The Roots of Ry Cooder

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Do Re Mi
recording of:
Do Re Mi
writer:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter)
Woody Guthrie2:35
2Pigmeat Papa
Lead Belly3:17
3Police Dog Blues
Blind Blake2:53
4Brownsville Blues
Sleepy John Estes3:08
5Dark 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)
composer and arranger:
Blind Willie Johnson
Blind Willie Johnson3.753:21
6On a Monday
Lead Belly1:50
7Vigilante Man
recording of:
Vigilante Man
lyricist and composer:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (in 1940)
publisher:
Ludlow Music, Inc.
Woody Guthrie3:24
8Cherry Ball Blues
recorded in:
United States (in 1931-02)
recording of:
Cherry Ball Blues (in 1931-02)
writer:
Skip James
Skip James2:51
9Taxes on the Farmer Feeds Them All
Fiddlin’ John Carson2:52
10The Bourgeois Blues
recording of:
The Bourgeois Blues
lyricist and composer:
Lead Belly
arranger:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) and John A. Lomax
Lead Belly5:35
11You Can't Stop a Tattler, Part 1
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1929-12-02)
dolceola and lead vocals:
Washington Phillips (on 1929-12-02)
vocals:
Washington Phillips
partial recording of:
You Can’t Stop a Tattler
lyricist and composer:
Washington Phillips
Washington Phillips52:53
12You Can't Stop a Tattler, Part 2
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1929-12-02)
zither and lead vocals:
Washington Phillips (on 1929-12-02)
vocals:
Washington Phillips
partial recording of:
You Can’t Stop a Tattler
lyricist and composer:
Washington Phillips
Washington Phillips52:49
13Diddie Wah Diddie
recording of:
Diddie Wa Diddie
lyricist and composer:
Blind Blake (1920s blues singer)
Blind Blake2:59
14How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live
Blind Alfred Reed3:13
15Viola Lee Blues
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1928-09-20)
banjo:
Gus Cannon (on 1928-09-20)
guitar:
Elijah Avery (on 1928-09-20)
harmonica:
Noah Lewis (on 1928-09-20)
kazoo:
Hosea Woods (on 1928-09-20)
vocals:
Noah Lewis (on 1928-09-20)
recording of:
Viola Lee Blues (on 1928-09-20)
writer:
Noah Lewis
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI)), Peer International Corporation (BMI), Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) and Southern Music Publishing Company Limited
Cannon’s Jug Stompers3:09
16Cross 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 Rolling Stone: 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:
EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty. Limited (not for release label use!), 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 Johnson52:41
17Irene
recording of:
Goodnight Irene
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Ledbetter and John A. Lomax
publisher:
Lodlow Music, Spencer Music Corp., TRO-Ludlow Music, Inc. and Tyler Music Ltd.
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 11681)
translated version of:
Godnatt Irene
Lead Belly2:54
18Statesboro Blues
guitar:
Blind Willie McTell (on 1928-10-17)
vocals:
Blind Willie McTell (on 1928-10-17)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1992)
recording of:
Statesboro Blues (on 1928-10-17)
lyricist and composer:
Blind Willie McTell
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI)
Blind Willie McTell2:30
19Poor Me
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1934-02-01)
guitar:
Charley Patton (American Delta blues musician) (on 1934-02-01)
vocals:
Charley Patton (American Delta blues musician) (on 1934-02-01)
Charley Patton2:58
20Candy Man Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1928-12-28)
guitar:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-12-28)
vocals:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-12-28)
Mississippi John Hurt2:47
21Corrine, Corrina
guitar:
Bo Carter (blues musician, aka Bo Chatmon) (in 1928-12)
vocals:
Bo Carter (blues musician, aka Bo Chatmon) (in 1928-12)
recording of:
Corinne Corinna (in 1928-12)
lyricist:
Bo Chatman, J. M. Williams and Mitchell Parish
composer:
Bo Chatman and J. M. Williams
publisher:
State Street Music Publ. Co. Inc. (on 1929-12-05) and Gotham Music Service, Inc. (on 1932-03-18)
Bo Carter3:18