The Great Dust Storm (aka. Dust Storm Disaster) Words and Music by Woody Guthrie. On the 14th day of April of , There struck the worst of dust storms that ever filled the sky. You could see that dust storm comin', the cloud looked deathlike black, And through our mighty nation, it left a dreadful track. From Oklahoma City to the Arizona line.

In , Paul Braverman sent a small package containing 2 spools of wire recordings to the Woody Guthrie Archives in New York City. He had discovered them while cleaning out his closet. He had made the recordings himself while a student at Rutgers University, using a small wire recorder which was briefly used in the late 's.

Sep 25,  · The Great Dust Storm / Dusty Old Dust, a Single by Woody Guthrie. Released in July on Victor (catalog no. ; Shellac 10"). Genres: Contemporary Folk/5(2).

In the introduction to episode two, Woody Guthrie sings "The Great Dust Storm" as historians and survivors talk about the conditions of living in the Dust Bowl during the Depression. Aired: 11/18/12 Rating: NR From: Share: Share this video on Facebook. .

The Great Dust Storm (Dust Storm Disaster) Lyrics: On the 14th day of April of / There struck the worst of dust storms that ever filled the sky / You could see that dust storm comin', the.

The Live Wire: Woody Guthrie in Performance is a recording of a concert by Woody Guthrie in Newark, New Jersey, one of a small number of surviving live recordings of the folk singer. The program consists of Guthrie answering questions from his wife Marjorie Guthrie about his life, and singing songs.

In the introduction to episode two Woody Guthrie sings "The Great Dust Storm" as historians and survivors talk about the conditions of living in the Dust Bowl during the Depression. View Music Credits.

Woody Guthrie and Songs of the Great Depression. Guthrie was born in Oklahoma in He left in , as the economy went bust during the Great Depression, for Texas, married, formed a singing group, and then moved again in (after the "Great Dust Storms" further damaged the region's cotton economy) to California -- hitchhiking, riding freight trains, and walking.