Left: Metal masters stored in cardboard barrels turned out to be recordings by Woody Guthrie (center, in 1943) and other artists. Right, from
left: Jim Farrow, Lucia Sutera, and Michael Creamer, in the basement where the disks were found, helped get the Guthrie gems released.
A folk revival
Unearthed in a Brooklyn basement, a trove of Woody Guthrie recordings will see the light in a new four-CD collection - and he’s never sounded better
Left: Metal masters stored in cardboard barrels turned out to be recordings by Woody Guthrie (center, in 1943) and other artists. Right, from
left: Jim Farrow, Lucia Sutera, and Michael Creamer, in the basement where the disks were found, helped get the Guthrie gems released.
The phone call came late on a Friday night, five summers ago, during the final innings of a Red Sox game. It was Boston artist manager Michael Creamer’s cousin on the line, calling to quiz him about the music business. (Full article: 1663 words)
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