Definitive Americana (2cd set)

Artist: Various Artists
Format: 2CD
Bar-code: 5060143493188
Cat No: NOT2CD318

£5.99

It’s all too easy to assume that, thanks to its sheer size and effect on the world via the mass media and electronic communication, American music and culture is one homogenous entity. Unlike the ever-present burger chains, though, there is much more variety to be had if you scratch the surface. The 50 tracks showcased here each offer their own riches and rewards as representatives of Americana in its many forms. It’s much that expresses hopes and fears in straight-talking lyrics with memorable tunes to match – a description of Pete Seeger’s output that surely applies to all.

CD 1

1. If I Had A Hammer – The Weavers
2. Cripple Creek – Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
3. Casey Jones – Pete Seeger
4. The Rock Island Line – Johnny Cash
5. Dimples – John Lee Hooker
6. Keep It To Yourself – Sonny Boy Williamson
7. Pastures Of Plenty – Woody Guthrie
8. Sixteen Tons – Tennessee Ernie Ford
9. Frankie And Johnny – Mississippi John Hurt
10. Every Day I Have The Blues – B.B. King
11. Orange Blossom Special – Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys
12. Let The Church Roll – Mahalia Jackson
13. Wildwood Flower – The Carter Family
14. Kisses Sweeter Than Wine – Jimmie Rodgers
15. Baby Please Don’t Go – Muddy Waters
16. Alabama Bound – Lead Belly
17. Pickin’ Time – Johnny Cash
18. The Streets Of Laredo – Burl Ives
19. Railroad Bill – Cisco Houston
20. Forty Four – Howlin’ Wolf
21. Kaw-Liga – Hank Williams
22. The Banks Of The Ohio – The Blue Sky Boys
23. John Henry – Pete Seeger
24. When The Train Comes Along – Uncle Dave Macon
25. This Land Is Your Land – Woody Guthrie

CD 2

1. Tom Dooley – The Kingston Trio
2. Blue Moon Of Kentucky – Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys
3. Keep On The Sunny Side – The Carter Family
4. I’m A Man Of Constant Sorrow – The Stanley Brothers
5. Pick A Bale Of Cotton – Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
6. Don’t Take Your Guns To Town – Johnny Cash
7. Your Cheatin’ Heart – Hank Williams
8. Dust My Broom – Elmore James
9. Jesse James – Pete Seeger
10. Midnight Special – Lead Belly
11. Smokestack Lightning – Howlin’ Wolf
12. BillY The Kid – Woody Guthrie
13. Along The Colorado Trail – The Weavers
14. Going Like Wildfire – Mac Wiseman
15. Careless Love – Brownie McGhee
16. Doin’ My Time – Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs
17. Up Above My Head – Sister Rosetta Tharpe & Marie Knight
18. I’m Ragged, But I’m Right – George Jones
19. Worried Man Blues – Burl Ives
20. Mannish Boy – Muddy Waters
21. Hard Ain’t It Hard – The Almanac Singers
22. Times ‘A-Waistin’ – June Carter & Carl Smith
23. Lord Randall, My Son – Josh White
24. Jack O’Diamonds – Odetta
25. Foggy Mountain Breakdown – Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs