Folk, Gospel & Blues: Will the Circle Be Unbroken

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistLength
1Ezekiel Saw de Wheel
Fisk Jubilee Singers2:23
2Crazy Blues
Mamie Smith and Her Jazz Hounds3:27
3Careless Love Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1925-05-26)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1925-05-26)
piano:
Fletcher Henderson (on 1925-05-26)
trombone:
Charlie Green (on 1925-05-26)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (on 1925-05-26)
recording of:
Careless Love (on 1925-05-26)
writer:
[traditional], William Christopher Handy, Martha Koenig and Spencer Williams
version of:
Careless Love
Bessie Smith3:27
4Frankie
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1928-02-14)
guitar:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-02-14)
vocals:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-02-14)
recording of:
Frankie
lyricist and composer:
Mississippi John Hurt
Mississippi John Hurt3:24
5Lord I Can't Just Keep From Crying
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1928-12-05)
guitar:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1928-12-05)
vocals:
Willie B. Harris (on 1928-12-05) and Blind Willie Johnson (on 1928-12-05)
recording of:
Lord I Just Can’t Keep From Crying (on 1928-12-05)
writer:
[traditional]
arranger:
Blind Willie Johnson
Blind Willie Johnson3:03
6What Are They Doing in Heaven Today
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1928-12-05)
zither and lead vocals:
Washington Phillips (on 1928-12-05)
vocals:
Washington Phillips
recording of:
What Are They Doing in Heaven Today?
writer:
Charles Albert Tindley (in 1901)
Washington Phillips3:24
7Sitting on Top of the World
recorded in:
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States (on 1930-02-17)
guitar:
Walter Vinson (on 1930-02-17)
violin:
Lonnie Chatmon (on 1930-02-17)
vocals:
Walter Vinson (on 1930-02-17)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2009)
recording of:
Sitting on Top of the World (“Now she’s gone, I don’t worry…”) (on 1930-02-17)
writer:
Lonnie Carter and Walter Vinson
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., E. H. Morris & Co., Inc. and Mayfair Music Corp.
Mississippi Sheiks3:15
8Blues Before Sunrise
recording of:
Blues Before Sunrise
lyricist and composer:
Leroy Carr
publisher:
MCA Music Publishing
Leroy Carr & Scrapper Blackwell3:31
9If You See My Saviour
recording of:
If You See My Savior
lyricist and composer:
Thomas A. Dorsey
Thomas A. Dorsey2:51
10Broke Down Engine
recording of:
Broke Down Engine
writer:
Blind Willie McTell
arranger:
Bob Dylan
version of:
Broke Down Engine
Blind Willie McTell3:08
11Mister Tom Hughes's Town
Lead Belly3:04
12Cross Road Blues
recorded in:
San Antonio, Texas, United States (on 1936-11-27)
recording engineer:
Vincent Liebler
executive producer:
Art Satherly
producer:
Don Law
guitar:
Robert Johnson (on 1936-11-27)
vocals:
Robert Johnson (on 1936-11-27)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Soul Jam Records (in 2015)
recorded at:
Gunter Hotel in San Antonio, Texas, United States (on 1936-11-27)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1986) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 481)
recording of:
Cross Road Blues (a/k/a “Crossroads”) (on 1936-11-27)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Johnson
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty. Limited, Encore Music, King of Spades Music, Lehsem II, LLC, MPCA King of Spades, Noma Music Inc., Paul Rodriguez Music Ltd., Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
Robert Johnson2:40
13Key to the Highway
guitar:
Big Bill Broonzy (on 1941-05-02)
harmonica:
Jazz Gillum (on 1941-05-02)
washboard:
Washboard Sam (on 1941-05-02)
vocals:
Big Bill Broonzy (on 1941-05-02)
recording of:
Key to the Highway (on 1941-05-02)
writer:
Big Bill Broonzy and Charles Segar
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation, MCA Duchess Music Corporation, Songs of Universal, Inc., Universal Duchess Music Corp. and Wabash Music Co.
Big Bill Broonzy3:01
14Nine Foot Shovel
Josh White2:56
15Cowboy's Lament
recording of:
Streets of Laredo (aka “Cowboy’s Lament”)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 23650)
version of:
The Unfortunate Lass (Bad Girl's Lament)
Burl Ives2:39
16Me and My Chauffeur Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1941-05-21)
bass:
[unknown]
guitar:
Little Son Joe (on 1941-05-21) and Memphis Minnie (on 1941-05-21)
vocals:
Memphis Minnie (on 1941-05-21)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2013)
recording of:
Me and My Chauffeur Blues
writer:
Memphis Minnie
publisher:
Arc Music Corp.
Memphis Minnie2:46
17Swing Down Chariot
The Golden Gate Quartet3:31
18Dere's a Man Goin' Round / I Know de Lord
Paul Robeson2:44
19Baby Please Don't Go
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1947-07-22)
double bass [bass]:
Ransom Knowling (on 1947-07-22)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Judge Lawrence Riley (on 1947-07-22)
guitar and lead vocals:
Big Joe Williams (on 1947-07-22)
harmonica:
Sonny Boy Williamson (on 1947-07-22)
additional performer:
Alfred Elkins and Sonny Boy Williamson
recording of:
Baby, Please Don’t Go
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
arranger:
Big Joe Williams
publisher:
EMI Full Keel Music, Leeds Music Corp., MCA Music, MCA Music Ltd. and Universal/MCA Music Ltd.
version of:
Another Man Done Gone
Big Joe Williams2:47
20Hard Day Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1946-09-27)
bass:
possibly Ransom Knowling (on 1946-08-27)
drums (drum set):
probably Judge Riley (on 1946-08-27)
guitar:
Muddy Waters (on 1946-08-27) and possibly Leroy Foster (on 1946-08-27)
piano:
James Clark (on 1946-08-27)
vocals:
Muddy Waters (on 1946-08-27)
recording of:
Hard Day Blues (on 1946-08-27)
writer:
Muddy Waters
Muddy Waters2:51
21I'll Never Forget
Ira Tucker & The Dixie Hummingbirds3:00
22I'll Fly Away
The Trumpeteers2:37
23I Will Move on Up a Little Higher
recording of:
Move On Up a Little Higher
lyricist and composer:
William Herbert Brewster
writer:
Rev. W.H. Brewster
arranger:
M. Jackson
Mahalia Jackson5:28
24Greenfields
cover recording of:
Greenfields (1956 song) (in 1960)
writer:
Richard Dehr, Terry Gilkyson and Frank Miller
The Brothers Four3:03
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