Vanguard Roots of Folk

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

Tracklist

1CD: Roots of Folk
2CD: Singers & Songwriters
3CD: Folk Blues
#TitleArtistLength
1Candy Man
guitar:
Mississippi John Hurt (from 1963-07-15 until 1963-07-23)
vocals:
Mississippi John Hurt (from 1963-07-15 until 1963-07-23)
recorded at:
Coolidge Auditorium in Washington, D.C., United States (from 1963-07-15 until 1963-07-23)
recording of:
Candy Man Blues (from 1963-07-15 until 1963-07-23)
composer:
Reverend Gary Davis and Mississippi John Hurt
Mississippi John Hurt2:57
2I'm So Glad
guitar:
Skip James (from 1966-01-09 until 1966-01-10)
vocals:
Skip James (from 1966-01-09 until 1966-01-10)
Skip James1:57
3Seventh Son
John Hammond2:31
4Rambling Round Your City
Odetta4:06
5Samson and DelilahReverend Gary Davis3:40
6Cocaine
Dave Van Ronk3:51
7Empire State Express
live recording of:
Empire State Express
writer:
Son House
Son House4:07
8San Francisco Bay Blues
live recording of:
San Francisco Bay Blues
lyricist and composer:
Jesse Fuller
Jesse Fuller2:54
9Baby Please Don't GoLightnin’ Hopkins2:45
10See See Rider
The Chambers Brothers3:12
11Walkin' Blues
recording of:
Walking Blues
lyricist and composer:
Robert Johnson
publisher:
King of Spades Music and Paul Rodriguez Music Ltd.
Muddy Waters4:07
12Drink Muddy Water
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee2:58
13Great Fire of Natchez
John Lee Hooker4:33
14Midnight Special
recording of:
Midnight Special
writer:
[traditional]
publisher:
Union Songs AB
Pete Seeger feat. Willie Dixon & Lafayette Leake2:56
15Blues With a Feeling
recording of:
Blues With a Feeling (Little Walter version)
lyricist and composer:
Jacobs
is based on:
Blues With a Feeling (original Rabon Tarrant / Jack McVea version)
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band3:56