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Cisco Houston

Cisco Houston, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1961)

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Born
August 18, 1918
Died
April 29, 1961
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1918

About 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 traveling and recording together. Four years later, Asch founded the label Folkways, with Houston performing on two of the first LPs issued by the new company. Houston was a regular recording artist for Moses Asch's Folkways recording studio. In 1944 Houston, along with Woody Guthrie and Sonny Terry, had taken part in recording sessions at the studio of Moses Asch.

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The world when Cisco Houston was born

Cisco Houston was born in 1918. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1918

  • Best-selling book"The U.P. Trail" – Zane Grey

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentWorld Series played in September due to WWI
  • Top headlineWorld War I ends — Spanish Flu pandemic begins
  • Technology milestoneFirst regular airmail service
  • World population~1.78B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population102.0M

1918 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Cisco Houston's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19182026
Gas$0.25$3.45/gal
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population102.0M341 million

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