Lost Highways: American Road Songs 1920s-1950s

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Tracklist

1CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Route 90
Clarence ‘Bon Ton’ Garlow2:41
2Down the Line
recording of:
Down the Line
writer:
Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer‐songwriter), Bob Montgomery (USA) and Norman Petty
publisher:
Wren Music Co.
Buddy and Bob2:20
3Down the Road Apiece
cover recording of:
Down the Road Apiece
lyricist and composer:
Don Raye
publisher:
Leeds Music Corp., MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
Amos Milburn3:00
4Key to the Highway
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1940-05-09)
guitar:
Big Bill Broonzy (on 1940-05-09)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Jazz Gillum (on 1940-05-09)
recording of:
Key to the Highway (in 1940)
writer:
Big Bill Broonzy and Charles Segar (blues pianist and occasional singer)
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated), MCA Duchess Music Corporation, Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Universal Duchess Music Corp. and Wabash Music Co. (BMI-affiliated)
Jazz Gillum2:43
5Route 66
double bass:
Johnny Miller (part of the Nat King Cole Trio) (on 1946-03-15)
guitar:
Oscar Moore (on 1946-03-15)
instruments:
The Nat King Cole Trio (in 1946)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1946-03-15)
lead vocals:
King Cole
vocals:
Nat King Cole (in 1946, on 1946-03-15)
performer:
The Nat King Cole Trio (on 1946-03-15)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 2000)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1946-03-15)
recording of:
(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66 (on 1946-03-15)
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Troup
publisher:
Chappell Morris Ltd., E. H. Morris, LondonTown Music, Inc., Troup-London, LLC, ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division) and Burke-Van Heusen, Inc. (on 1946-04-22)
Nat King Cole3:02
6Going Down the Road Feeling Bad
recording of:
Goin’ Down the Road Feelin’ Bad (Woody Guthrie version)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) and Lee Hays
is based on:
Going Down the Road Feeling Bad
Woody Guthrie2:58
7The Lonesome Road
Sister Rosetta Tharpe2:35
8Stay on the Right Side of the Road
Norridge Mayhams & The Blue Chips2:44
9Highway 61
Arnold “Gatemouth” Moore2:37
10Cross 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 Johnson52:40
11Driving This Highway
recording of:
Driving This Highway (on 1952-02-12)
lyricist and composer:
Howlin’ Wolf
Howlin’ Wolf2:55
12Rocky Road
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1930-11-03)
alto saxophone:
Benny Carter (on 1930-11-03), Jimmy Dudley (American jazz saxophonist) (on 1930-11-03) and Don Redman (on 1930-11-03)
clarinet:
Benny Carter (on 1930-11-03), Jimmy Dudley (American jazz saxophonist) (on 1930-11-03), Don Redman (on 1930-11-03) and Prince Robinson (on 1930-11-03)
cornet:
Rex Stewart (on 1930-11-03)
drums (drum set):
Cuba Austin (on 1930-11-03)
guitar:
Dave Wilborn (on 1930-11-03)
piano:
Todd Rhodes (on 1930-11-03)
reeds:
Jimmy Dudley (American jazz saxophonist) (on 1930-11-03), Prince Robinson (on 1930-11-03) and George Thomas (jazz saxophonist) (on 1930-11-03)
soprano saxophone:
Don Redman (on 1930-11-03)
tenor saxophone:
Prince Robinson (on 1930-11-03)
trombone:
Ed Cuffee (on 1930-11-03)
trumpet:
Langston Curl (on 1930-11-03) and George "Buddy" Lee (American jazz trumpeter, 1920s) (on 1930-11-03)
tuba:
Ralph Escudero (on 1930-11-03)
vocals:
Don Redman (on 1930-11-03)
recording of:
Rocky Road (on 1930-11-03)
writer:
Arthur Harrington Gibbs and Joe Grey
McKinney’s Cotton Pickers3:02
13Haunted Road Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1931-12-02)
guitar:
Tom Ashley (aka Tom Ashley) (on 1931-12-02)
harmonica:
Gwen Foster (on 1931-12-02)
vocals:
Tom Ashley (aka Tom Ashley) (on 1931-12-02)
Clarence Ashley & Gwen Foster3:10
14Wide Open Road
recording of:
Wide Open Road
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
Johnny Cash2:24
1549 Highway Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1935-02-25)
guitar and lead vocals:
Big Joe Williams (American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter) (on 1935-02-25)
recording of:
49 Highway Blues
Big Joe Williams3:08
16State Street Boogie
Jimmy Reed2:15
17I’ve Been Down That Road Before
recording of:
I’ve Been Down That Road Before
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
Hank Williams3:12
18At the End of the Road
producer:
Jack Clement and Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Van Eaton (on 1956-11-14)
guitar:
Roland Janes (on 1956-11-14)
piano:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (on 1956-11-14)
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (on 1956-11-14)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Record Company (in 1956)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1956-11-14)
recording of:
End of the Road (on 1956-11-14)
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (until 1956-11-14)
writer:
Traditional ([traditional], special purpose artist)
publisher:
Hill & Range Songs, Inc. (publisher) and Knox Music, Inc.
Jerry Lee Lewis1:50
19Highway No. 61 Blues
Jack Kelly2:50
20The Last Mile of the Way
The Soul Stirrers2:59