Track Listing

1. Do Re Mi - Woody Guthrie
2. Pigmeat Papa - Leadbelly
3. Police Dog Blues - Blind Blake
4. Brownsville Blues - Sleepy John Estes
5. Dark Was the Night - Blind Willie Johnson
6. On a Monday - Leadbelly
7. Vigilante Man - Woody Guthrie
8. Cherry Ball Blues - Skip James
9. Taxes on the Farmer Feeds Them All - Fiddlin' John Carson
10. Bourgeois Blues - Leadbelly
11. You Can't Stop a Tattler, Pt. 1 - George Washington Phillips
12. You Can't Stop a Tattler, Pt. 2 - George Washington Phillips
13. Diddie Wah Diddie
14. How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live - Blind Alfred Reed
15. Viola Lee Blues - Cannon's Jug Stompers
16. Cross Road Blues - Robert Johnson
17. Goodnight Irene - Leadbelly
18. Statesboro Blues - Blind Willie McTell
19. Poor Me - Charley Patton
20. Candy Man Blues - Mississippi John Hurt
21. Corrine, Corrina - Bo Carter

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #239615 in Music
• Released on: 2007-04-02
• Number of discs: 1

Customer Reviews

Ry Cooder's roots
This CD is a must have for Ry Cooder aficianardos and blues and traditional folk enthusist everywhere! This isn't just Roots of Ry Cooder... it's Ry Cooder's roots! This is music that influenced him to begin with. Most all of his traditional interpretations came from these artist. You'll love it. Where else can you get a collection like this one?