Total Playing Time: 66:38
The wealth of music that has developed and grown in the United States cannot be underestimated. It is the birthplace of jazz, blues, gospel, bluegrass, old-time, Cajun, zydeco and countless other folk styles. Ranging from the early folk sounds of the Great Depression to the twangs of bluegrass and the soul of blues and gospel, The Rough Guide To American Roots is an indispensable collection of the giants of American roots music and introduces some of the finest musicians and the legendary performers that have contributed to the scene in the USA.
‘there isn’t a bad track on this album, which explores what makes American music American by providing sterling samples…With performers like Flaco Jimenez and Woody Guthrie as well as Muddy Waters, Bill Monroe, Mahalia Jackson and Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys, ”The Rough Guide to American Roots” has to be one of the most ambitious documents of American music history.’ New York Post
Artists include: Bill Monroe, Mahalia Jackson, Claire Lynch, Steve Riley, Joanne Shenandoah, Koko Taylor, Flaco Jimenez, Big Mama Thornton, Pete Seeger, Woody Guthrie, Kermit Ruffins, Ralph Stanley, Rosie Ledet, The Staple Singers and The Soul Stirrers
Sample: RALPH STANLEY: I Am Weary (Let Me Rest) (Peter V. Kuykendall) pub Wynwood Music Co, BMI. Licensed from Rebel Records.