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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Cisco_HoustonCisco Houston - Wikipedia

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   Gilbert Vandine "Cisco" Houston (August 18, 1918 – April 29, 1961) was an American folk singer and songwriter, who is closely associated with Woody Guthrie due to their extensive history of recording together. Houston was a regular recording artist for Moses Asch's Folkways recording studio.

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3. www.ciscohouston.com › essays › bioCisco Houston: Biography

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   Learn about the life and career of Cisco Houston, a folksinger who sang cowboy, railroad, union, and southern songs. He traveled with Woody Guthrie, acted in plays and TV, and recorded for Folkways and Vanguard labels.

4. ciscohouston.comCisco Houston: The Web Home

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   Learn about the life, career, and music of Cisco Houston, a great American troubadour who sang Woody Guthrie's songs and the rails and plains. Explore photos, reviews, articles, essays, and original writing on this site dedicated to his memory and legacy.

5. www.allmusic.com › artist › cisco-houston-mn0000112540Cisco Houston Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & Mo... | AllMusic

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   Cisco Houston was a folk singer who performed political and traditional songs, and sang harmony with Woody Guthrie. Learn more about his life, career, and discography on AllMusic.

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   What is Cisco Texas known for?

   • Thanks in part to his efforts, the Houston and Texas Central Railway came to town in 1881, bringing an influx of goods, visitors, and new residents. Today Cisco’s population hovers around 3,800. It’s known as the home of the first Hilton hotel, and retains a certain folksy charm.

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   Where was Cisco born & raised?

   • Well, Cisco was born in Delaware, born Gilbert Vandine Houston as a matter of fact, the second of four children. He changed his name in the 1930's after the small California town of Cisco - so small it's not even on the map - located between Reno and Sacramento, high in the mountains 20 miles west of Donner's Pass.

   Cisco Houston: Biography

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   Who is Cisco Houston?

   • Cisco Houston was born in Wilmington, Delaware on August 18, 1918. He was, among other things, a folksinger and that is what he is best known for.

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   Was Cisco Houston a good baritone?

   • Cisco Houston was distinguished by his voice, a smooth baritone sometimes considered too polished for folk music. His voice was criticized as being too good, too professional, and lacking in authenticity. Cisco responded to this accusation: There's always a form of theater that things take; even back in the Ozarks, as far as you want to go.

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7. folkways.si.edu › cisco-houston › the-folkways-yearsThe Folkways Years, 1944-1961 | Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

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   Cisco Houston. Houston (1918-1961) was a vital figure in the folk music movement of the 1940s and 1950s. These 29 songs (including two with Woody Guthrie) feature material Cisco learned while working and traveling across the country: cowboy songs, railroad songs, hobo songs, union songs, work songs, protest songs, children's songs, and love songs.

8. www.youtube.com › watchCisco Houston - Saint James Infirmary - YouTube

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   Oct 24, 2010 · 382. 56K views 13 years ago. When cancer claimed the life of forty-two-year-old Cisco Houston, American folk music lost one of its most authentic voices and a legendary figure who came to...

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9. music.youtube.com › channel › UCDj4fQoWdoMhJNJWgAtsurwCisco Houston - YouTube Music

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   Cisco Houston. Gilbert Vandine "Cisco" Houston was an American folk singer and songwriter, who is closely associated with Woody Guthrie due to their extensive history of recording together. Houston was a regular recording artist for Moses Asch's Folkways recording studio. He also performed with such folk/blues musicians as Lead Belly, Sonny ...