The Essential Guide to American Roots

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Theme / Cannon Ball Blues
recorded in:
Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico (in 1939)
The Carter Family2:21
2Come On In My Kitchen
recording engineer:
Vincent Liebler
executive producer:
Art Satherly
producer:
Don Law
guitar:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend) (on 1936-11-23)
vocals:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend) (on 1936-11-23)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Soul Jam Records (in 2015)
recorded at:
Gunter Hotel in San Antonio, Texas, United States (on 1936-11-23)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1989)
recording of:
Come On In My Kitchen (on 1936-11-23)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), King of Spades Music, Paul Rodriguez Music Ltd. and Standing Ovation Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Robert Johnson42:51
3Pretty Boy Floyd
guitar:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (on 1944-04-19)
vocals:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (on 1944-04-19)
recording of:
Pretty Boy Floyd (on 1944-04-19)
writer:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter)
Woody Guthrie3:03
4The Rambler’s Blues
The Stanley Brothers2:49
5I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry
recorded at:
E.T. Herzog Recording Company in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
part of:
Rolling Stone: 40 Saddest Country Songs of All Time (2019 re-issued) (number: 2), Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 4), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 111) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 165)
recording of:
I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry (on 1949-08-30)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Germany) GmbH (2002–today), Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1949-10-31) and Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) (from 2002 to present)
Hank Williams4.252:49
6Mal Hombre (live)
Lydia Mendoza4:04
7Oh Death
recording engineer:
Mike Seeger (on 1963-06-26)
banjo:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1963-06-26)
vocals:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1963-06-26)
recorded at:
Asheville Civic Center (complex; use ONLY if no more specific venue info is available!) in Asheville, North Carolina, United States (on 1963-06-26)
recording of:
O Death (on 1963-06-26)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4933)
Dock Boggs3:22
8The One I Love Is Gone
recording engineer:
Peter Siegel (in 1967)
banjo:
Lamar Grier (in 1967)
double bass [bass] and tenor vocals:
Hazel Dickens (in 1967)
fiddle:
Billy Baker (bluegrass fiddle player) (in 1967)
guitar:
Mike Seeger (in 1967)
mandolin:
David Grisman (in 1967)
lead vocals:
Alice Gerrard (in 1967)
recorded at:
Mastertone Recording Studios in New York, New York, United States (in 1967)
recording of:
The One I Love Is Gone (in 1967)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
Hazel Dickens & Alice Gerrard3:12
9Crowley Waltz
The Hackberry Ramblers2:14
10Shake ’Em On Down
Mississippi Fred McDowell & Johnny Woods3:08
11Please Settle in Vietnam
Lightnin’ Hopkins4:12
12Folsom Prison Blues
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1955-07-30)
double bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1955-07-30)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1955-07-30)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) (in 1988)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1955-07-30)
recording of:
Folsom Prison Blues (on 1955-07-30)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Aberbach (London) (publisher), Carlin Music Corporation and Hi Lo Music
is based on:
Crescent City Blues
Johnny Cash4.352:50
13Crawlin’ King Snake
John Lee Hooker2:47
14My Tennessee Mountain Home
vocals:
Dolly Parton
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1973)
recording of:
My Tennessee Mountain Home (1973 Dolly Parton song)
lyricist and composer:
Dolly Parton
publisher:
Owepar Publishing Co. Inc. and Velvet Apple Music
Dolly Parton53:04
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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Mr Highway Man (Cadillac Daddy)
Howlin’ Wolf2:29
2Vamos a Bailar
Freddy Fender2:14
3Zydeco et pas sale
engineer:
Doyle E. Jones (engineer, songwriter) (on 1965-05-11)
producer:
Chris Strachwitz
accordion:
Clifton Chenier (on 1965-05-11)
drums (drum set):
Madison Guidry (on 1965-05-11)
washboard:
Cleveland Chenier (on 1965-05-11)
vocals:
Clifton Chenier (on 1965-05-11)
recorded at:
Bill Quinn's Gold Star Studio in Houston, Texas, United States (on 1965-05-11)
Clifton Chenier3:16
4Gimme a Penny
Big Mama Thornton with Muddy Waters’ Blues Band4:37
5Bright Lights, Big City
recording of:
Bright Lights, Big City (in 1961)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Jimmy Reed2:43
6Junco Partner
recording engineer:
John Wood (US sound engineer and producer) (in 1976-02)
producer:
Joe Boyd (US producer, founder of Hannibal Records) and John Wood (UK producer)
piano:
James Booker
vocals:
James Booker
recorded at:
Sea-Saint Recording Studio Inc in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (in 1976-02)
recording of:
Junco Partner
lyricist and composer:
Robert A. Shad
James Booker5:10
7En bas du chêne vert
recording engineer and producer:
Chris Strachwitz
accordion and fiddle:
Marc Savoy
double bass:
Jerry Whiten
fiddle:
Dewey Balfa
guitar:
D. L. Menard
vocals:
D. L. Menard
recording of:
En bas du chêne verte
writer:
D. L. Menard
Dewey Balfa, Marc Savoy and D.L. Menard4:18
8Dust My Broom (feat. Sonny Boy Williamson)
recorded in:
Jackson, Mississippi, United States (on 1951-08-05)
producer:
Lillian McMurry
double bass:
Leonard Ware (US blues bassist) (on 1951-08-05)
drums (drum set):
Frock O'Dell (on 1951-08-05)
guitar and slide guitar:
Elmore James (on 1951-08-05)
harmonica:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965) (on 1951-08-05)
lead vocals:
Elmore James
vocals:
Elmore James (on 1951-08-05)
recording of:
Dust My Broom (on 1951-08-05)
additional lyricist and additional composer:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend)
lyricist and composer:
Elmore James
publisher:
ARC Music (world and ethnic music label), Flair Publishing and MPCA King of Spades
version of:
I Believe I’ll Dust My Broom
Elmore James2:48
9Poquita Fé (feat. Ry Cooder)
Flaco Jiménez4:17
10Finger Lickin’ Good
Charlie Musselwhite3:59
11Lonesome, Orn’ry and Mean
Steve Young3:38
12Hot Burrito #1
recording of:
Hot Burrito No.1
composer:
Chris Ethridge and Gram Parsons
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc.
The Flying Burrito Brothers3:42
13Ripple
cover recording of:
Ripple
written in:
Canada
lyricist:
Robert Hunter (American lyricist, non‐performing member of the Grateful Dead)
composer:
Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead)
publisher:
Ice Nine Publishing Company, Inc., Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and WC Music Corp.
Jimmie Dale Gilmore4:50
14My Old Friend the Blues
recording engineer and mixer:
Chuck Ainlay
drums (drum set):
Harry Stinson
lead vocals:
Steve Earle (US folk/rock singer/songwriter)
recorded at:
Sound Stage Studio in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
The Castle (Castle Recording Studios) in Franklin, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
My Old Friend the Blues
lyricist and composer:
Steve Earle (US folk/rock singer/songwriter)
publisher:
Goldline Music, Inc.
Steve Earle33:09
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#TitleArtistRatingLength
18 Miles High
Chris Hillman4:07
2Radio King
recording of:
Radio King
writer:
Gary Louris and Jeff Tweedy
Golden Smog3:12
3Him Who Saved Me
Chip Taylor & Carrie Rodriguez4:40
4I’ll Fly Away
recording of:
I’ll Fly Away
lyricist and composer:
Albert E. Brumley (in 1929)
writer:
Albert E. Brumley and Matthew D. Washington
publisher:
Skyhill Music
Gillian Welch & Alison Krauss2:58
5Grandmother and Mother’s Legacy
Radmilla Cody3:27
6Don’t Come the Cowboy with Me, Sonny Jim
Kelly Willis3:58
7Passionate Kisses [live]
Lucinda Williams2:40
8Come Pick Me Up
recording of:
Come Pick Me Up
lyricist and composer:
Ryan Adams (US singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer & poet) and William Van Alston
Ryan Adams5:18
9Oh Me
engineer:
Spot (US multi-instrumentalist and producer/engineer)
bass guitar [bass]:
Cris Kirkwood (from 1983-04 until 1983-05)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Derrick Bostrom (from 1983-04 until 1983-05)
guitar:
Curt Kirkwood (from 1983-04 until 1983-05)
vocals:
Curt Kirkwood (from 1983-04 until 1983-05)
recorded at:
Total Access in Redondo Beach, California, United States (from 1983-04 until 1983-05)
mixed at:
Chaton in Scottsdale, Arizona, United States (in 1983-11)
recording of:
Oh, Me
lyricist and composer:
Curt Kirkwood
Meat Puppets4.053:03
10Put You Down
acoustic guitar:
Stephen Bruton
drums (drum set):
Brannen Temple
electric guitar:
Alejandro Escovedo and Joe Eddy Hines
prepared piano:
Stephen Barber (US composer, arranger and musician)
synthesizer:
Stephen Barber (US composer, arranger and musician) and Tom Canning
violin:
David Perales
background vocals:
Charlie Sexton and Will Sexton
lead vocals:
Alejandro Escovedo
recorded at:
Castle Oaks Studio in Calabasas, California, United States and Hit Shack in Austin, Texas, United States
mixed at:
Cornerstone Recorders in Chatsworth, California, United States
recording of:
Put You Down
lyricist and composer:
Alejandro Escovedo
Alejandro Escovedo5:49
11Praise Music
Aubrey Ghent3:47
12I Found Out
Nathaniel Mayer4:07
13You Better Run
recording engineer:
Bruce Watson (Sound engineer and producer) (in 1992)
producer:
Robert Palmer (music critic and producer)
Junior Kimbrough7:37
14Song for the Morning Star
R. Carlos Nakai4:16

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ASIN:US: B000H309NI [info]