and Saluted in an All-Star Album

From: The Washington Post | Date: August 23, 1988| Author: Richard Harrington | Copyright information

Today, Columbia Records releases "Folkways: a Vision Shared-A Tribute to Woody Guthrie and Leadbelly." It's a bit of a mouthful, but the album is a signal event in American music, not so much because of the stellar performers-among them Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, U2, Little Richard, John Cougar Mellencamp, Willie Nelson, Brian Wilson and Washington's own Sweet Honey in the Rock-but because of the cultural bonds that connect them, and the shared purpose fueling the project.

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