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Advanced AI audio restoration technology has made the release possible by separating Guthrie’s vocals from his guitar and cleaning up background noise from the deteriorating tapes[1][2].
Grammy-winner Steve Rosenthal transferred and produced the collection, while Jessica Thompson restored and mastered the recordings using “pioneering software and antique tape machines to de-mix and mix the voice and guitar”[2].
The recordings were made just months before Guthrie was first hospitalized for Huntington’s disease, which ultimately silenced him until his death in 1967[3][4]. “He was blacklisted [during the McCarthy era], so he couldn’t perform anymore and wasn’t allowed on the radio,” explained his daughter Nora Guthrie[3].
Citations:
[1] Landmark 1951-1952 Woody Guthrie Home Recordings Woody at … https://nicklosseatonmedia.com/landmark-1951-1952-woody-guthrie-home-recordings-woody-at-home-volume-1-2-set-for-release-for-the-first-time-august-14-on-shamus-records/
[2] Not Dead Yet – Woody Guthrie’s last recordings emerge 75 years later https://americana-uk.com/not-dead-yet-woody-guthries-last-recordings-emerge-75-years-later
[3] Woody Guthrie’s lost treasures, rescued by AI https://telegrafi.com/en/thesaret-e-humbura-te-woody-guthriet-te-shpetuara-nga-ia-ja/
[4] New Woody Guthrie Compilation Includes Recording of ‘Deportee’ https://axs.tv/news-story/new-woody-guthrie-compilation-includes-recording-of-deportee/
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