Common Sense Songs, hosted by Graham and Barbara Dean, airs every Wednesday from 8- 10 p.m. on WBCR-lp 97.7fm Great Barrington MA, streaming at  < The show is repeated Friday from 3.00 to 5.00 p.m. The show can also be heard for 2 weeks on Spinitron.

       This is the annual celebration of Woody Guthrie and his legacy. HIs birthday is July 14th. I also include a few songs from English songwriter Jez Lowe whose birthday is July 14th. Woody spent the later part of his life in New York City. He wrote quite a few songs while he was living there. The show starts with some of those songs.

"New York Town", Woody Guthrie Cisco Houston and Sonny Terry, Pete Remembers Woody, Appleseed.

"The New York Trains" The Del McCoury Band, Del and Woody, McCoury Music.

"My New York City", Mike and Ruthy, My Name Is New York, woodyguthrie.org.

"My Name Is New York", Woody Guthrie, My Name Is New York, woodyguthrie.org.

"Union Air In Union Square", Lowry Hammer, My Name Is New York, woodyguthrie.org.

"Mermaid's Avenue", The Klezmatics, Wonder Wheel, Frea Records.

"Be No Church Tonight", Sara Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion, Ribbon of Highway Endless Skyway, Music Road Records.

"Way Over Yonder In The Minor Key", Billy Bragg and Wilco, Elektra.

"This Morning I Was Born Again", Slaid Cleaves, Ribbon of Highway Endless Skyway, Music Road Records.

"I Hear You Sing Again", Janis Ian, Billie's Bones, Rude Girl Records.

"Woody's Children", Doug Mishkin, Tip of the Spear, Midoaks Records.

"Woody Guthrie's Dream", Tom Chapin, Hold Our Ground, Sundance Music.

"Oklahoma's Son", George Mann, One at a Time, Running Scared Productions.

"Bound For Glory", Phil Ochs, Farewells and Fantasies, Elektra/Rhino.

"Lindbergh", Woody Guthrie, The Asch Recordings Vol.1, Smithsonian Folkways.

"Two Good Men", Woody Guthrie, The Asch Recordings Vol.3, Smithsonian Folkways.

"Pastures of Plenty", Woody Guthrie, The Complete Collection, Prism Leisure.


"Judas Bus", Jez Lowe, Wotcheor!, Tantobie.

"Taking On Men", Jez Lowe, Jack Common's Anthem, Tantobie.

"Propping", Jez Lowe, The Parish Notices, Green Linnet.

"The Famous Working Man", Jez Lowe, Briefly On The Street, Fellside.


Please send CDs to P.O.Box 332, Great Barrington, MA 01230. We are unlikely to use downloads

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