Roots Music: An American Journey

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1Tennessee Mountain Fox Chase
recorded in:
Dade County, Georgia, United States (in 1984-10)
recording engineer:
Bruce Nemerov (in 1984-10)
producer:
Norman Blake (bluegrass guitarist)
banjo:
Tommy Jackson (clawhammer style banjo player) (in 1984-10)
fiddle:
Nancy Blake (in 1984-10) and James Bryan (American fiddle player) (in 1984-10)
guitar:
Norman Blake (bluegrass guitarist) (in 1984-10)
Norman Blake2:54
2Banjo Picking Girl
recording engineer and mixer:
John Nagy
producer:
Hazel Dickens and Alice Gerrard
banjo:
Alice Gerrard, Lamar Grier and Mike Seeger
fiddle:
Tracy Schwarz
lead vocals:
Alice Gerrard
tenor vocals:
Hazel Dickens
recording of:
Banjo Pickin’ Girl
Hazel Dickens & Alice Gerrard3:06
3Old Corn Liquor
recording engineer:
Wes Lachot
producer:
Bob Carlin
mixer:
Bob Carlin and Wes Lachot
banjo:
Bob Carlin
double bass:
Pam Davis (bassist)
fiddle:
Joe Thompson (US fiddler)
guitar:
Clyde Davids
vocals:
Joe Thompson (US fiddler)
recorded at and mixed at:
Overdub Lane in Durham, North Carolina, United States
recording of:
Old Corn Liquor (Joe Thompson arrangment)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Joe Thompson (US fiddler)
arrangement of:
Old Corn Liquor
Joe Thompson3:26
4Rain and Snow
recording engineer:
Chris Hertzler
producer:
Ken Irwin
mixer:
Richard Adler (producer/engineer)
solo banjo [clawhammer banjo] and solo vocals:
Suzanne Thomas
recording of:
Rain and Snow
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3634)
Dry Branch Fire Squad2:15
5The Orphan Child
recording engineer:
Jody Stecher (folksinger)
engineer:
Mike Cogan and Bob Shumaker
mixer:
Bob Shumaker
banjo:
Kate Brislin
guitar:
Jody Stecher (folksinger)
bass vocals:
Larry Hanks
vocals:
Kate Brislin and Jody Stecher (folksinger)
Jody Stecher & Kate Brislin4:05
6Working on a Building
producer:
The Johnson Mountain Boys
banjo:
Tom Adams (US bluegrass banjoist)
double bass:
Marshall Wilborn
fiddle:
Eddie Stubbs
guitar:
Dudley Connell
mandolin:
David McLaughlin (US bluegrass musician)
vocals:
Dudley Connell, David McLaughlin (US bluegrass musician) and Marshall Wilborn
The Johnson Mountain Boys3:18
7You Better Mind
recording engineer:
Bruce Kaplan (Flying Fish Records) (in 1973-07) and Bill Nowlin (Rounder Records) (in 1973-07)
Bessie Jones2:50
8Dry Bones
recording engineer:
Chris Rival
producer:
Jerry Lawson and Chris Rival
vocals:
Jimmy Hayes (vocalist with The Persuasions), B.J. Jones, Jerry Lawson, Joe Russell (tenor singer of the Persuasions) and Jayotis Washington
The Persuasions2:17
9Did You Hear John Hurt?
engineer:
Chas Eller
producer:
Mitch Greenhill (60's folk)
guitar:
Dave Van Ronk
vocals:
Dave Van Ronk
Dave Van Ronk3:15
10One‐Dime Blues
producer:
Wayne Martin (Smithsonian Folkways), Lesley Williams and Lesley Williams (folklorist)
guitar:
Etta Baker
Etta Baker2:35
11All the Way From East St. Louis
recorded in:
Como, Mississippi, United States (in 1962-04)
recording engineer:
Richard K. Spottswood (American Musicologist) (in 1962-04)
guitar:
Mississippi Fred McDowell (in 1962-04)
vocals:
Mississippi Fred McDowell (in 1962-04)
Mississippi Fred McDowell3:08
12Juke Medley
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1964-09)
recording engineer:
Norman Dayron (in 1964-09)
producer:
Norman Dayron
guitar [lead guitar]:
Robert Nighthawk (in 1964-09)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Johnny Young (US blues singer, mandolin player & guitarist) (in 1964-09)
harmonica:
Carey Bell (in 1964-09)
membranophone:
Robert Whitehead (1950s blues drummer) (in 1964-09)
Robert Nighthawk & Carey Bell1:38
13Black’s Ball
assistant recording engineer and assistant mixer:
Ed Goodreau (in 1993)
recording engineer and mixer:
Glenn Berger (in 1993)
producer:
Scott Billington
bass:
Kenny Krumbholtz (in 1993)
guitar:
J.B. Hutto (in 1993)
membranophone:
Leroy Pina (in 1993)
solo guitar [first solo]:
Brian Bisesi (in 1993)
tenor saxophone:
Greg Piccolo (in 1993)
vocals:
J.B. Hutto (in 1993)
recorded at and mixed at:
Blue Jay Recording Studios in Carlisle, Massachusetts, United States (in 1993)
J.B. Hutto & The New Hawks2:57
14Just a Little While to Stay Here
recording engineer:
Keith Keller (Producer, Engineer, Chez Flames Studio) (in 1994)
producer:
Keith Keller (Producer, Engineer, Chez Flames Studio)
bass drum:
Keith Frazier (Bass Drum) (in 1994)
cymbal [cymbal]:
Keith Frazier (Bass Drum) (in 1994) and Ajay Mallery (in 1994)
snare drum:
Ajay Mallery (in 1994)
tenor saxophone:
Roderick Paulin (in 1994)
trombone:
Tyrus Chapman (in 1994) and Reginald Stewart (trombone) (in 1994)
trumpet:
Glen Andrews (trumpet) (in 1994), Kermit Ruffins (US jazz trumpeter, singer, composer, and actor) (in 1994) and Kenneth Terry (Kenny “Little Milton” Terry) (in 1994)
tuba:
Philip Frazier ("Tuba" Phil Fraizer) (in 1994)
recorded at:
Chez Flames in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (in 1994)
Rebirth Brass Band6:18
15Iko, Iko
engineer:
David Farrell (engineer)
producer:
Ron Levy (American electric blues musician and composer)
bass drum:
Geechee
congas:
Geenie (US percussionist, member of Wild Magnolias)
cowbell:
Lil' Crip
tambourine:
Big Chief Monk Boudreaux, Bo Dollis, Gator June, Penney and Pretty Queen
background vocals:
Big Chief Monk Boudreaux, Gator June, Geechee, Geenie (US percussionist, member of Wild Magnolias), Lil’ Crip, Penney and Pretty Queen
lead vocals:
Bo Dollis
arranger:
Bo Dollis
recorded at and mixed at:
Southlake Recording Studio in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States
recording of:
Iko Iko
lyricist:
James Crawford, Jr. (R&B musician James “Sugar Boy” Crawford, Jr.), Barbara Anne Hawkins, Rosa Lee Hawkins and Joan Marie Johnson (Joan Marie Johnson Faust)
composer:
James Crawford, Jr. (R&B musician James “Sugar Boy” Crawford, Jr.), Barbara Anne Hawkins and Rosa Lee Hawkins
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), EMI Longitude Music Co., IKO Legal Hold, Melder Publishing Co., Songs of Windswept Pacific, Trio Music Company Inc. and フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division)
revision of:
Jockomo
Bo Dollis and The Wild Magnolias3:43
16Mai Kai No Kauai
recorded in:
Hawaii, United States (in 1988)
engineer and mixer:
Pete Carlson (engineer and producer) (in 1988)
producer:
Bob Brozman
guitar and bass vocals:
Tau Moe (in 1988)
guitar [second guitar]:
Dorian Moe (in 1988)
Hawaiian guitar:
Bob Brozman (in 1988)
ukulele:
Lani Moe (in 1988)
lead vocals:
Rose Moe (in 1988)
vocals:
Dorian Moe (in 1988) and Lani Moe (in 1988)
recording of:
Mai Kai No Kauai (in 1988)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Bob Brozman and Tau Moe Family
Tau Moe Family2:47
17Texas Cowboy
recorded in:
Mountain View, Arkansas, United States
producer:
Mark Wilson (technical/producer)
fiddle:
J.P. Fraley
guitar:
Glenn Ohrlin
guitar [second guitar]:
Gordon McCann (guitarist, folklorist)
vocals:
Glenn Ohrlin
Glenn Ohrlin3:20
18Streets of Laredo
recording engineer:
Pete Reiniger (in 1983)
producer:
Joe Wilson (folklorist/producer/musician)
guitar:
Brownie Ford (in 1983)
vocals:
Brownie Ford (in 1983)
arranger:
Brownie Ford
recording of:
Streets of Laredo (aka “Cowboy’s Lament”) (in 1983)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 23650)
version of:
The Unfortunate Lass (Bad Girl's Lament)
Brownie Ford4:27
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