Roots of the Blues

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1▼Medium
#TitleArtistRatingLength
A1Jim and John
Lonnie Young, Ed Young & Lonnie Young, Jr.3:05
A2The Wild Ox Moan
Vera Hall1:03
A3Been Drinkin' Water Out of a Hollow Log
Fred McDowell2:55
A4All Night Long
Miles Pratcher & Bob Pratcher2:10
A5Shake'em on Down
Fred McDowell, Miles Pratcher & Fannie Davis3:22
A6Levee Camp Reminiscence
Forrest City Joe3:40
A7Chevrolet
Lonnie Young, Ed Young & Lonnie Young, Jr.2:45
B1Oree
recorded in:
Como, Mississippi, United States (on 1959-09-21)
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1959-09-21)
editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
bass drum:
Lonnie Young (Lonnie Young, Sr., 1950s fifer and drummer, and songwriter from North Mississippi)
fife:
Ed Young
snare drum:
Lonnie Young, Jr.
Lonnie Young, Ed Young & Lonnie Young, Jr.2:37
B2Levee Camp Holler
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
vocals:
Johnny Lee Moore
field recordings:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (in 1959-09)
recorded at:
Camp B, Mississippi State Penitentiary in Quitman County, Mississippi, United States (in 1959-09)
Johnny Lee Moore2:45
B3Eighteen Hammers
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
field recordings:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1959-09-19)
recorded at:
Camp B, Mississippi State Penitentiary in Quitman County, Mississippi, United States (on 1959-09-19)
Johnny Lee Moore & 12 Mississippi Penitentiary Convicts2:36
B4Train Time
Forrest City Joe4:30
B5Freight Train Blues
Fred McDowell3:03
B6Drink on Little Girl
Forrest City Joe, Sonny Boy Rogers & Thomas Morgan2:51