Beginner’s Guide to Americana

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Tracklist

▼CD 1: Waitin’ for the Light to Shine [Pre WWII]
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1You’re Gonna Need Somebody When You Die
guitar:
Charley Patton (American Delta blues musician) (from 1929-11 until 1929-12)
vocals:
Charley Patton (American Delta blues musician) (from 1929-11 until 1929-12)
Charley Patton2:51
2Little Darling Pal of Mine
autoharp and guitar:
Sara Carter (of the Carter Family) (on 1928-05-09)
guitar:
Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1928-05-09)
vocals:
A.P. Carter (on 1928-05-09), Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1928-05-09) and Sara Carter (of the Carter Family) (on 1928-05-09)
recorded at:
Victor Studios in Camden, New Jersey, United States (on 1928-05-09)
recording of:
Little Darling Pal of Mine (on 1928-05-09)
writer:
A.P. Carter
The Carter Family3:15
3Bull Dog Sal
Clarence Ashley & Gwen Foster2:55
4I’ll Be Rested (When the Roll Is Called)
recorded in:
Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States (on 1936-07-20)
guitar:
Blind Roosevelt Graves (on 1936-07-20)
tambourine:
Uaroy Graves (brother of Blind Roosevelt Graves) (on 1936-07-20)
vocals:
Blind Roosevelt Graves (on 1936-07-20) and Uaroy Graves (brother of Blind Roosevelt Graves) (on 1936-07-20)
Blind Roosevelt Graves2:31
5Lula Wall
The Red Fox Chasers2:42
6Bob McKinney
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States
guitar and solo lead vocals:
Henry Thomas (American country blues singer)
recording of:
Bob McKinney
writer:
Henry Thomas (American country blues singer)
Henry Thomas2:54
7Ginseng Blues
recording of:
Ginseng Blues (on 1930-09-10)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Kentucky Ramblers2:48
8Gastonia Galop
David McCarn2:39
9When Was Jesus Born?
The Heavenly Gospel Singers3:13
10T.B. Blues
recording of:
T.B. Blues (on 1931-01-31)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (in 1931)
Jimmie Rodgers3:00
11The Fugitive’s Lament
recorded in:
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (on 1935-01-22)
guitar and lead vocals:
Alton Delmore (on 1935-01-22)
tenor guitar and background vocals:
Rabon Delmore (on 1935-01-22)
recording of:
The Fugitive's Lament (on 1935-01-22)
writer:
Alton Delmore
The Delmore Brothers2:42
12Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1927-12-03)
guitar and other vocals [humming and moaning]:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1927-12-03)
vocals:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1927-12-03)
publisher:
Harmony (20s/30s US)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1999)
recording of:
Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground (on 1927-12-03)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Blind Willie Johnson
Blind Willie Johnson3.753:19
13Down on the Banks of the Ohio
The Blue Sky Boys3:18
14Chickasaw Train Blues
Memphis Minnie & Kansas Joe McCoy3:17
15Wabash Cannonball
recording of:
Wabash Cannonball
composer:
A.P. Carter and William Kindt
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI))
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4228)
Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys2:51
16John Hardy
Lead Belly4:17
17Nine Pound Hammer Is Too Heavy
The Monroe Brothers2:12
18Country Blues
Muddy Waters3:24
19Hangknot, Slipknot
Woody Guthrie2:33
20Walking the Floor for You
recording of:
Walkin’ the Floor Over You
lyricist and composer:
Ernest Tubb
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
Ernest Tubb2:36
21Last Fair Deal Gone Down
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)
recording of:
Last Fair Deal Gone Down (on 1936-11-27)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend)
publisher:
Paul Rodriguez Music Ltd.
Robert Johnson52:39
▶CD 2: Move It On [Post War]
▶CD 3: Howlin’ at the Moon [Post Punk / Back to War]

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Release

ASIN:UK: B0045OQF1U [info]