The Cisco Houston Collection 1944-1961 [5 CDs]

Cisco Houston was a folk singer and songwriter, brought up in California, who was a close associate of Woody Guthrie, whom he met while working as an actor in Hollywood in the late '30s. They started travelling together, playing at migrant workers' camps. Tracks include "Blue Yodel," "Ain't Gonna Be Treated This Way," "MIdnight Special," "Hard Ain't it Hard," and more. (Acrobat)