The Essential Guide to American Roots

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Mr Highway Man (Cadillac Daddy)
Howlin’ Wolf2:29
2Vamos a Bailar
Freddy Fender2:14
3Zydeco et pas sale
engineer:
Doyle E. Jones (engineer, songwriter) (on 1965-05-11)
producer:
Chris Strachwitz
accordion:
Clifton Chenier (on 1965-05-11)
drums (drum set):
Madison Guidry (on 1965-05-11)
washboard:
Cleveland Chenier (on 1965-05-11)
vocals:
Clifton Chenier (on 1965-05-11)
recorded at:
Bill Quinn's Gold Star Studio in Houston, Texas, United States (on 1965-05-11)
Clifton Chenier3:16
4Gimme a Penny
Big Mama Thornton with Muddy Waters’ Blues Band4:37
5Bright Lights, Big City
recording of:
Bright Lights, Big City (in 1961)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Jimmy Reed2:43
6Junco Partner
recording engineer:
John Wood (US sound engineer and producer) (in 1976-02)
producer:
Joe Boyd (US producer, founder of Hannibal Records) and John Wood (UK producer)
piano:
James Booker
vocals:
James Booker
recorded at:
Sea-Saint Recording Studio Inc in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (in 1976-02)
recording of:
Junco Partner
lyricist and composer:
Robert A. Shad
James Booker5:10
7En bas du chêne vert
recording engineer and producer:
Chris Strachwitz
accordion and fiddle:
Marc Savoy
double bass:
Jerry Whiten
fiddle:
Dewey Balfa
guitar:
D. L. Menard
vocals:
D. L. Menard
recording of:
En bas du chêne verte
writer:
D. L. Menard
Dewey Balfa, Marc Savoy and D.L. Menard4:18
8Dust My Broom (feat. Sonny Boy Williamson)
recorded in:
Jackson, Mississippi, United States (on 1951-08-05)
producer:
Lillian McMurry
double bass:
Leonard Ware (US blues bassist) (on 1951-08-05)
drums (drum set):
Frock O'Dell (on 1951-08-05)
guitar and slide guitar:
Elmore James (on 1951-08-05)
harmonica:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965) (on 1951-08-05)
lead vocals:
Elmore James
vocals:
Elmore James (on 1951-08-05)
recording of:
Dust My Broom (on 1951-08-05)
additional lyricist and additional composer:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend)
lyricist and composer:
Elmore James
publisher:
ARC Music (world and ethnic music label), Flair Publishing and MPCA King of Spades
version of:
I Believe I’ll Dust My Broom
Elmore James2:48
9Poquita Fé (feat. Ry Cooder)
Flaco Jiménez4:17
10Finger Lickin’ Good
Charlie Musselwhite3:59
11Lonesome, Orn’ry and Mean
Steve Young3:38
12Hot Burrito #1
recording of:
Hot Burrito No.1
composer:
Chris Ethridge and Gram Parsons
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc.
The Flying Burrito Brothers3:42
13Ripple
cover recording of:
Ripple
written in:
Canada
lyricist:
Robert Hunter (American lyricist, non‐performing member of the Grateful Dead)
composer:
Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead)
publisher:
Ice Nine Publishing Company, Inc. and WC Music Corp.
Jimmie Dale Gilmore4:50
14My Old Friend the Blues
recording engineer and mixer:
Chuck Ainlay
drums (drum set):
Harry Stinson
lead vocals:
Steve Earle (US folk/rock singer/songwriter)
recorded at:
Sound Stage Studio in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
The Castle (Castle Recording Studios) in Franklin, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
My Old Friend the Blues
lyricist and composer:
Steve Earle (US folk/rock singer/songwriter)
publisher:
Goldline Music, Inc.
Steve Earle33:09
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ASIN:US: B000H309NI [info]