Folk, Gospel & Blues: Will the Circle Be Unbroken

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

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▼CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
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 (Trombonist) (on 1925-05-26)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1925-05-26)
recording of:
Careless Love (on 1925-05-26)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Bessie Smith43:27
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 Hurt3.753:24
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] (special purpose artist)
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)
dolceola 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
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. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) and Mayfair Music Corp.
Mississippi Sheiks33:15
8Blues Before Sunrise
recording of:
Blues Before Sunrise
lyricist and composer:
Leroy Carr
publisher:
MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group)
Leroy Carr & Scrapper Blackwell3:31
9If You See My Saviour
recording of:
If You See My Savior
lyricist and composer:
Thomas A. Dorsey (gospel musician aka “Georgia Tom”)
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 (1930s blues legend) (on 1936-11-27)
vocals:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend) (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 The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 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 (1930s blues legend)
publisher:
Encore Music (US label), 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. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Robert Johnson52:40
13Key to the Highway
guitar:
Big Bill Broonzy (on 1941-05-02)
harmonica:
Jazz Gillum
washboard:
Washboard Sam (on 1941-05-02)
vocals:
Big Bill Broonzy (on 1941-05-02)
recording of:
Key to the Highway
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. (BMI-affiliated)
Big Bill Broonzy43:01
14Nine Foot Shovel
Josh White2:56
15Cowboy's Lament
recording of:
Streets of Laredo (aka “Cowboy’s Lament”)
lyricist, writer and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
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] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
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
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
Big Joe Williams2:47
20Hard Day Blues
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
Mahalia Jackson5:28
24Greenfields
cover recording of:
Greenfields (1956 song) (in 1960)
writer:
Richard Dehr, Terry Gilkyson and Frank Miller (American singer & songwriter)
The Brothers Four3:03
▼CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Blowin' in the Wind
recording of:
Blowin’ in the Wind
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1962-04)
publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner/Chappell (from 1962 until 1990) and Special Rider Music (from 1990 to present)
Bob Dylan2:48
2The Patriot Game
The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem3:31
3Green, Green
The New Christy Minstrels2:10
4We Shall Overcome
recording of:
We Shall Overcome
lyricist:
Guy Carawan, Frank Hamilton (folk musician), Zilphia Horton and Pete Seeger
composer:
Charles Albert Tindley
Pete Seeger5:15
5The Sound of Silence
producer:
Tom Wilson (producer, worked with Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Zappa, VU, etc.)
bass guitar:
Bob Bushnell
drums (drum set):
Bobby Gregg
guitar:
Vinnie Bell and Al Gorgoni
lead vocals:
Art Garfunkel (on 1964-03-10) and Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel) (on 1964-03-10)
part of:
Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 74) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 156)
recording of:
The Sound of Silence (from 1964-03-10 until 1965-06-15)
lyricist:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel) (from 1963 until 1964)
composer:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel) (from 1963 until 1963-11)
publisher:
J. Michel KG (publisher), MDW (publisher), Mother Culture Publishing, Pattern Music Ltd (publisher), Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), Paul Simon Music (in 1964, in 1992) and Magic Arts Publishing (in 2000)
Simon & Garfunkel4.653:07
6Death Letter
producer:
Frank Driggs and John Hammond (producer)
steel guitar and lead vocals:
Son House (from 1965-04-12 until 1965-04-14)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2007)
recording of:
Death Letter (from 1965-04-12 until 1965-04-14)
lyricist and composer:
Son House
publisher:
Sondick Music
Son House54:22
7Little Boxes
recording of:
Little Boxes
lyricist and composer:
Malvina Reynolds
publisher:
Schroder Music Company
translated version of:
Las casitas del barrio alto (Spanish version)
Malvina Reynolds1:40
8Will the Circle Be Unbroken
The Staple Singers2:40
9Suzanne
producer:
John Simon (US producer, arranger, composer, songwriter and musician)
lead vocals:
Leonard Cohen
conductor:
John Simon (US producer, arranger, composer, songwriter and musician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1967)
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 284)
recording of:
Suzanne (English original song by Leonard Cohen) (in 1967)
lyricist:
Leonard Cohen (in 1966)
composer:
Leonard Cohen
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC (1995–2020)
Leonard Cohen4.23:50
10Going Up to the Country, Paint My Mailbox Blue
bass:
Gary Gilmore (Bassist, not the criminal) (from 1968-05 until 1968-10)
harmonica and steel guitar:
Taj Mahal (US blues musician) (from 1968-05 until 1968-10)
piano:
Al Kooper (from 1968-05 until 1968-10)
lead vocals:
Taj Mahal (US blues musician)
brass arranger:
Jesse ‘Ed’ Davis
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label)
recording of:
Going Up to the Country, Paint My Mailbox Blue (from 1968-05 until 1968-10)
lyricist and composer:
Taj Mahal (US blues musician)
Taj Mahal3:38
11These Days
Tom Rush2:41
12Mean Mistreater
Johnny Winter3:55
13I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man
producer:
Abner Spector
recording of:
I’m Your Hoochie Coochie Man
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Bug Music Ltd., Hoochie Coochie Music, Jewel Music Pub Co Ltd (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Willie Dixon Music
Willie Dixon4:50
14Blue River
producer:
Norbert Putnam
recording of:
Blue River
lyricist and composer:
Eric Andersen (US folk singer-songwriter, the famous one)
Eric Andersen4:49
15Longer
engineer:
Jeff Guercio and Marty Lewis (engineer)
producer:
Dan Fogelberg, Marty Lewis (engineer) and Norbert Putnam
mixer:
Marty Lewis (engineer)
acoustic guitar:
Dan Fogelberg
harp:
Gayle Levant
solo flugelhorn:
Jerry Hey
vocals:
Dan Fogelberg
mixed at:
Quadrafonic Sound Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Longer
lyricist and composer:
Dan Fogelberg
Dan Fogelberg3.153:17
16Romeo's Tune
recording of:
Romeo's Tune
lyricist and composer:
Steve Forbert
Steve Forbert3.353:33
17Pride and Joy
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble3:41
18Steady On
Shawn Colvin4:59
19Galileo
recording of:
Galileo
lyricist and composer:
Emily Saliers
Indigo Girls4:13
20Stand Still
Shirley Caesar4:19
21Every Morning
assistant recording engineer:
Rose Landaur (engineer)
recording engineer:
Joe McGrath and John Strother
assistant engineer:
Rich Veltrop
producer:
John Porter (producer and musician US and UK)
mixer:
Joe McGrath
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 - Oct 1, 2008) (in 1994) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1994)
recorded at:
Devonshire Sound Studios in Burbank, California, United States and Red Zone Studios in Burbank, California, United States
mixed at:
Red Zone Studios in Burbank, California, United States
engineered at:
Penguin Recording in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Every Morning
writer:
Keb’ Mo’
Keb’ Mo’2.52:58