The Rough Guide to American Roots

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Annotation

Potentially around 2003-06-17

Annotation last modified on 2022-11-30 05:52 UTC.

Tracklist

▼CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1I Am Weary (Let Me Rest)
Ralph Stanley2:43
2Children of Abraham
producer and mixer:
Bil VornDick (engineer)
acoustic guitar:
David Grier
bass:
Ronnie Simpkins
drums (drum set):
Kenny Malone (session drummer/percussion)
fiddle:
Glen Duncan (bluegrass multi-instrument musician)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Kenny Smith (Bluegrass guitarist)
mandolin:
Larry Lynch
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Rob Ickes
background vocals [harmony vocals]:
Dennis Parker (Kentucky Thunder) and Kenny Smith (Bluegrass guitarist)
recorded at:
Music Row Audio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Children of Abraham
writer:
Claire Lynch and Larry Lynch
publisher:
Universal‐Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
Claire Lynch2:59
3Parlez-nous à boire
Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys3:54
4Voodoo Woman
Koko Taylor with Mighty Joe Young3:49
5Black and Blue
Kermit Ruffins3:56
6New Born Soul
The Staple Singers2:14
7Nobody Knows
Mahalia Jackson2:21
8Leave Me Alone
Rosie Ledet3:59
9Juárez
Flaco Jiménez4:11
10Bumble Bee
Big Mama Thornton4:10
11Jesus Gave Me Water
The Soul Stirrers2:31
12Willing Conscript
recording of:
The Willing Conscript
lyricist and composer:
Tom Paxton (singer-songwriter)
Pete Seeger2:17
13Hard Travelin’
guitar and background vocals [harmony]:
Cisco Houston (in 1947)
harmonica:
Sonny Terry (in 1947)
mandolin:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (in 1947)
vocals:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (in 1947)
recording of:
Hard Travelin’ (in 1947)
writer:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter)
Woody Guthrie2:33
14I Feel Like Going Home
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1948-04)
double bass:
Ernest "Big" Crawford (in 1948-04)
guitar:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (in 1948-04)
vocals:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (in 1948-04)
recording of:
Feel Like Going Home (in 1948-04)
lyricist and composer:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
Muddy Waters53:10
15Southern Flavor
edit of:
Southern Flavor (live, 1990-06-15: Bean Blossom, Indiana, USA) by Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys
live recording of:
Southern Flavor
composer:
Bill Monroe
Bill Monroe & the Bluegrass Boys3:45
16Cheyenne
David Grisman4:46
17Coal Minin’ Man
Ricky Skaggs3:51
18I Loved You Better Than You Knew
Ginny Hawker & Kay Justice3:18
19Mai kai no kauai
The Tau Moe Family with Bob Brozman2:45
20Kaluhyanu:wes
Joanne Shenandoah3:25

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part of:Music Rough Guides (World Music Network) (number: 1113) (order: 113)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/1673632 [info]
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