American roots music (Television program) [sound recording CD]
Notes:
"American Roots Music is a collaboration between the Library of Congress, the Smithsonian Institution, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, Experience Music Project, Palm Pictures and Ginger Group Productions." "Inspired by, and is the sountrack to the documentary television series of the same name"--Container. Various performers.
Contents:
Disc one : Country. American roots music theme (Ricky Skaggs, Earl Scruggs, James Cotton and Marc & Ann Savoy) ; Waiting for a train (Jimmie Rodgers) ; Wildwood flower (Carter Family) ; Take me back to my old Carolina home (Uncle Dave Macon) ; Wabash Cannonball (Roy Acuff) ; That silver haired daddy of mine (Gene Autry) ; Sitting on top of the world (Bob Wills) ; Uncle Pen (Bill Monroe) ; Salty dog blues (Flatt & Scruggs) ; Nine-pound hammer (Merle Travis) ; Walking the floor over you (Ernest Tubb) ; You've got the money, I've got the time (Lefty Frizzell) ; Cold cold heart (Hank Williams) ; It wasn't God who made honky tonk angels (Kitty Wells) ; Black mountain rag (Doc Watson) ; Earl's breakdown (Earl Scruggs) ; Little Maggie (Ralph Stanley) ; Where shades of love lie deep (Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver) ; Stomping grounds (Bela Fleck and the Flecktones). Disc two : Blues. The King Biscuit time theme (James Cotton) ; Crazy blues (Mamie Smith) ; St. Louis blues (Bessie Smith) ; Black snake moan (Blind Lemon Jefferson) ; Screamin' and hollerin' the blues (Charley Patton) ; Croass road blues (Robert Johnson) ; Death letter blues (Son House) ; Another night to cry (Lonnie Johnson) ; Foldin' bed (Whistler's Jug Band) ; Boogie woogie dream (Albert Ammons and Pete Johnson) ; Bye bye bird (Sonny Boy Williamson) ; Shake for me (Howlin' Wolf) ; Got my mojo working (Muddy Waters) ; The thrill is gone (B.B. King) ; Take a little walk with me (Robert Lockwood, Jr.) ; Henry (Keb' Mo') Disc three : Gospel. Joshua fit the battle (Fisk Jubilee Singers) ; Precious lord, take my hand (Thomas A. Dorsey) ; Blind Barnabus (Golden Gate Quartet) ; Down by the riverside (Sister Rosetta Tharpe) ; Move on up a little higher (Mahalia Jackson) ; Sit down servant (Staple Singers) ; Oh happy day (Edwin Hawkins). Folk. This land is your land (Woody Guthrie) ; Goodnight Irene (Lead Belly) ; So long, it's been good to know you (Weavers) ; The soldier and the lady (New Lost City Ramblers) ; John Henry (Mississippi John Hurt) ; If I had a hammer (The hammer song)(Peter Paul and Mary) ; We shall overcome (SNCC Freedom Singers with Pete Seeger) ; The times they are a-changin' (Bob Dylan). Disc four : Cajun/Zydeco. Allons a Lafayette (Joe Falcon and Cleoma Breaux) ; Madame Atchen (Amede Ardoin and Dennis McGee) ; Port Arthur blues (Dewey Balfa) ; I'm a hog for you (Clifton Chenier) ; Dans la Louisiane (Marc and Ann Savoy) ; Ossun two-step (Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys). Tejano. Mal hombre (Lydia Mendoza) ; Muchacha bonita (Narciso Martinez) ; Rosalito (Valerio Longoria) ; Las nubes (Little Joe y La Familia) ; Ring of fire (Mingo Saldivar) ; Sorry boy (Flaco Jimenez). Native American. Yeibichei song (Unidentified performers) ; Traditional powwow (Renzel Last Horse and Kiyaksa) ; Jesus loves me (Everette Red Bear and Sandor Iron Rope of the Native American Church) ; Wounded Knee (Floyd Westerman) ; Enchantment song (R. Carlos Nakai) ; The dance (Robert Mirabal)
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.