Roots Of Americana, Folk & Blues / Various Roots Of Americana, Folk & Blues CD

This collection explores the most important artists of the first folk revival which began in the early 1940's in the United States and reached it's peak in the early 1960's. All aspects of the scene are covered, from the early recordings of pioneers Leadbelly, Josh White and Woody Guthrie to the pre-1960's folk revivalists Tom Paley, Mike Seeger and Jean Ritchie

1. John Hardy - Glenn Yarbrough 2. Cotton Fields - Howard Roberts 3. Ramblin' - Barbara Dane 4. Amazing Grace - Mrs. Edd Presnell 5. Goodnight Irene - Leadbelly 6. Christopher Columbus - Maxine Sullivan 7. He's Got the Whole World in His Hands - Odetta 8. Goin' to New Orleans - Little Sammy Davis 9. Goin' to Dallas - Lightnin' Hopkins 10. Colorado Trail - Ed McCurdy 11. Railroad Bill - Mrs. Etta Baker 12. Cripple Creek - Mike Seeger 13. Eisenhower Blues - J.B. Lenoir 14. The Cuckoo - John Jacob Niles 15. Going Back to Memphis - Sunnyland Slim 16. West Coast Blues - Ernest Lewis