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Dust Bowl Ballads is a 1940 album by Woody Guthrie which, because it was his first commercial recording, can be called his debut album. The tracks are semi-autobiographical, and a musical document about the time he spent in Oklahoma during The Great Depression, when local farmers and migrant workers were not only hit hard by economic recession, but also by severe dust storms. Guthrie describes their hardships, making the album not only a musical masterpiece but also an Unintentional Period Piece of historical value.Because of the fact that the entire album was built around one major theme and all of the songs follow a strong narrative it is widely considered one of the oldest examples of a Concept Album, if not the oldest.note Music historians critics argue about this, though, with many considering it to be a sort of proto-concept album, as its unifying theme is revealed in a more or less continuous narrative without the kind of musical and emotional unity that characterizes the form today. Such critics tend to name Frank Sinatra's 1955 In the Wee Small Hours as the first "true" concept album, while giving due respect to Guthrie's pioneering works. It's basically a question of whether you regard "concept album" as meaning "any album of music with a theme" or "an album of music where the music evokes the theme as much as the words." It could also be considered a very early example of a Distinct Double Album, as it was originally released as two collections of three 78 rpm discs, although every reissue since the Folkways LP release in 1964 had easily fit every song onto one disc."Dust Bowl Ballads" remains to this day Guthrie's best-selling album and was a major inspiration to many Folk Music artists and socially conscious singer-song writers. Notable admirers include Bob Dylan, Pete Seeger and Bruce Springsteen. |
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Face on the Cover: A picture of Woody in close-up. |
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Crapsack World: America during The Great Depression wasn't a happy place, and the Dust Bowl had it especially bad. |
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Barefoot Poverty: The people described in the songs are dirt poor. "Blowin' Down The Road" |
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Alliterative Title: "Dusty Old Dust" |
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List Song: "The Great Dust Storm" mentions all the locations where the dust storms struck. |
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My Country Tis of Thee That I Sting |
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My Country Tis of Thee That I Sting: "Talking Dust Bowl Blues" |
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Just Like Robin Hood: "Pretty Boy Floyd" |
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Even Evil Has Standards: "Pretty Boy Floyd" ends with the title character pointing out that even his fellow bank robbers don't drive families from their homes, unlike the Depression-era bankers he's crusading against. |
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Money Song: "Do-Re-Mi" is about how California is a great place to live if you have it, not so nice if you don't. The title plays on the slang term "dough" for money. |
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Concept Album |
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Concept Album: All songs are about the same topic, Oklahoma during The Great Depression. |
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Time Marches On |
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Time Marches On: All songs refer to the era of The Great Depression. |
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Fainting: "Dust Pneumonia Blues" |
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Deadly Dust Storm: Feature in most of the songs. |
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Pep-Talk Song: Despite the misery Guthrie still puts faith in people to never give up. "Blowin' Down This Road" "Dust Can't Kill Me" |
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A Storm Is Coming: The songs are about dusty sand storms that struck disaster in Oklahoma. "The Great Dust Storm", for instance: |
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Real Life Writes the Plot: Several things Guthrie describes were events he personally experienced or witnessed. |
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Something Blues: "Talkin' Dust Bowl Blues", "Dust Bowl Blues", "Dust Pneumonia Blues". |
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Family-Unfriendly Death: "Dust Can't Kill Me" |
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One-Man Song: "Pretty Boy Floyd", "Vigilante Man", "Tom Joad". |
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Dead Partner: "Dust Bowl Blues" |
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Heavy Meta: "Dust Pneumonia Blues" |
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Outlaw: Pretty Boy Floyd is described as an outlaw in the eponymous song. |
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Distinct Double Album: This album was brought out in a collection of six 78 rpm sides, making it actually a six sided album. Of course, when longer album formats became available it all fitted on one record. |
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Walk the Earth: "I Ain't Go No Home" |
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The Pen Is Mightier |
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The Pen Is Mightier: "Pretty Boy Floyd" |
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The End of the World as We Know It |
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But Now I Must Go |
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But Now I Must Go: "Dusty Old Dust" |
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Product Placement: "Talking Dust Bowl Blues" |
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Perpetual Poverty: A major theme. |
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