The Essential Guide to American Roots

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistLength
1Theme / Cannon Ball Blues
The Carter Family2:21
2Come On In My Kitchen
recording engineer:
Vincent Liebler
executive producer:
Art Satherly
producer:
Don Law
guitar:
Robert Johnson (on 1936-11-23)
vocals:
Robert Johnson (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
publisher:
Copyright Control, King of Spades Music, Paul Rodriguez Music Ltd. and Standing Ovation Music
Robert Johnson2:51
3Pretty Boy Floyd
guitar:
Woody Guthrie (on 1944-04-19)
vocals:
Woody Guthrie (on 1944-04-19)
recording of:
Pretty Boy Floyd (on 1944-04-19)
writer:
Woody Guthrie
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 (number: 2), Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 4), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (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
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Germany) GmbH, Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (on 1949-10-31) and Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (from 2002 to present)
Hank Williams2:49
6Mal Hombre (live)
Lydia Mendoza4:04
7Oh Death
recording engineer:
Mike Seeger (on 1963-06-26)
banjo:
Dock Boggs (on 1963-06-26)
vocals:
Dock Boggs (on 1963-06-26)
recorded at:
Asheville Civic Center in Asheville, North Carolina, United States (on 1963-06-26)
recording of:
O Death (on 1963-06-26)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
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 (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
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
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (on 1955-07-30)
double bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1955-07-30)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1955-07-30)
vocals:
Johnny Cash
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records (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
publisher:
Aberbach (London), Carlin Music Corporation and Hi Lo Music
is based on:
Crescent City Blues
Johnny Cash2:50
13Crawlin’ King Snake
John Lee Hooker2:47
14My Tennessee Mountain Home
vocals:
Dolly Parton
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (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 Parton3:04
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ASIN:US: B000H309NI [info]