The Essential Guide to American Roots

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Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
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 (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 Williams32:49
6Mal Hombre (live)
Lydia Mendoza4:04
7Oh Death
recorded in:
Norton, Virginia, United States (on 1963-06-26)
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)
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
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:
Johnny Cash (country music legend), Bob Johnston (US record producer and early rockebilly singer) and Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
double bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1955-07-30)
guitar:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1955-07-30) and Luther Perkins (on 1955-07-30)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1955-07-30)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) (in 1988)
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
recording of:
Folsom Prison Blues (in 1964)
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
live recording of:
Folsom Prison Blues
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 Cash4.22:50
13Crawlin’ King Snake
John Lee Hooker2:47
14My Tennessee Mountain Home
vocals:
Dolly Parton
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (Sony Music Entertainment, Inc., 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:
Velvet Apple Music
Dolly Parton53:04
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