Here's Tom Rush doing Bouchillon's original talkin' blues
Talkin' the Blues Away

Yes thanks a lot @batgirl, I'd heard a lot of mentions about Woodie Guthrie over the years but due to age and planetary isolation had missed out on hearing his music. These threads have given me more context as to how things like Woodstock started, it's nice seeing the pure roots of folk music before the drugs got involved.

Yes thanks a lot @batgirl, I'd heard a lot of mentions about Woodie Guthrie over the years but due to age and planetary isolation had missed out on hearing his music. These threads have given me more context as to how things like Woodstock started, it's nice seeing the pure roots of folk music before the drugs got involved.
Click the link in the first sentence to read about Guthries' sojourn into the music of the people.
He's no singer, but he's a pretty good talker.