Smithsonian Folkways: American Roots Collection
Compilation by Various Artists
Released 18 June 1996
Tracklist
- 1Penitentiary BluesLightnin’ Hopkins2:565.0 ★
- 2Sweet Old ChicagoRoosevelt Sykes2:58
- 3Blue Moon of KentuckyBill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys2:02
- 4If I Had a HammerPete Seeger2:13
- 5LafayetteLucinda Williams3:45
- 6Bosco StompAllie Young, Bessyl Duhon & Rodney Balfa3:04
- 7Better DaysSonny Terry & Brownie McGhee3:04
- 8Long Road to TravelLonnie Johnson2:22
- 9The Coo-Coo BirdDoc Watson & Clarence Ashley2:35
- 10Pretty SaroDoug & Jack Wallin2:32
- 11Freight TrainElizabeth Cotten2:46
- 12Old Joe BoneThe New Lost City Ramblers2:00
- 13Have a Feast Here TonightBill Monroe & Doc Watson2:24
- 14Freedom RoadJosh White2:21
- 15This Land Is Your LandWoody Guthrie2:193.5 ★
- 16Two Good MenWoody Guthrie3:49
- 17In the PinesLead Belly2:10
- 18IreneLead Belly2:18
- 19Somebody's Been FoolingBig Joe Williams2:52
- 20Hesitation BluesDave Van Ronk2:34
- 21Gonna Be an EngineerPeggy Seeger4:31
- 22DelgadinaMercedez López2:15
- 23I Was Standing by the Bedside of a Neighbor (If You See My Saviour)Michelle Lanchester with Sweet Honey in the Rock3:22
- 24VirgoMary Lou Williams2:29
- 25Syl-O-GismMary Lou Williams3:31
- 26We Shall OvercomeThe SNCC Freedom Singers with Dorothy Cotton & Pete Seeger2:42
Release credits
- pedal steel guitar [5]
- double bass [24]
- compiler, producer
- compiler, producer
- fiddle [6]
- guitar [19], vocal [19]
- lead vocals [3], mandolin [3, 13], tenor vocals [13], vocal [3]
- double bass [25]
- fiddle [3]
- guitar [7], vocal [7]
- mastering
- baritone vocals [13], guitar [13]
- performer [26]
- guitar [11], vocal [11]
- drums (drum set) [7]
- fiddle [3]
- guitar [12], vocal [12]
- mastering
- arranger [17], guitar [17], vocal [17]
- electric guitar [5], guitar [5], slide guitar [5]
- guitar [1], vocal [1]
- acoustic guitar [5], lead vocals [5]
- fiddle [5], viola [5]
- piano [24-25]
- lead vocals [23]
- drums (drum set) [25]
- acoustic guitar [5], background vocals [5], guitar [5]
- fiddle [12]
- accordion [6]
- guitar [21], vocal [21]
- performer [26]
- double bass [19]
- background vocals [5], electric bass guitar [5]
- guitar [6], vocal [6]
- banjo [3]
- recording [1]
- harmonica [7], vocal [7]
- background vocals [23]
- guitar [23]
- fiddle [12]
- guitar [15-16], vocal [15-16]
- guitar [3], lead vocals [3]
- piano [25]
- double bass [3]
Issues
S18 June 1996