Precious Friend
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Precious Friend is a record by Arlo Guthrie
and Pete Seeger
with Shenandoah (produced by John Pilla
) and a Warner Bros.
recording.
Precious Friend was recorded in 1981 at the Poplar Creek Music Theater
, Pineknob Music Theater, Greek Theatre
and Concord Pavilion. It is a compilation of songs from when Guthrie and Seeger toured together. Some of its most famous songs are: "Kisses Sweeter than Wine", made famous by The Weavers
, "If I Had a Hammer
", and a multi- religious "Old Time Religion".
Arlo also has a few "songs" that are more just him telling stories and thinking out loud. Pete has one too. The song Sailin' Up, Sailin' Down is based on his Hudson River Sloop Clearwater
to clean up the Hudson River
in the 1960s and beyond. They also perform two of Woody Guthrie
's songs.
Side Two
Side Three
Side Four
Arlo Guthrie
Arlo Davy Guthrie is an American folk singer. Like his father, Woody Guthrie, Arlo often sings songs of protest against social injustice...
and Pete Seeger
Pete Seeger
Peter "Pete" Seeger is an American folk singer and was an iconic figure in the mid-twentieth century American folk music revival. A fixture on nationwide radio in the 1940s, he also had a string of hit records during the early 1950s as a member of The Weavers, most notably their recording of Lead...
with Shenandoah (produced by John Pilla
John Pilla
John Pilla was a musician and music producer associated with Arlo Guthrie and Pete Seeger in Precious Friend.-References:*http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuZmd565vRo*http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTBos9QbUl4*http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuVM9dCx3jY...
) and a Warner Bros.
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., also known as Warner Bros. Pictures or simply Warner Bros. , is an American producer of film and television entertainment.One of the major film studios, it is a subsidiary of Time Warner, with its headquarters in Burbank,...
recording.
Precious Friend was recorded in 1981 at the Poplar Creek Music Theater
Poplar Creek Music Theater
Poplar Creek Music Theater was a concert venue located in Hoffman Estates, Illinois from 1980 to 1994. The amphitheatre hosted a variety of popular musical acts during its 15-season existence...
, Pineknob Music Theater, Greek Theatre
Greek Theatre (Los Angeles)
The Greek Theatre is a 5,700-seat amphitheater, located at Griffith Park, in Los Angeles, California. It was built in 1929, opening on September 29 of that year...
and Concord Pavilion. It is a compilation of songs from when Guthrie and Seeger toured together. Some of its most famous songs are: "Kisses Sweeter than Wine", made famous by The Weavers
The Weavers
The Weavers were an American folk music quartet based in the Greenwich Village area of New York City. They sang traditional folk songs from around the world, as well as blues, gospel music, children's songs, labor songs, and American ballads, and selling millions of records at the height of their...
, "If I Had a Hammer
If I Had a Hammer
"If I Had a Hammer " is a song written by Pete Seeger and Lee Hays. It was written in 1949 in support of the progressive movement, and was first recorded by The Weavers, a folk music quartet composed of Seeger, Hays, Ronnie Gilbert and Fred Hellerman, and then by Peter, Paul and Mary.- Early...
", and a multi- religious "Old Time Religion".
Arlo also has a few "songs" that are more just him telling stories and thinking out loud. Pete has one too. The song Sailin' Up, Sailin' Down is based on his Hudson River Sloop Clearwater
Hudson River Sloop Clearwater
The Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc. is an organization based in Beacon, New York that seeks to protect the Hudson River and surrounding wetlands and waterways through advocacy and public education...
to clean up the Hudson River
Hudson River
The Hudson is a river that flows from north to south through eastern New York. The highest official source is at Lake Tear of the Clouds, on the slopes of Mount Marcy in the Adirondack Mountains. The river itself officially begins in Henderson Lake in Newcomb, New York...
in the 1960s and beyond. They also perform two of Woody Guthrie
Woody Guthrie
Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Guthrie is best known as an American singer-songwriter and folk musician, whose musical legacy includes hundreds of political, traditional and children's songs, ballads and improvised works. He frequently performed with the slogan This Machine Kills Fascists displayed on his...
's songs.
Track listing
Side One- "Wabash CannonballWabash Cannonball"The Wabash Cannonball" is an American folk song about a fictional train, thought to have originated in the late nineteenth century. Its first documented appearance was on sheet music published in 1882, titled "" and credited to J. A. Roff...
" (public domain) - "All My Life's a Circle" (Harry ChapinHarry ChapinHarry Forster Chapin was an American singer-songwriter best known in particular for his folk rock songs including "Taxi", "W*O*L*D", and the number-one hit "Cat's in the Cradle". Chapin was also a dedicated humanitarian who fought to end world hunger; he was a key player in the creation of the...
) - "Hills of Glenshee" (public domain)
- "Ocean Crossing" (Guthrie)
- "Celery-Time" (Guthrie)
- "Run, Come See Jeruselum" (Blind Blake)
- "Sailin' Up Sailin' Down" (Jimmy ReedJimmy ReedMathis James "Jimmy" Reed was an American blues musician and songwriter, notable for bringing his distinctive style of blues to mainstream audiences. Reed was a major player in the field of electric blues, as opposed to the more acoustic-based sound of many of his contemporaries...
)
Side Two
- "How Can I Keep from Singing" (Doris Plenn)
- "Old Time Religion" (public domain)
- "Pretty Boy FloydPretty Boy FloydCharles Arthur "Pretty Boy" Floyd was an American bank robber. He operated in the West South Central States, and his criminal exploits gained heavy press coverage in the 1930s. Like most other prominent outlaws of that era, he was killed by law enforcement officers...
" (Woody GuthrieWoody GuthrieWoodrow Wilson "Woody" Guthrie is best known as an American singer-songwriter and folk musician, whose musical legacy includes hundreds of political, traditional and children's songs, ballads and improvised works. He frequently performed with the slogan This Machine Kills Fascists displayed on his...
) - "Ladies Auxiliary" (Woody Guthrie)
- "Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone" (Sam H. Stept, Sidney Clare)
- "Precious Friend, You Will Be There" (Pete SeegerPete SeegerPeter "Pete" Seeger is an American folk singer and was an iconic figure in the mid-twentieth century American folk music revival. A fixture on nationwide radio in the 1940s, he also had a string of hit records during the early 1950s as a member of The Weavers, most notably their recording of Lead...
)
Side Three
- "Do Re Mi" (Woody Guthrie)
- "Tarentella" (public domain)
- "The Neutron Bomb Story" (Guthrie)
- "I'm Changing My Name to ChryslerChryslerChrysler Group LLC is a multinational automaker headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA. Chrysler was first organized as the Chrysler Corporation in 1925....
" (Tom PaxtonTom PaxtonThomas Richard Paxton is an American folk singer and singer-songwriter who has been writing, performing and recording music for over forty years...
) - "St Louis Tickle" (Guthrie)
- "Wimoweh (Mbube)" (Solomon Linda, Paul Campbell)
- "Will the Circle Be UnbrokenWill the Circle Be UnbrokenWill the Circle Be Unbroken is a 1972 album officially by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, but with collaboration from many famous Bluegrass and country-western players, including Roy Acuff, Mother Maybelle Carter, Doc Watson, Earl Scruggs, Merle Travis, Bashful Brother Oswald, Norman Blake, Jimmy...
" (Traditional)
Side Four
- "Garden Song" (David Mallett)
- "Kisses Sweeter than Wine" (Joel Newman, Paul CampbellThe WeaversThe Weavers were an American folk music quartet based in the Greenwich Village area of New York City. They sang traditional folk songs from around the world, as well as blues, gospel music, children's songs, labor songs, and American ballads, and selling millions of records at the height of their...
) - "Raggedy Raggedy" (Lee Hays)
- "In Dead Earnest" (Lee Hays)
- "If I Had a HammerIf I Had a Hammer"If I Had a Hammer " is a song written by Pete Seeger and Lee Hays. It was written in 1949 in support of the progressive movement, and was first recorded by The Weavers, a folk music quartet composed of Seeger, Hays, Ronnie Gilbert and Fred Hellerman, and then by Peter, Paul and Mary.- Early...
" (Pete Seeger, Lee Hays) - "Amazing GraceAmazing Grace"Amazing Grace" is a Christian hymn with words written by the English poet and clergyman John Newton , published in 1779. With a message that forgiveness and redemption are possible regardless of the sins people commit and that the soul can be delivered from despair through the mercy of God,...
" (John NewtonJohn NewtonJohn Henry Newton was a British sailor and Anglican clergyman. Starting his career on the sea at a young age, he became involved with the slave trade for a few years. After experiencing a religious conversion, he became a minister, hymn-writer, and later a prominent supporter of the abolition of...
)