folk songs of america - wnyc radio, new york december 12th 1940

This rare and historically vital recording captures a 25-minute episode of Folk Songs Of America, a radio program produced by the remarkable folklorist Henrietta Yurchenco.

In it, Woody Guthrie is Lead Belly's guest, and they perform a cross section of their remarkable catalogues.

The set comes complete with background notes and images.

Track Listing:

• Announcer intro
• You Can't Lose Me, Cholly (Lead Belly)
• Announcer
• Frankie & Albert (Lead Belly)
• John Hardy (Guthrie)
• Jesse James (Guthrie)
• The Ballad Of Tom Joad (Guthrie)
• Boll Weevil (Lead Belly)
• Announcer outro