2016 - Ein einzigartiges, streng limitiertes (nur 500 Stück!) 3-CD-Set mit ausführlichen Liner Notes und vielen seltenen und bisher unveröffentlichten Fotos. Diese fachmännisch zusammengestellte Sammlung von Blues, Country und Folk aus der Vorkriegszeit illustriert die Anfänge dessen, was wir heute AMERICANA nennen. CD 1 konzentriert sich auf Blues, CD 2 auf Country und CD 3 auf Folk… 78 Songs u.a. von Charlie Patton, Bessie Smith, The Carter Family, Maddox Brothers, Lydia Mendoza und Woody Guthrie.
78 Songs
- CD 1: (Blues):
- 1. Mamie & Her Jazz Hounds Smith - Crazy blues
- 2. Blind Lemon Jefferson - Rambler blues
- 3. Texas Alexander - Levee camp moan blues
- 4. Henry Thomas - Bull doze blues
- 5. Blind Blake - Too tight blues no. 2
- 6. Tommy Johnson - Big road blues
- 7. Cannon Jug Stompers - Walk right in
- 8. Charlie Patton - Pony blues
- 9. Bessie Smith - Dirty no-gooder's blues
- 10. Sleepy John Estes - The girl I love, she got long curly hair
- 11. Blind Willie McTell - Travelin' blues
- 12. Mississippi John Hurt - Got the blues can't be satisfied
- 13. Son House - Walkin' blues
- 14. Little Brother Montgomery - Vicksburg blues
- 15. Skip James - I'm so glad
- 16. Kokomo Arnold - Milk cow blues
- 17. Leroy Carr - When the sun goes down
- 18. Bo Carter - I want you to know
- 19. Casey Bill Weldon - Back door blues
- 20. Big Bill Broonzy - C&A blues
- 21. Sonny Boy Williamson - Good morning little school girl
- 22. Lonnie Johnson - Mr. Johnson swing
- 23. Liil Green - Romance in the dark
- 24. Sippie Wallace & Albert & His Rhythm Kings Ammons - Bedroom blues
- 25. Memphis Minnie - Kid man blues
- CD 2: (Country)
- 1. Henry C. Grilland - Arkansas traveler
- 2. B.F. Shelton - Darling Cora
- 3. Charlie Poole & The North Carolina Ramblers - Don't let your deal go down
- 4. Uncle Dave Macon - Worthy of estimation
- 5. Gid & His Skillet Lickers Tanner & Riley Puckett - Dance all night with a bottle in your hand
- 6. The Carter Family - Wildwood flower
- 7. Jimmie Rodgers - Blue yodel
- 8. Frank Hutchison - K.C. blues
- 9. The Delmore Brothers - Blue railroad train
- 10. Patsy Montana & The Prarie Ramblers - I wanna be a cowboy's sweetheart
- 11. Milton & His Brownies Brown - Somebody's been using that thing
- 12. Coon Creek Girls - Banjo pickin' girl
- 13. Fiddlin' Arthur & His Dixieliners Smith - Peacock rag
- 14. The Sons Of The Pioneers - Cool water
- 15. Bill & His Blue Grass Boys Monroe - Mule skinner blues
- 16. Bob & His Texas Playboys Wills - Time changes everything
- 17. Ernest Tubb - I ain't goin' Honkey Tonkin' anymore
- 18. Roy Acuff - Fireball mail
- 19. Carson Robison - 1942 Turkey in the straw
- 20. Cousin & Her Kinfolks Emmy - Ruby
- 21. The Stanley Brothers & The Clinch - Little glass of wine
- 22. Molly O'Day - Tramp on the street
- 23. Chet Atkins & The All Star Hillbillies - Guitar blues
- 24. The & Rose Maddox Bros. - George's playhouse
- 25. Hank Williams - I'm so lonesome I could cry
- 26. Johnny & Jack - Jesus hits like an atom bomb
- CD 3: (Folk):
- 1. Clarence Ashley - The house carpenter
- 2. Blind Willie Johnson - Dark was the night, cold was the ground
- 3. Obed 'Dad' Pickard - The old gray horse
- 4. Blind Uncle Gaspard - Sur le borde de l'eau
- 5. Big Boy Cleveland - Quill blues
- 6. Alabama Sacred Heart Singers - Religion is a fortune
- 7. The Two Poor Boys - Two white horses in a line
- 8. Floyd & His Pep Steppers Ming - Indian war whoop
- 9. Golden Eagle Gospel Singers - Shake mother's hand for me
- 10. Texas Gladden & Hobart Smith - Down in the willow garden
- 11. Luther Strong - Glory in the meetinghouse
- 12. Vera Hall - Another man done gone
- 13. Kelly Pace & Charlie Porter - Rock Island line
- 14. Leadbelly - Goodnight Irene
- 15. Hugh Gillespie - The Mullingar Lee / The star of Munster
- 16. Denus McGhee & Amedie Ardoin - Blues de Basile
- 17. Ukrainska Orchestra Pawla Humeniuka - Kozak Zawydija
- 18. Narcisco Martinez & Santiago Almeida - Chicharronera polka
- 19. Achileas Poulos - Nedem geldem Amerikaya (When I came to America)
- 20. Lydia Mendoza - Mal hombre
- 21. Burl Ives - Poor wayfaring stranger
- 22. Peter Seeger & The Almanac Singers - Song for John Doe
- 23. Woody Guthrie - Pretty boy Floyd
- 24. Josh White - Uncle Sam says
- 25. Elder Utah Smith - I want two wings
- 26. Merle Travis - Dark as a dungeon
- 27. Paul Robeson - The hammer song
