Vanguard Roots of Folk

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD: Roots of Folk
2▶CD: Singers & Songwriters
3▼CD: Folk Blues
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Candy Man
guitar:
Mississippi John Hurt (from 1963-07-15 until 1963-07-23)
vocals:
Mississippi John Hurt (from 1963-07-15 until 1963-07-23)
recorded at:
Coolidge Auditorium (Thomas Jefferson Building, Library of Congress) in Washington, D.C., United States (from 1963-07-15 until 1963-07-23)
recording of:
Candy Man Blues (from 1963-07-15 until 1963-07-23)
composer:
Reverend Gary Davis and Mississippi John Hurt
Mississippi John Hurt2:57
2I'm So Glad
guitar:
Skip James (from 1966-01-09 until 1966-01-10)
vocals:
Skip James (from 1966-01-09 until 1966-01-10)
Skip James1:57
3Seventh Son
John Hammond2:31
4Rambling Round Your City
Odetta4:06
5Samson and Delilah
recording of:
Samson and Delilah
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and Reverend Gary Davis
version of:
If I Had My Way I’d Tear the Building Down
Reverend Gary Davis3:40
6Cocaine
Dave Van Ronk3:51
7Empire State Express
live recording of:
Empire State Express
writer:
Son House
Son House4:07
8San Francisco Bay Blues
live recording of:
San Francisco Bay Blues
lyricist and composer:
Jesse Fuller
Jesse Fuller2:54
9Baby Please Don't Go
live recording of:
Baby, Please Don’t Go
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
EMI Full Keel Music, Leeds Music Corp., MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), MCA Music Ltd. and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
version of:
Another Man Done Gone
Lightnin’ Hopkins2:45
10See See Rider
The Chambers Brothers3:12
11Walkin' Blues
recording of:
Walking Blues
lyricist and composer:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend)
publisher:
King of Spades Music and Paul Rodriguez Music Ltd.
Muddy Waters4:07
12Drink Muddy Water
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee2:58
13Great Fire of Natchez
John Lee Hooker4:33
14Midnight Special
recording of:
Midnight Special
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Union Songs AB (publisher)
Pete Seeger feat. Willie Dixon & Lafayette Leake2:56
15Blues With a Feeling
recording of:
Blues With a Feeling (Little Walter version)
lyricist and composer:
Jacobs (blues performer and songwriter)
is based on:
Blues With a Feeling (original Rabon Tarrant / Jack McVea version)
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band3:56