In today's Star Ledger there is an article about a recording made from a wire recording of Woody's.

Here is the web site for the article:

http://www.nj.com/entertainment/ledger/ ... xml&coll=1

You can hear excerpts and you can order NOW at http://woodyguthrie.org/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=TWGS&Product_Code=TLW&Category_Code=NRS

There's an excerpt from track 5 that you've heard if you attended a Guthrie Family Tour concert. In it, you hear Marjorie laugh, and it sounds exactly like Sarah Lee's laugh.

From the ordering page:

In 2001, The Woody Guthrie Archives received 2 spools of wire recordings from a live Woody Guthrie performance held in Newark, New Jersey in 1949. With the help of many talented recording engineers, the Woody Guthrie Foundation transferred this rare live performance from a delicate wire recording to digital audio, and, with state-of-the-art technology, restored it to near-perfection. This is one of the most significant recent finds in folk music history.

Packaged in a 72-page hardcover book including:
- Extensive historical text
- Original lyrics from The Woody Guthrie Archives
- Never-before-seen photos of Woody Guthrie in performance
- Historic and technical notes on wire recordings and the audio restoration processes
- And a PDF transcript of the entire recording

The Production Team:
Executive Producer: Nora Guthrie
Producers: Nora Guthrie and Jorge Arevalo Mateus
Wire transfer: Art Shifrin
Digital restoration: Jamie Howarth and Dr. Kevin Short/Plangent Processes
Sound restoration & mastering producer: Steve Rosenthal/Magic Shop NYC
Package and CD design: Susan Archie/World of Anarchie
Original wire recordings: Donated to the Woody Guthrie Archives by Paul Braverman

TRACK LISTING:
1. How much? How long? (Audio Clip)
2. Black Diamond
3. I was there and the dust was there (Audio Clip)
4. The Great Dust Storm (Audio Clip)
5. Folk singers and dancers (Audio Clip)
6. Talking Dust Bowl Blues
7. Tom Joad
8. Columbia River
9. Pastures of Plenty
10. Grand Coulee Dam (Audio Clip)
11. Told by Mother Bloor
12. 1913 Massacre
13. Quit sending your inspectors
14. Goodbye Centralia
15. A cowboy of some kind
16. Dead or Alive (Audio Clip)
17. Jesus Christ has come!
18. Jesus Christ

Total Running Time: 74:54
*Tracks in italics are spoken word.

THE LIVE WIRE has been created as a fundraiser for the Woody Guthrie Foundation, a (501)(c)3 tax exempt charity. All net proceeds will go to the Woody Guthrie Foundation.

Woody Guthrie Publications, Inc. 2007. 6 1/2" x 8" Hardcover Book/CD.

I got my copy of The Live Wire the other day. We will be playing it at the Woody Guthrie Tribute in Pampa. I've only told a few people what I'm doing...I'm going to introduce it on stage as "special guests" and then let that CD spin, baby!

If you are even remotely a Woody Guthrie fan, GET THIS CD. The interaction between Woody and Marjorie is amazing and priceless!

I am extremely grateful to Arlo, Nora, and the rest of the Guthrie family for sharing this priceless tidbit from their scrapbook!

Tim, got your email, thanks! See you tomorrow.

The Boston Globe on Dec.24,2007 had an article titled "A math nerd and Grammy nominee" written by Billy Baker.
It is about Kevin Short and how he played a key role in the restoration of the 1949 wire recording of Woody Guthrie.

http://www.boston.com/news/globe/health ... y_nominee/

Besides the fact that he is responsible for saving the Woody Guthrie wire recordings, Kevin Short's "chaotic compression theory" sounds very Blunderly, PLUS "On his slate for the future are projects using mathematics to create better hearing aids ..." What could a Blunderite not love about this guy?!!!?

I've asked this before here, and to people who bring Woody up that I meet.Did Woody ever meet Hank Williams while they were on this planet?
Some People say "oh is that what went wrong."