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How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live
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| Recordings | Notes |
How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live
| When written: | 1929 |
| By whom: | Blind Alfred Reed |
| Number of recordings documented in this site: | 15 |
| Common Genres: | Folk, Rock |
| Recording dates of items documented on this site (note -- these are approximate counts): | |
| Recorded 1900-1924: | 0 |
| Recorded 1925-1949: | 1 |
| Recorded 1950-1974: | 4 |
| Recorded 1975-1999: | 6 |
| Recorded since 2000: | 4 |
How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times "How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live?" was written and originally recorded by Blind Alfred Reed as a depression lament in 1929. It was another 3 decades before The New Lost City Ramblers (including Pete's brother Mike Seeger) resurrected it for their "Songs from the Depression" album. The most famous recording of the song is most likely by Ry Cooder, from his 1970 eponymous album. Bruce Springsteen performed an updated version of the song during The Seeger Sessions tour, and released it on "The Seeger Sessions American Land Edition." Links to audio of both Blind Alfred Reed's original version of "How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live," as well as Bruce Springsteen's update, are available from the audio page of this site. |
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