Various Artists - Rough Guide To The Roots Of Country Music [CD]

Various Artists - Various Artists - Rough Guide To The Roots Of Country Music [CD]
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From the pioneering string bands and old-time banjo maestros to country music’s first superstar Jimmie Rodgers, this Rough Guide features many of the trailblazing artists who paved the way for the country music explosion to come.

01 Uncle Dave Macon & Sam McGee: Way Down The Old Plank Road 02:56 02 Charlie Poole & The North Carolina Ramblers: Leaving Home 03:02 03 Jimmie Rodgers: Somewhere Down Below The Dixon Line 02:55 04 J.P. Nester: Train On The Island 02:59 05 Darby & Tarlton: Sweet Sarah Blues 02:58 06 Dock Boggs: Old Rub Alcohol Blues 03:05 07 East Texas Serenaders: Acorn Stomp 02:50 08 Clarence Ashley: The Coo Coo Bird 02:54 09 The Carter Family: Wildwood Flower 03:08 10 Tenneva Ramblers: The Longest Train I Ever saw 03:05 11 Earl Johnson & His Dixie Entertainers: Ain't Nobody's Business 02:57 12 B.F. Shelton: Darling Cora 03:49 13 Ernest V. Stoneman & The Sweet Brothers: John Hardy 03:07 14 Cliff Carlisle: Chicken Roost Blues 02:30 15 Eck Robertson & Family: Texas Wagoner 03:00 16 Ray Brothers: Got The Jake Leg Too 02:55 17 Fruit Jar Guzzlers: Stack-O-Lee 03:16 18 Wilmer Watts & The Lonely Eagles: Sleepy Desert 03:04 19 Gid Tanner & His Skillet Lickers: It Ain't Gonna Rain No Mo' 02:55 20 Burnett & Rutherford: Curly Headed Woman 03:06 21 Fiddlin' Doc Roberts Trio: Cumberland Blues 02:50 22 Lowe Stokes: Billy In The Lowground 03:02 23 Buell Kazee: The Orphan Girl 02:59 24 Leake County Revelers: Leake County Blues 03:03 25 Fiddlin' John Carson & His Virginia Reelers: Gonna Swing On The Golden Gate 02:55

• Format Detail: CD
• Format: CD
• Genre: Country