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Roots Of Rock

Various Artists
Styles: Blues
Catalogue Number: ACRCD164

The pre-war blues provided much of the fuel for the 60?s Blues booms and the subsequent development of rock. Here are 25 examples of the original versions of songs made famous in the rock era by Elvis Presley/ Cream/ Led Zeppelin/ Them/ The Yardbirds/ B.B. King and The Rolling Stones. A bargain primer for the roots of rock.

Disk 1:
Track	Title	Artist
1	Statesboro' Blues	Blind Willie McTell
2	Sitting On Top Of The World	Mississippi Shieks
3	Bull Doze Blues	Henry Thomas
4	When The Levee Breaks	Kansas Joe & Memphis Minnie
5	Walking Blues	Robert Johnson
6	Nobody Knows You When You're Down & Out	Bessie Smith
7	That's No Way To Get Along	Robert Wilkins
8	Diddie Wa Diddie	Blind Blake
9	Good Morning Little Schoolgirl	Sonny Boy Williamson
10	I'm So Glad	Skip James
11	Baby Please Don't Go	Big Joe Williams
12	Don't Advertise Your Man	Clara Smith
13	Outside Woman Blues	Blind Joe Reynolds
14	Shake 'Em On Down	Bukka White
15	Milk Cow Blues (Pt.. 1)	Kokomo Arnold
16	A Spoonful Blues	Charley Patton
17	Stop Breaking Down Blues	Robert Johnson
18	Walk Right In	Cannon's Jug Stompers
19	Big Road Blues	Tommy Johnson
20	That Will Never happen No More	Blind Blake
21	Catfish Blues	Robert Petway
22	Crawlin' King Snake	Big Joe Williams
23	Me & My Chauffeur Blues	Memphis Minnie
24	Cross Roads	Robert Johnson
25	Key To The Highway	Big Bill Broonzy
26	Corrine Corrina	Bo Carter