Roots Of Bob Dylan / Various Roots Of Bob Dylan / Various CD

2009 four disc (three CDs + NTSC/Region 0 DVD) box set that documents some of the main influences studied and absorbed by the revolutionary Folk/Rock singer/songwriter. The three CDs represents Dylan's personal journey through Blues, Country and Folk music and feature some of the most famous artists of all time, including tracks by Johnny Cash, Leadbelly, Hank Williams, Woody Guthrie, Elvis Presley and Muddy Waters. The accompanying DVD, Talkin' Dylan, features interviews with Dylan fans and aficionados including Joe Boyd, Michael Gray, Sid Griffin and Mike Marqusee. A truly original artist, Bob Dylan has influenced generations of musicians, but this set takes a look back at the artists that inspired the man himself. Proper.

1. Don't Let Your Deal Go Down - Charlie Poole 2. Worried Blues - Frank Hutchison 3. Backwater Blues - Bessie Smith 4. Honey Won't You Allow Me One More Chance -Henry Thomas 5. Jesus Make Up My Dying Bed - Willie Johnson 6. Cocaine Blues - Luke Jordan 7. Omie Wise - Grayson ; Whitter 8. My Name Is John Johannah - Kelly Harrell 9. James Alley Blues - Richard Brown 10. See That My Grave Is Kept Clean - Blind Lemon Jefferson 11. You Gonna Quit Me Baby - Blind Blake 12. Minglewood Blues - Gus Cannon 13. The Butcher's Boy - Buell Kazee 14. Stealin' Stealin' - Memphis Jug Band 15. Corrina, Corrine - Bo Carter 16. Frankie - John Hurt 17. Down on Penny's Farm - the Bently Boys 18. When the Levee Breaks - Memphis Minnie 19. Pony Blues - Charley Patton 20. Henry Lee - Dick Justice 21. House Carpenter - Clarence Ashley 22. My Blue Eyed Jane - Jimmie Rodgers 23. Sitting on Top of the World - Mississippi Sheiks 24. Someday Baby Blues - Sleepy John Estes 25. When the Sun Goes Down - Leroy Carr 26. Deep Elem Blues - Prairie Ramblers 27. The Wayworn Traveller - Carter Family 28. Mama Let Me Lay It on You - Blind Boy Fuller 29. Come on in My Kitchen - Robert Johnson 30. Freight Train Blues - Roy Acuff 31. Delia - Willie McTell 32. New Highway No. - Tommy McClennan 33. Fixin' to Die - Bukka White 34. It Hurts Me Too - Tampa Red 35. Ranger's Command - Woody Guthrie 36. Gypsy Davey - Woody Guthrie 37. To Each His Own - the Ink Spots 38. Blue Moon of Kentucky - Bill Monroe 39. Black Girl-Leadbelly 40. Dark As a Dungeon - Merle Travis 41. Tomorrow Night - Lonnie Johnson 42. Automobile Blues - Lightnin'hopkins 43. Lost Highway - Hank Williams 44. That Lucky Old Sun - Frankie Laine 45. Blues Stay Away from Me - Delmore Brothers 46. Rollin' ; Tumblin' - Muddy Waters 47. Man of Constant Sorrow - Stanley Brothers 48. Nine Below Zero - Sonny Boy Williamson 49. I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know - Davis Sisters 50. That's Alright Mama - Elvis Presley 51. Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash 52. Tutti Frutti - Little Richard 53. Mary of the Wild Moor - Louvin Brothers 54. Jack O' Diamonds - Odetta 55. I Walk the Line - Johnny Cash 56. Too Much Monkey Business - Chuck Berry 57. Baby Blue - Gene Vincent 58. All I Have to Do Is Dream - Everly Brothers 59. Lonesome Town - Ricky Nelson 60. Rock 'N' Roll Is Here to Stay - Danny ; the Juniors 61. DVD - 'Talkin' Dylan' Features Interviews with Joe Boyd, Michael Gray, Sid Griffin and Mike Marqusee