American Roots Music

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Annotation

This Compilation ℗ & © 2001 Palm Pictures, LLC.
Printed and manufactured in the USA

Presented like a hardback book. Two discs on the inside front cover and two discs on the inside back cover. A glossy sixty (60) page booklet is bound on the inside.

Annotation last modified on 2023-10-24 09:01 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1The King Biscuit Time Theme
James Cotton0:52
2Crazy Blues
Mamie Smith3:27
3St. Louis Blues
recording of:
St. Louis Blues
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
publisher:
Handy Bros. Music Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
Reuter & Reuter Förlags AB
Bessie Smith3:13
4Black Snake Moan
guitar:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer‐songwriter) (in 1929-03)
vocals:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer‐songwriter) (in 1929-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1991)
recording of:
Black Snake Moan (in 1925)
lyricist and composer:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer‐songwriter)
Blind Lemon Jefferson2:56
5Screamin' and Hollerin' the Blues
recorded in:
Richmond, Indiana, United States (on 1929-06-14)
guitar:
Charley Patton (American Delta blues musician) (on 1929-06-14)
vocals:
Charley Patton (American Delta blues musician) (on 1929-06-14)
Charley Patton3:05
6Cross 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
7Death Letter Blues
Son House4:58
8Another Night to Cry
Lonnie Johnson3:18
9Foldin' Bed
Whistler and His Jug Band2:35
10Boogie Woogie Dream
Albert Ammons & Pete Johnson2:12
11Bye Bye Bird
recording of:
Bye Bye Bird
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon and Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Hoochie Coochie Music
Sonny Boy Williamson2:33
12Shake for Me
recording of:
Shake for Me
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Hoochie Coochie Music
Howlin’ Wolf3:28
13Got My Mojo Working
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1958-12-01)
bass:
Willie Dixon
drums (drum set):
Francis Clay
guitar:
Pat Hare
harmonica:
Little Walter (blues performer and songwriter)
piano:
Otis Spann
vocals:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 360)
recording of:
Got My Mojo Working (original version)
lyricist and composer:
Preston Foster
publisher:
Dare Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Muddy Waters42:50
14The Thrill Is Gone
recording of:
The Thrill Is Gone (1951 blues song)
writer:
Roy Hawkins (in 1951) and Rick Darnell (in 1951)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Carlin Music Corporation, Grosvenor House Music, Modern Music Publishing Co., Inc., Pamco Music Inc., Powerforce Music, Sounds Of Lucille, Inc. and Universal Music Careers
B.B. King5:25
15Take a Little Walk With Me
Robert Lockwood Jr.3:14
16Henry
Keb’ Mo’5:40
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