Disc One - The Southeast - Memphis/Bristol/Johnson City/Louisville/Ashland/Charlotte |
1-01 | Clarence Ashley | The Coo-Coo Bird | Traditional | Rate |
1-02 | Memphis Jug Band | On The Road Again | J. B. Jones, W. Shade | Rate |
1-03 | Washington White | The Panama Limited | B. White | Rate |
1-04 | Hoyt Ming And His Pep Steppers | Indian War Whoop | H. Ming | Rate |
1-05 | Frank Stokes | 'Tain't Nobody Business If I Do (Part 1) | P. Grainger, E. Robbins | Rate |
1-06 | Andrew And Jim Baxter | K.C. Railroad Blues | A. Baxter, J. Baxter | Rate |
1-07 | Alfred G. Karnes | I Am Bound For The Promised Land | A. G. Karnes | Rate |
1-08 | Garfield Akers | Cottonfield Blues (Part 2) | G. Akers | Rate |
1-09 | Bascom Lamar Lunsford | I Wish I Was A Mole In The Ground | Traditional | Rate |
1-10 | The Bentley Boys | Down On Penny's Farm | The Bentley Boys | Rate |
1-11 | Whistler's Jug Band | Foldin' Bed | Traditional | Rate |
1-12 | Weems String Band | Greenback Dollar | Traditional | Rate |
1-13 | Mattie Delaney | Tallahatchie River Blues | M. Delaney | Rate |
1-14 | Cannon's Jug Stompers | Walk Right In | G. Cannon, H. Woods | Rate |
1-15 | The Carter Family | Bury Me Under The Weeping Willow | A. P. Carter | Rate |
1-16 | Jim Jackson | Old Dog Blues | J. Jackson | Rate |
1-17 | Columbus Fruge | Bayou Teche | C. Fruge | Rate |
1-18 | Tommy Johnson | Cool Drink Of Water | T. Johnson | Rate |
1-19 | J. P. Nestor | Train On The Island | J. Nestor | Rate |
Disc Two - Atlanta - The Origin Of Commercial Field Recording |
2-01 | Elder J. E. Burch | My Heart Keeps Singing | Traditional | Rate |
2-02 | Julius Daniels | Ninty-Nine Year Blues | J. Daniels | Rate |
2-03 | Earl Johnson And His Clodhoppers | I Get My Whiskey From Rockingham | Traditional | Rate |
2-04 | Rev. J. M. Gates | Death's Black Train Is Coming | Traditional | Rate |
2-05 | Jimmie Rodgers [Country] | Waiting For A Train | J. Rodgers | Rate |
2-06 | Tenneva Ramblers | Darling, Where Have You Been So Long? | Traditional | Rate |
2-07 | Alabama Sacred Harp Singers | Rocky Road | Traditional | Rate |
2-08 | Amédée Breaux, Ophy Breaux And Cleoma Breaux | Ma Blonde Est Partie | A. Breaux | Rate |
2-09 | Carolina Tar Heels | Peg And Awl | Traditional | Rate |
2-10 | Barbecue Bob | Chocolate To The Bone | R. Hicks | Rate |
2-11 | Eddie Head And His Family | Down On Me | Traditional | Rate |
2-12 | Cleoma Breaux With Joseph Falcon And Ophy Breaux | Prenez Courage | Traditional | Rate |
2-13 | Dilly And His Dill Pickers | Pickin' Off Peanuts | J. Dilleshaw | Rate |
2-14 | Nelstone's Hawaiians | Just Because | H. Nelson, J. D. Touchstone | Rate |
2-15 | Willie Walker [Columbia] | Dupree Blues | Traditional | Rate |
2-16 | Burnett And Rutherford | Ladies On The Steamboat | Traditional | Rate |
2-17 | Blind Willie McTell | Mamma, 'Tain't Long Fo' Day | W. McTell | Rate |
Disc Three - New York City/East Coast - The Birthplace Of Electric Recording |
3-01 | Cuarteto Flores | Cecilia | P. Flores | Rate |
3-02 | Los Borinquenos | La Coquetera | Traditional | Rate |
3-03 | Guty Cárdenas Y Lencho | Coconito | L. Barcelata | Rate |
3-04 | Emmett Miller | Lovesick Blues | C. Friend, I. Mills | Rate |
3-05 | Big Bill Broonzy | Long Tall Mama | B. Broonzy | Rate |
3-06 | Two Poor Boys | John Henry Blues | Traditional | Rate |
3-07 | Lead Belly | Mr. Tom Hughes' Town | H. Ledbetter | Rate |
3-08 | Mississippi John Hurt | Louis Collins | J. S. Hurt | Rate |
3-09 | Blind Gary Davis | I Am The Light Of The World | G. Davis | Rate |
3-10 | Rev. F. W. McGee | Fifty Miles Of Elbow Room | R. McGee | Rate |
3-11 | Hopi Indian Chanters | Chant Of The Eagle Dance | Traditional | Rate |
3-12 | Mike Hanapi And Ilima Islanders | Hilo Hula (Hilo Hanakahi) | Traditional | Rate |
3-13 | Charlie Poole And The North Carolina Ramblers | If The River Was Whiskey | C. Poole, N. Woodlieff | Rate |
3-14 | Frank Hutchison | Stackalee | Traditional | Rate |
3-15 | Ernest Stoneman | The Wreck Of The '97 | Traditional | Rate |
3-16 | Buell Kazee | Faded Coat Of Blues | J. H. McNaughton | Rate |
3-17 | Dock Boggs | Country Blues | R. D. Boggs | Rate |
3-18 | Uncle Dave Macon And His Fruit Jar Drinkers | Sail Away Ladies | Traditional | Rate |
3-19 | Uncle Bunt Stephens | Sail Away Lady | Traditional | Rate |
3-20 | A. C. (Eck) Robertson | Sallie Gooden | Traditional | Rate |
3-21 | Don Richardson | Arkansas Traveller | Traditional | Rate |
Disc Four - The Midwest - Chicago/St. Louis/Richmond/Grafton |
4-01 | Lane Hardin | Hard Time Blues | L. Hardin | Rate |
4-02 | Charley Patton | Down The Dirt Road Blues | C. Patton | Rate |
4-03 | Banjo Joe | Poor Boy, Long Way From Home | G. Cannon | Rate |
4-04 | Blind Blake And Charlie Spand | Hastings Street | A. Blake, C. Spand | Rate |
4-05 | Blind Lemon Jefferson | See That My Grave's Kept Clean | L. Jefferson | Rate |
4-06 | Golden Melody Boys | Gonna Have 'Lasses In The Morning | D. Jones, P. Featherstone | Rate |
4-07 | Bumble Bee Slim And Memphis Minnie | New Orleans Stop Time | A. Easton | Rate |
4-08 | Ma Rainey | Prove It On Me Blues | G. Pridgett | Rate |
4-09 | Williamson Brothers And Curry | I'm Gonna Die With My Hammer In My Hand | E. Williamson | Rate |
4-10 | Geeshie Wiley | Last Kind Word Blues | L. M. Wiley | Rate |
4-11 | Dixieland Jug Blowers | Banjoreno | H. Clifford | Rate |
4-12 | Beale Street Sheiks Stokes And Sane) | It's A Good Thing | F. Stokes, D. Sane | Rate |
4-13 | Blind Willie Davis | Trust In God And Do The Right | Traditional | Rate |
4-14 | Sleepy John Estes | Someday Baby Blues | J. Estes | Rate |
4-15 | Sam Collins | Lonesome Road Blues | S. Collins | Rate |
4-16 | Willie Brown | Future Blues | W. Brown | Rate |
4-17 | Henry Thomas “Ragtime Texas” | Bull Doze Blues | H. Thomas | Rate |
4-18 | Massey Family | Brown Skin Gal (Down The Lane) | Traditional | Rate |
4-19 | Dick Justice | Henry Lee | Traditional | Rate |
4-20 | William Moore | Old Country Rock | W. Moore | Rate |
4-21 | Delma Lachney And Blind Uncle Gaspard | La Danseuse (The Dancer) | Traditional | Rate |
4-22 | Son House | My Black Mama (Parts 1 And 2) | E. J. House | Rate |
4-23 | Skip James | Cypress Grove Blues | N. C. James | Rate |
Disc Five - The Deep South And The West - Birmingham/Jackson/Hattiesburg/New Orleans/Shreveport/Dallas/San Antonio/Los Angeles/San Francisco |
5-01 | Robert Johnson | Cros Road Blues | R. Johnson | Rate |
5-02 | Lydia Mendoza | Mal Hombre | Traditional | Rate |
5-03 | Frenchy's String Band | Sunshine Special | Frenchy's String Band | Rate |
5-04 | Robert Wilkins | Old Jim Kinnane's | R. Wilkins | Rate |
5-05 | Amédée Ardoin And Dennis McGee | Les Blues De Voyage (Travel Blues) | A. Ardoin, D. McGee | Rate |
5-06 | Stripling Brothers | The Lost Child | Traditional | Rate |
5-07 | Jaybird Coleman | I'm Gonna Cross The River Of Jordan Some Of These Days | Traditional | Rate |
5-08 | The Aloha Serenaders Featuring Sol K. Bright | Tomi Tomi | Nape | Rate |
5-09 | Mississippi Sheiks | Sittin' On Top Of The World | B. Carter, W. Jacobs | Rate |
5-10 | Richard "Rabbit" Brown | James Alley Blues | R. Brown | Rate |
5-11 | Big Chief Henry's Indian String Band | The Indian Tom Tom | H. Hall | Rate |
5-12 | Prince Albert Hunt's Texas Ramblers | Blues In A Bottle | A. Hunt | Rate |
5-13 | Berthmost Montet And Joswell Dupuis | Je Me Suis En Alle | B. Montet | Rate |
5-14 | Blind Willie Johnson | Dark Was The Night, Cold Was The Ground | W. Johnson | Rate |
5-15 | Sol Ho'opi'i And His Novelty Trio | E. Mama Ea | Hiram, Kaehu | Rate |
5-16 | Truett And George | Ghost Dance | H. George | Rate |
5-17 | Roosevelt Graves And Brother | Woke Up This Morning (With My Mind On Jesus) | R. Graves | Rate |
5-18 | Joseph Falcon | Allons A Lafayette | J. Falcon | Rate |
5-19 | Los Madrugadores | Corrido De Joaquin Murrieta (Part 1 And 2) | Traditional | Rate |