Ry Cooder Classics

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

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1The Pearls
recording of:
The Pearls
composer:
Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe
Jelly Roll Morton3:26
2Roosevelt in Trinidad
The Atilla2:37
3Big Bad Bill
Emmett Miller3:09
4Any Old Time
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1929-02-21)
clarinet, cornet, drums (drum set) [trapman], piano, tuba and violin:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1929-02-21)
guitar:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (on 1929-02-21)
vocals:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (on 1929-02-21)
conductor:
Leonard Joy (conductor, composer) (on 1929-02-21)
recording of:
Any Old Time (“any old time you want to come back home”) (on 1929-02-21)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI) (in 1974)
Jimmie Rodgers2:48
5Diddy Wah Diddy
recording of:
Diddie Wa Diddie
lyricist and composer:
Blind Blake (1920s blues singer)
Blind Blake2:59
6Viola Lee Blues (Part 1)
recording of:
Viola Lee Blues
writer:
Noah Lewis
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI)), Peer International Corporation (BMI), Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) and Southern Music Publishing Company Limited
Noah Lewis3:09
7The Girl I Love, She Got Long Curly Hair (Goin' to Brownsville)
recording of:
The Girl I Love She Got Long Curly Hair
lyricist and composer:
Sleepy John Estes
Sleepy John Estes2:58
8The Bourgeois Blues
recording of:
The Bourgeois Blues
lyricist and composer:
Lead Belly
arranger:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) and John A. Lomax
Lead Belly3:24
9How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live?
Blind Alfred Reed3:15
10Railroad Boomer
Riley Puckett2:47
11Vigilante Man
recording of:
Vigilante Man
lyricist and composer:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (in 1940)
publisher:
Ludlow Music, Inc.
Woody Guthrie3:28
12Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1927-12-03)
guitar and other vocals [humming and moaning]:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1927-12-03)
vocals:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1927-12-03)
publisher:
Harmony (20s/30s US)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1999)
recording of:
Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground (on 1927-12-03)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer and arranger:
Blind Willie Johnson
Blind Willie Johnson3.753:22
13You Can't Stop a Tattler, Part 2
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1929-12-02)
zither and lead vocals:
Washington Phillips (on 1929-12-02)
vocals:
Washington Phillips
partial recording of:
You Can’t Stop a Tattler
lyricist and composer:
Washington Phillips
Washington Phillips52:48
14Face to Face That I Shall Know Him
Joseph Spence4:26
15Jesus on the Mainline
Mississippi Fred McDowell2:14
16Smack Dab in the Middle
The Jacks3:01
17Crazy 'bout an Automobile
recording of:
Crazy ’Bout an Automobile (Every Woman I Know)
lyricist and composer:
Billy “The Kid” Emerson (rock ’n’ roll on Sun, Vee‐Jay & Chess Records)
publisher:
Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Billy “The Kid” Emerson2:43
18Get Rhythm
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1956-04-02)
double bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1956-04-02)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1956-04-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Entertainment Corporation (company credits only; do not use as release label!) (in 1956) and Sun Record Company (in 1956)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1956-04-02)
recording of:
Get Rhythm (on 1956-04-02)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Hi-Lo Music
Johnny Cash42:15
19Little Sister
recording of:
Little Sister
writer:
Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman (US singer, pianist & songwriter)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Elvis Presley Music, Elvis Presley Music Inc. and R&H Music
Elvis Presley2:33
20Thirteen Question Method
recording of:
Thirteen Question Method
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
Chuck Berry2:15
21It's All Over Now
recording of:
It’s All Over Now
writer:
Bobby Womack and Shirley Jean Womack
publisher:
ABKCO Music Ltd. and ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”)
Bobby Womack & The Valentinos2:47
22Down in the Boondocks
Billy Joe Royal2:35
23Mexican Divorce
recording of:
Mexican Divorce
lyricist:
Bob Hilliard
composer:
Burt Bacharach
The Drifters2:35
24The Girls From Texas
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States
producer:
Jimmy Lewis (US soul/blues singer/songwriter/producer)
recording of:
The Girls From Texas
writer:
Cliff Chambers, Jimmy Holiday (American singer, songwriter, producer) and Jimmy Lewis (US soul/blues singer/songwriter/producer)
Jimmy Lewis2:41
25Poquito Fe
Flaco Jiménez & Toby Torres2:47