1965SILENT FEATURE FILMS
A tribute to Woody Guthrie in his own words and songs. Performers: Ed McCurdy, Pete Seeger, Jack Elliot, Alice Foster and Bernice Reagan. Includes: "This Land is Your Land," "So Long, It's Been Good to Know You," "Mighty Hard Road," "The Good Reuben James," "She's My Curly-Headed Baby," "Talking Blues" about the Grand Coolie Dam, "Union Maid," "I'll Race You Down the Mountain," "This Train is Bound for Glory". 1965.
A tribute to Woody Guthrie in his own words and songs. Ed McCurdy, Pete Seeger, Jack Elliot, Alice Foster and Bernice Reagan.
0:46 OPENING: "This Land is Your Land" sung by Guthrie. v/o stills of photos of Guthrie.
1:32 INTRO : MacAndrew introduces program and gives biography of Guthrie. Critics: both detractors and praise.
1:35 Ed McCurdy: speaks about Guthrie's travels and his music, then introduces song.
3:50 SONG: "So Long, It's Been Good to Know You". McCurdy, Jack Elliot & Pete Seeger (verses) and group (chorus) with Seeger on banjo and Elliot on guitar.
0:50 Seeger introduces next song, talking about the purity of Guthrie's music; about the best that makes up the American spirit.
2:04 SONG: "Mighty Hard Road" Seeger plays and sings with v/o in part of photo montage of migrant workers, sharecroppers and landscape: desert, highways, migrant camps.
1:16 McCurdy reads prose by Guthrie about his travels, migrant workers.
2:28 SONG: "The Good Reuben James", Seeger plays banjo and leads group of singers.
3:24 Elliot reads prose by Guthrie (:45) and Alice Foster and Bernice Reagan sing "She's My Curly-Headed Baby" with Elliot on guitar and Seeger on "jamming" on mandolin.
0:52 Elliot reads prose by Guthrie about the Grand Coolie Dam; he wrote about 26 songs about the dam, the river and the men who built it.
3:18 SONG: Elliot plays and sings "Talking Blues" about the Grand Coolie Dam.
0:47 McCurdy reads prose by Guthrie about union organizing.
1:46 Song: "Union Maid" led by Seeger with Reagan on verses and group on chorus.
0:18 Seeger reads prose by Guthrie about children.
1:30 SONG: "I'll Race You Down the Mountain". Alice Foster sings with v/o in part of graphics of Woody Guthrie's paintings - almost childlike, elementary brushstrokes of kids playing.
0:30 McCurdy reads prose about his own identity, mortality, the passage of time.
1:37 SONG: "This Train is Bound for Glory" sung by Reagan as credits roll.
Ed McCurdy, Pete Seeger, Jack Elliot, Alice Foster and Bernice Reagan.
A tribute to Woody Guthrie in his own words and songs. Ed McCurdy, Pete Seeger, Jack Elliot, Alice Foster and Bernice Reagan.
0:46 OPENING: "This Land is Your Land" sung by Guthrie. v/o stills of photos of Guthrie.
1:32 INTRO : MacAndrew introduces program and gives biography of Guthrie. Critics: both detractors and praise.
1:35 Ed McCurdy: speaks about Guthrie's travels and his music, then introduces song.
3:50 SONG: "So Long, It's Been Good to Know You". McCurdy, Jack Elliot & Pete Seeger (verses) and group (chorus) with Seeger on banjo and Elliot on guitar.
0:50 Seeger introduces next song, talking about the purity of Guthrie's music; about the best that makes up the American spirit.
2:04 SONG: "Mighty Hard Road" Seeger plays and sings with v/o in part of photo montage of migrant workers, sharecroppers and landscape: desert, highways, migrant camps.
1:16 McCurdy reads prose by Guthrie about his travels, migrant workers.
2:28 SONG: "The Good Reuben James", Seeger plays banjo and leads group of singers.
3:24 Elliot reads prose by Guthrie (:45) and Alice Foster and Bernice Reagan sing "She's My Curly-Headed Baby" with Elliot on guitar and Seeger on "jamming" on mandolin.
0:52 Elliot reads prose by Guthrie about the Grand Coolie Dam; he wrote about 26 songs about the dam, the river and the men who built it.
3:18 SONG: Elliot plays and sings "Talking Blues" about the Grand Coolie Dam.
0:47 McCurdy reads prose by Guthrie about union organizing.
1:46 Song: "Union Maid" led by Seeger with Reagan on verses and group on chorus.
0:18 Seeger reads prose by Guthrie about children.
1:30 SONG: "I'll Race You Down the Mountain". Alice Foster sings with v/o in part of graphics of Woody Guthrie's paintings - almost childlike, elementary brushstrokes of kids playing.
0:30 McCurdy reads prose about his own identity, mortality, the passage of time.
1:37 SONG: "This Train is Bound for Glory" sung by Reagan as credits roll.
Ed McCurdy, Pete Seeger, Jack Elliot, Alice Foster and Bernice Reagan.
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montage of photos of Woody Guthrie with his recording of THIS LAND playing behind them
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| 01:00:45 45.13 |
Show Host talks about Woody Guthrie and introduces Folk Singer ED McGURDY, Pete Seeger, Ed McCursy, Alice Foster and Bernice Reagan
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| 01:02:18 138.62 |
Folk singer and poet Ed McCurdy talks about his friend Woody Guthrie
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| 01:03:57 237.44 |
Seeger, Reagan, Foster & Elliot
SO LONG IT's BEEN GOOD TO KNOW YOU
(live)
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| 01:07:46 466 |
Pete Seeger talks about Woody Guthrie's songs for the regular people
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| 01:08:34 513.98 |
Ed McGurdy
MIGHTY HARD ROAD
(live)
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| 01:12:01 721.01 |
Pete Seeger
RUEBEN JAMES ( What Were Their Names?)
(live)
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| 01:14:28 868.41 |
Ramblin' Jack Elliot
reads Guthrie quotes
(live)
begins reading Woody Guthrie quotes from his biography
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| 01:15:17 917.14 |
Bernice Reagan & Alice Foster
MY CURLY HEADED BABY
(live)
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| 01:17:40 1060.76 |
Pete Seeger on Banjo and Jack elliot on mandolin jam
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| 01:18:41 1121.64 |
Ramblin' Jack Elliot
Talkin' Blues
(live)
begins by reading from Woodies auto-biography
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| 01:22:37 1357.8 |
Folk Music performer Ed McCurdy introduces Pete Seeger, and Bernice Reagan singing Union Maid
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| 01:22:38 1358.41 |
Pete Seeger
Union Maid
(live)
with Ramblin' Jack Eliot and Bernice Reagan and Alice Foster
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| 01:24:32 1472.74 |
ALICE FOSTER
I'll Race You Down The Mountain
Pete Seeger talks about next song sung by Alice Foster. Woody Guthrie's children song
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| 01:26:23 1583.73 |
Ed McCurdy monologue
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| 01:26:53 1613.94 |
Bernice Reagan w Pete Seeger & Ramblin Jack Eliot
THIS TRAIN
(live)
creds roll over after 45 seconds
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