The Rough Guides: American Roots Box
Compilation by Various Artists
Released 26 August 2003
Tracklist
- CD 1: The Rough Guide to Cajun & Zydeco
- 1One Step at a TimeClifton Chenier4:26
- 2Zydeco BoogalooBuckwheat Zydeco3:55
- 3Balfa WaltzDavid Doucet3:50
- 4La ’tit cordJimmy C. Newman2:13
- 5La misère m’a fait braillerJohn Delafose and the Eunice Playboys4:34
- 6Rolling PinBeauSoleil3:56
- 7Grande boscoEddie LeJeune2:47
- 8Bayou Pon PonMichael Doucet3:02
- 9Two Step d’AmédéSavoy-Doucet Cajun Band2:44
- 10Disco et fais do‐doBruce Daigrepont3:24
- 11KolindaBeauSoleil3:40
- 12Slow Horses and Fast WomenNathan & the Zydeco Cha Chas4:18
- 13La Pointe‐aux‐PinsSteve Riley and the Mamou Playboys3:37
- 14Fiddle StompWallace 'Cheese' Read2:24
- 15Jolie petite blondeNathan Abshire2:29
- 16Chicot Two‐StepCalifornia Cajun Orchestra2:48
- 17J’étais au balJo-El Sonnier3:23
- 18Let the Good Times RollBuckwheat Zydeco5:003.0 ★
- 19I Passed in Front of Your DoorD. L. Menard3:34
- CD 2: The Rough Guide to Bluegrass
- 1Gospel TrainLarry Sparks3:073.0 ★
- 2Every Time You Say GoodbyeAlison Krauss & Union Station3:173.6 ★
- 3Lonesome Moonlight WaltzThe Bluegrass Album Band3:53
- 4MatterhornThe Country Gentlemen2:164.0 ★
- 5Hills of HomeHazel Dickens4:13
- 6Chicken ReelJim & Jesse & The Virginia Boys2:36
- 7Lonesome Wind BluesRhonda Vincent3:02
- 8Hello City LimitsRed Allen & The Kentuckians2:41
- 9My Better YearsThe Johnson Mountain Boys3:25
- 10ShilohEmerson & Waldron2:07
- 11Rank StrangerRalph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys2:55
- 12Brighter MansionLongview2:30
- 13Nashville BluesJ.D. Crowe and the New South3:29
- 14Sweetheart, Darlin’ of MineClaire Lynch3:04
- 15I’ve Waited as Long as I CanTony Rice2:58
- 16CrossfireBéla Fleck3:25
- 17You’ll Get No More of MeHazel Dickens2:42
- 18My Sweet Love Ain’t AroundThe McCoury Brothers2:27
- 19Can’t Say GoodbyeIIIrd Tyme Out3:08
- 20Mama’s HandLynn Morris4:13
- 21I’ve Lived a Lot in My TimeDry Branch Fire Squad2:14
- CD 3: The Rough Guide to Delta Blues
- 1Jumper on the LineR.L. Burnside2:48
- 2Preaching Blues (Up Jumped the Devil)Robert Johnson2:524.0 ★
- 3Done Left HereMississippi Fred McDowell3:26
- 4High Water Everywhere, Part 1Charley Patton3:03
- 5Walkin’ BluesSon House2:58
- 6Sitting on Top of the WorldMississippi Sheiks3:183.0 ★
- 7Country BluesMuddy Waters3:26
- 8Goin’ Back to the BridgeAsie Payton3:06
- 9Last Kind Words BluesGeeshie Wiley3:06
- 10Catfish BluesRobert Petway2:51
- 11Cool Drink of Water BluesTommy Johnson3:28
- 12Black MattieRobert Belfour4:48
- 13Outside Woman BluesBlind Joe Reynolds2:58
- 14Future BluesWillie Brown3:025.0 ★
- 15On the WallLouise Johnson3:045.0 ★
- 16Stack O’Lee BluesMississippi John Hurt2:57
- 17Mississippi Swamp MoanAlfred Lewis3:245.0 ★
- 18Aberdeen Mississippi BluesBukka White2:35
- 19Meet Me in the CityJunior Kimbrough3:11
- 20That’s No Way to Get AlongRobert Wilkins2:53
- 21The Bank’s BluesBig Bill Broonzy2:34
- 22Don’t Mash My Digger So DeepBo Carter2:58
- 23Baby Please Don’t GoBig Joe Williams2:43
- 24I’m So GladSkip James2:51
- CD 4: The Rough Guide to Gospel
- 1Christ Is AllThe Soul Stirrers2:38
- 2I Feel GoodShirley Caesar with The Caravans3:08
- 3Oh Lord, Stand by MeThe Blind Boys of Alabama2:44
- 4New HomeThe Staple Singers3:47
- 5I’m on My Way to CanaanMahalia Jackson3:42
- 6Move UpstairsBessie Griffin2:39
- 7Heaven’s Grocery StoreThe Dixie Hummingbirds6:33
- 8Keep Your Hand on the PlowMontgomery Gospel Trio2:15
- 9Jesus Is AllThe Staple Singers3:29
- 10Run All the WayMahalia Jackson2:42
- 11Life Is Like a Mountain RailroadDorothy Norwood feat. Albertina Walker4:41
- 12I’m WillingThe Caravans feat. Inez Andrews & Albertina Walker3:46
- 13Go Tell It on the MountainMontreal Jubilation Gospel Choir3:18
- 14A Tribute to GrannyMaggie Ingram & The Ingramettes6:37
- 15Leaning and Depending on the LordSweet Honey in the Rock5:00
- 16HallelujahThe Fairfield Four4:05
Release credits
- mandolin [2]
- additional [23], washtub bass [10]
- fiddle [2], lead vocals [2]
- producer [2]
- executive [2]
- double bass [2]
- guitar [23], lead vocals [23]
- banjo [8, 10]
- double bass [8], tenor vocals [8]
- fiddle [5, 17]
- co [16], engineer [16]
- guitar [7]
- accordion [2], piano [2], vocal [2]
- guitar [18], lead vocals [18], vocal [18]
- banjo [16], producer [16]
- trumpet [2]
- acoustic guitar [5]
- frottoir [16]
- guitar [4], lead vocals [4]
- background vocals [17]
- producer [1]
- fiddle [8]
- background vocals [14], lead vocals [14], producer [14]
- frottoir [1]
- guitar [10]
- accordion [1], harmonica [1], vocal [1]
- accordion [16]
- fiddle [16]
- bass [7], other vocals [7]
- mandolin [16]
- guitar [20], lead vocals [9], mandolin [9]
- producer [10]
- producer [2]
- mandolin [12]
- guitar [9, 12], lead vocals [9], tenor vocals [9]
- double bass [9]
- bass [10], double bass [4]
- assistant [2]
- banjo [4], vocal [4]
- fiddle [9]
- frottoir [2]
- guitar [16]
- arranger [14]
- guitar [9], lead vocals [9]
- background vocals [5, 17], fiddle [12]
- mix [2], recording [2]
- guitar [8], lead vocals [8]
- lead vocals [5, 17]
- mix [1]
- resonator guitar [5, 16-17]
- background vocals [14], guitar [14]
- producer [16]
- bass [1]
- banjo [12]
- mandolin [4, 10]
- tenor saxophone [1]
- recording [19]
- background vocals [5, 17]
- producer [12]
- fiddle [16]
- bouzouki [14], mandolin [14]
- drums (drum set) [23]
- bass [2], bass guitar [2]
- engineer [1]
- guitar [1]
- producer [12]
- violin [6]
- guitar [20], lead vocals [20]
- banjo [7]
- fiddle [16], guitar [16]
- double bass [16]
- double bass [12, 20]
- guitar [16], vocal [16]
- bass [14]
- guitar [7], lead vocals [7]
- drums (drum set) [2]
- engineer [8], producer [8]
- engineer [2]
- double bass [23]
- lead vocals [7], mandolin [7]
- mix [2, 14], producer [14], recording [2, 14]
- recording [3]
- resonator guitar [14]
- guitar [2], vocal [2]
- membranophone [1]
- guitar [10], vocal [10]
- banjo [2], tenor vocals [2]
- fiddle [7]
- recording [12]
- bass [5, 17]
- electric bass guitar [16]
- producer [2]
- guitar [2]
- guitar [24], lead vocals [24]
- guitar [5], lead vocals [5], slide guitar [5], vocal [5]
- additional [23], harmonica [23]
- accordion [2], organ [2], piano [2]
- mix [1]
- fiddle [20], guest [20]
- background vocals [20], guest [20]
- co [16], fiddle [16]
- drums (drum set) [16]
- guitar [2]
- banjo [9]
- guitar [5, 17]
- recording [2]
- guitar [6], vocal [6]
- fiddle [9, 20], guest [9]
- washboard [18]
- baritone vocals [8], mandolin [8]
- acoustic guitar [14], guitar [14], lead vocals [14], vocal [14]
Issues
T26 August 2003