The Best Of American Folk & Blues (3cd set)

Artist: Various Artists
Format: 3CD
Bar-code: 506034202210
Cat No: NOT3CD211

£8.99

This comprehensive 3 disc collection gathers together many of the key names of the 1960s folk revival, who in turn went on to influence those artists whose music still resonates today. It is an overused word, but many of the artists here really do deserve to be called “legendary”.

 

DISC 1

1. I Get Evil – Albert King
2. Baby, Let Me Follow You Down – Bob Dylan
3. Hide Away – Freddy King
4. Hold That Train – B.B. King
5. Crying At The Station – Brownie McGhee
6. Train Done Gone – Eddie ‘Blues Man’ Kirkland
7. Casey Jones – Pete Seeger
8. Too Close Blues Lightnin’ Slim
9. Stormy Monday Jimmy Witherspoon
10. Where Have All The Flowers Gone? The Kingston Trio
11. Stewball Memphis Slim
12. Highway Blues Lightnin’ Hopkins
13. Roll On, Buddy Paul Clayton
14. Love My Baby Shakey Jake
15. Jack Went A Sailing Lori Holland
16. Just Make Love To Me Muddy Waters
17. Johnny Runkins Pat Foster
18. Rainin’ In My Heart Slim Harpo
19. I’m Crazy ‘Bout You Baby Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
20. Boom Boom John Lee Hooker

DISC 2

1. The Hammer Song Pete Seeger
2. Dimples John Lee Hooker
3. I Wanna See My Baby T-Bone Walker
4. Nobody Knows You When You’re Down And Out Dave Van Ronk
5. Mean Ole Frisco B.B. King
6. Man Of Stone Eddie ‘Blues Man’ Kirkland
7. Little Old Log Cabin In The Woods Pegram And Parham
8. I’ve Made Nights By Myself Albert King
9. Patrol Blues Lazy Lester
10. Love Henry Peggy Seeger
11. I’m A Mojo Man Lonesome Sundown
12. A Worried Man The Kingston Trio
13. I Love You Baby Smokey Hogg
14. Wreck Of The Old ’97 Woody Guthrie
15. Bye Bye Baby Memphis Slim & T-Bone Walker
16. Late Last Night Slim Harpo
17. Heads Up Freddy King
18. Peg And Awl Doc Watson
19. I’m A Rollin’ Stone Lightnin’ Slim
20. Hoochie Coochie Muddy Waters

DISC 3

1. When My Heart Beats Like A Hammer B.B. King
2. Mean Old Frisco Brownie McGhee
3. In The Pines Dave Van Ronk
4. We’re Gonna Rock Memphis Slim
5. I Wonder Why Lightnin’ Hopkins
6. Tom Dooley The Kingston Trio
7. Mind Your Own Business Lightnin’ Slim
8. Down On My Knees Eddie ‘Blues Man’ Kirkland
9. The Yellow Rose Of Texas Pegram And Parham
10. Don’t Start Cryin’ Now Slim Harpo
11. I’ll Never Be Free Jimmy Witherspoon
12. Jackhammer Blues Woody Guthrie
13. Can’t Keep From Cryin’ Earl Gaines
14. Strawberry Roan Pat Foster
15. Swooshy Freddy King
16. I’m In Love T-Bone Walker
17. Shake A Leg Smokey Hogg
18. Goodbye, Little Bonnie, Goodbye Paul Clayton
19. Goin Down Slow Sonny Terry
20. Last Night I Had The Strangest Dream Pete Seeger