American Roots Music (2001) (Rodgers/Williams/Johnson/House)

Artist: Various Artists
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Label: Palm Pictures
UPC: 00660200207427
Release Date: 10/16/2001
Buy.com Sku: 60506122
Item#: MLJ2H6
Format:  CD

Song Listing

Disc 1
Song TitleSample
1. American Roots Music Theme - Ricky Skaggs/Earl Scruggs/Marc Savoy/Ann Savoy/James Cotton ~ Various Artists
2. Waiting For A Train - Jimmie Rodgers ~ Various Artists
3. Wildwood Flower - The Carter Family ~ Various Artists
4. Sitting On Top Of The World - Bob Wills ~ Various Artists
5. Uncle Pen - Bill Monroe ~ Various Artists
6. Cold, Cold Heart - Hank Williams ~ Various Artists
7. Cross Road Blues - Robert Johnson ~ Various Artists
8. Death Letter Blues - Son House ~ Various Artists
9. Got My Mojo Working - Muddy Waters ~ Various Artists
10. Thrill Is Gone, The - B.B. King ~ Various Artists
11. Move On Up A Little Higher - Mahalia Jackson ~ Various Artists
12. Oh Happy Day - Edwin Hawkins ~ Various Artists
13. This Land Is Your Land - Woody Guthrie ~ Various Artists
14. Goodnight Irene - Leadbelly ~ Various Artists
15. Times They Are a Changin', The - Bob Dylan ~ Various Artists
16. I'm A Hog For You - Clifton Chenier ~ Various Artists
17. Osson Two-Step - Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys ~ Various Artists
18. Sorry Boy - Flaco Jimenez ~ Various Artists
19. Enchantment Song - R. Carlos Nakai ~ Various Artists



 
Album Notes and Credits

Notes & Personnel Info
Compilation producers: Jim Brown, Sam Pollard, Jeff Rosen.
Includes liner notes by Robert Santelli.
All tracks have been digitally remastered.
Audio Mixer: Alan Silverman.
Director: Jim Ed Brown.
Photographer: Michael Ochs.
The successes of the breakthrough soundtrack from the film O Brother Where Art Thou? and the in-depth PBS television series Ken Burns' Jazz seem to have combined in the 2001 production of Palm Pictures' four-part TV series American Roots Music. The series touches on the development of the distinctly American styles of traditional folk, country, blues, gospel, Western swing, bluegrass, Cajun, zydeco, Tejano, and Native American music. Corresponding with the television event, Palm has released a 19-song CD sampler offering prime examples of the styles covered during the show. American Roots Music has pulled together an impressive list of performers, this time including the Carter Family, Jimmie Rodgers, Bill Monroe, B.B. King, Hank Williams, Robert Johnson, Son House, Woody Guthrie, Leadbelly, Mahalia Jackson, Flaco Jimenez, and Bob Dylan. Viewers who have seen the series as a newfound education into these time-honored styles will be overjoyed at this sampler, featuring a perfect introduction to American roots music. As good as the sampler is, the four-CD box set soundtrack (with accompanying 48-page booklet) is almost too good to pass up. While some of the box set's tracks are a little rougher, they also go more in-depth, digging deeper into each of the styles covered on the highlights disc. Those who have seen and enjoyed the series would be advised to invest in the box set, while those curious about exploring these genres could comfortably start with the highlights disc. [Also available from Palm is a video collection containing the entire television series on DVD and VHS.] ~ Zac Johnson

Engineer: Alan Silverman

 
Technical Info
Release Date : 09/01/2004
Original Release Date : 2001
Catalog ID : 2074
Label : Palm
Number of Discs : 1
Studio/Live : Studio
Mono/Stereo : Mixed
SPAR Code : n/a
UPC : 00660200207427

 
Professional Reviews
Down Beat (May 2002, p.58)
- 3.5 out of 5 stars - "...A sonic history is portrayed with classic images and well-organized text."

  
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