Billy Brag and Wilco rekindled the ghost of troubadour Woody Guthrie with the release of Mermaid Avenue in 1998 after Nora Guthrie passed along her father’s Holy Grail of left behind lyrics. Two years later Mermaid Avenue: Vol. II was bestowed on the public, and April 21, 2012 will mark the conclusion of a monolithic trilogy with Mermaid Avenue: The Complete Sessions. Comprehensive, to say the least, the box-set will feature Vol. III, 17 previously unreleased tracks, the documentary Man In The Sand and a heavy booklet of lyrics, rare photographs and drawings by Woody Guthrie.
Tracklist for Mermaid Avenue, Vol. III (via The A.V. Club)
Bugeye Jim
When The Roses Bloom Again
Gotta Work
My Thirty Thousand
Ought To Be Satisfied Now
Listening To The Wind That Blows
Go Down To The Water
Chain Of Broken Hearts
Jailcell Blues
Don’t You Marry
Give Me A Nail
The Jolly Banker
Union Prayer
Be Kind To The Boy On The Road
Ain’ta Gonna Grieve
Tea Bag Blues
I’m Out To Get
Check out Wilco performing “California Stars,” off of Mermaid Avenue Vol. I:
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