Birthright: A Black Roots Music Compendium

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Tracklist

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1Bourbon Street Parade
recording engineer:
Leszek Wojcik
associate producer:
Ron Rona
producer:
Ben Jaffe (tuba, bass)
mixer:
Scott Billington and Earl Scioneaux III (Keyboardist, appears on "A Color Map of the Sun")
clarinet:
Charlie Gabriel
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Joe Lastie
piano:
Rickie Monie
tenor saxophone:
Clint Maedgen
trombone:
Freddie Lonzo
trumpet:
Mark Braud
tuba:
Benjamin Jaffe (tuba, bass)
vocals:
Mark Braud
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Piety Street Studio in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
recording of:
Bourbon Street Parade
lyricist and composer:
Paul Barbarin (jazz drummer from New Orleans)
publisher:
EMI Unart Catalog Inc.
Preservation Hall Jazz Band?:??
2Station Blues
recorded in:
Senatobia, Mississippi, United States (in 2002)
recording engineer:
Steve Reynolds (Engineer) (in 2002)
producer:
Corey Harris
bass drum:
Aubrey Turner and Otha Andre Evans (in 2002)
fife [cane fife]:
Shardé Thomas (American fife and drum blues artist) (in 2002)
guitar:
Corey Harris (in 2002)
snare drum:
R.L. Boyce (in 2002)
vocals:
Corey Harris (in 2002) and Shardé Thomas (American fife and drum blues artist) (in 2002)
arranger:
Corey Harris and Sharde Thomas (American fife and drum blues artist)
recording of:
Station Blues (in 2002)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Corey Harris & Sharde Thomas?:??
361 Highway
recorded in:
Como, Mississippi, United States (in 1962)
recording engineer:
Richard K. Spottswood (American Musicologist) (in 1962)
guitar:
Mississippi Fred McDowell (in 1962)
vocals:
Mississippi Fred McDowell (in 1962)
recording of:
Highway 61 (in 1962)
lyricist and composer:
Fred McDowell
Mississippi Fred McDowell?:??
4Georgie Buck*
producer:
Timothy Duffy and Dom Flemons
fiddle:
Justin Robinson (US multi-instrumentalist for Carolina Chocolate Drops) (on 2006-10-06) and Joe Thompson (US fiddler) (on 2006-10-06)
five-string banjo [5-string banjo]:
Rhiannon Giddens (on 2006-10-06)
jug:
Dom Flemons (on 2006-10-06)
vocals:
Joe Thompson (US fiddler) (on 2006-10-06)
recording of:
Georgie Buck (on 2006-10-06)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3428)
Carolina Chocolate Drops feat. Joe Thompson?:??
5Ranky Tanky
recording engineer and mixer:
Elliot Elsey
producer:
Quentin Baxter
double bass [bass]:
Kevin Hamilton (bassist)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Quentin Baxter
guitar:
Clay Ross
trumpet:
Charlton Singleton
vocals:
Quiana Parler, Clay Ross and Charlton Singleton
Ranky Tanky?:??
6One Dime Blues
engineer:
Wes Lachot (in 1990) and Lesley Williams (folklorist) (in 1990)
producer:
Wayne Martin (Smithsonian Folkways) and Lesley Williams (folklorist)
guitar:
Etta Baker (in 1990)
Etta Baker?:??
7Eunice Two Step
recording engineer:
Ralph Rinzler
accordion:
Alphonse “Bois Sec” Ardoin
fiddle:
Canray Fontenot
vocals:
Alphonse “Bois Sec” Ardoin
recording of:
Two-Step de Eunice
lyricist and composer:
Amédé Ardoin
Alphonse “Bois Sec” Ardoin & Canray Fontenot?:??
8Automobile Blues
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (in 1960)
double bass [bass]:
Leonard Gaskin (in 1960)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Belton Evans (in 1960)
guitar:
Sam "Lightnin’" Hopkins (in 1960)
vocals:
Sam "Lightnin’" Hopkins (in 1960)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (in 1960)
recording of:
Automobile Blues (in 1960)
lyricist and composer:
Lightnin’ Hopkins
publisher:
Prestige Music (US drum & bass) and The Bicycle Music Company (part of Concord Bicycle Music since 2015/04/01, overseeing publishing and rights management)
Lightnin’ Hopkins?:??
9Grizzly Bear
recorded in:
Ellis Farm, Texas, United States (in 1966)
recording engineer:
Bruce Jackson (US folklorist, documentary filmmaker, writer & photographer) (in 1966)
vocals:
Bennie Richardson (Inmate at Ellis Farm, Texas, recorded in 1966) (in 1966) and unknown work gang ([unknown], Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1966)
recording of:
Grizzly Bear (in 1966)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Bennie Richardson?:??
10Motherless Children
recording engineer:
Bob Kidder (in 1963-06)
producer:
Orrin Keepnews
double bass [acoustic bass]:
Johnny Pate (in 1963-06)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Al Duncan (in 1963-06)
electric bass guitar [electric bass]:
Phil Upchurch (in 1963-06)
vocals:
Cleotha Staples (in 1963-06), Mavis Staples (in 1963-06), Pervis Staples (in 1963-06), Roebuck “Pops” Staples (in 1963-06) and Yvonne Staples (in 1963-06)
recorded at:
Universal Recording Studio (Chicago, IL, USA) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1963-06)
recording of:
Motherless Children (in 1963-06)
lyricist and composer:
Blind Willie Johnson
The Staple Singers?:??
11Blues Before Sunrise
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (in 1960)
guitar:
Brownie McGhee (in 1960)
harmonica:
Sonny Terry (in 1960)
vocals:
Brownie McGhee (in 1960) and Sonny Terry (in 1960)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (in 1960)
recording of:
Blues Before Sunrise (in 1960)
lyricist and composer:
Leroy Carr
publisher:
MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group)
Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry?:??
12Fox Chase
recording engineer:
Charly Weber
producer:
Michael Maloney (producer) (task: production coordinator)
banjo:
Dink Roberts (old-time banjo player)
vocals:
Dink Roberts (old-time banjo player)
recording of:
Fox Chase (folk tune)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Dink Roberts?:??
13Sweet Georgia Brown
producer:
Bruce Kaphan (pedal steel guitarist and recording engineer)
double bass [bass]:
L.C. Armstrong
guitar:
Carl Martin (1930s US guitar & violin player)
mandolin:
Ted Bogan
violin:
Howard Armstrong
vocals:
Ted Bogan
recording of:
Sweet Georgia Brown
lyricist:
Kenneth Casey (in 1925)
composer:
Ben Bernie (in 1925) and Maceo Pinkard (in 1925)
publisher:
Francis Day (publisher), Remick Music Corp. and Warner Bros. Music (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
Martin, Bogan & Armstrong?:??
14Little Liza Jane
recording engineer:
Mark Bingham (in 1987)
producer:
Ron Levy (American electric blues musician and composer)
recording of:
Little Liza Jane (in 1987)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
The Golden Eagles?:??
15Ay-Tete Fee
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1955)
accordion:
Clifton Chenier (in 1955)
bass guitar [bass]:
"Candy" (in 1955)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1955)
guitar:
Phillip Walker (US blues guitarist & singer) (in 1955)
piano:
James Jones (1950s pianist) (in 1955)
vocals:
Clifton Chenier (in 1955)
The Clifton Chenier Band?:??
16Hard Time Killing Floor Blues
guitar:
Nehemiah "Skip" James
vocals:
Nehemiah "Skip" James
recording of:
Hard Time Killin’ Floor Blues
lyricist and composer:
Skip James
publisher:
Wynwood Music Company Inc
Skip James?:??
17Weary Blues
recorded in:
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (in 1951-08)
producer:
Bill Grauer
banjo:
Laurence Marrero (in 1951-08)
clarinet:
George Lewis (New Orleans jazz clarinetist) (in 1951-08)
double bass [bass]:
Alcide Pavageau (in 1951-08)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Paul Barbarin (jazz drummer from New Orleans) (in 1951-08)
piano:
Lester Santiago (in 1951-08)
trombone:
Bill Mathews (trombone) (in 1951-08)
trumpet:
Alvin Alcorn (in 1951-08)
recording of:
Weary Blues (in 1951-08)
lyricist:
George Cates and Mort Greene
composer:
Artie Matthews
George Lewis Ragtime Jazz Band of New Orleans?:??
18Yonder Come Day
recording engineer:
Bruce Kaphan (pedal steel guitarist and recording engineer) (in 1973) and Bill Nowlin (Rounder Records) (in 1973)
tambourine:
Bessie Jones (in 1973)
vocals:
Bessie Jones (in 1973)
Bessie Jones?:??
19We Will Understand It Better By And By
recorded in:
Nassau, Bahamas
recording engineer:
Guy Droussart
guitar:
Joseph Spence
vocals:
Joseph Spence
Joseph Spence?:??
20Best Of All
recording engineer:
William Moesta (in 2011-12) and Steve Reynolds (Engineer) (in 2011-12)
producer:
Scott Billington
baritone saxophone:
Roger Lewis (Sax Player - Dirty Dozen Brass Band) (in 2011-12)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Terence Higgins (in 2011-12)
guitar:
Jake Eckert (in 2011-12)
percussion:
Kevin Harris (US tenor saxophonist) (in 2011-12) and Terence Higgins (in 2011-12)
sousaphone:
Kirk Joseph (in 2011-12)
tenor saxophone:
Kevin Harris (US tenor saxophonist) (in 2011-12)
trumpet:
Gregory Davis (in 2011-12) and Efrem Pierre Towns (in 2011-12)
recorded at:
The Music Shed in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (in 2011-12)
recording of:
Best of All
composer:
Gregory Davis, Kevin Harris (US tenor saxophonist), Terence Higgins and Kirk Joseph
The Dirty Dozen Brass Band?:??
21Step In
assistant engineer and associate producer:
Ben Tanner
engineer and mixer:
Boo Mitchell
producer:
Lawrence "Boo" Mitchell
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Cedric Burnside
guitar:
Cedric Burnside and Luther Dickinson
slide guitar:
Luther Dickenson
vocals:
Cedric Burnside
recorded at and mixed at:
Royal Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
engineered at:
Royal Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Cedric Burnside?:??
22Pretty Polly
recording engineer:
Ben Bateson
associate producer:
Roy Andrade
producer:
Ted Olson (music historian)
banjo:
Roy Andrade
guitar:
Amythyst Kiah
vocals:
Amythyst Kiah
recorded at:
East Tennessee State University Recording Lab in Johnson City, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Pretty Polly
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 15)
Amythyst Kiah?:??
23St. Louis Blues
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (in 1960-04)
acoustic guitar:
Elmer Snowden (in 1960-04)
double bass [acoustic bass]:
Wendell Marshall (in 1960-04)
electric guitar:
Lonnie Johnson (American blues and jazz musician) (in 1960-04)
vocals:
Lonnie Johnson (American blues and jazz musician) (in 1960-04) and Elmer Snowden (in 1960-04)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (in 1960-04)
recording of:
St. Louis Blues (in 1960-04)
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
publisher:
Handy Bros. Music Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
Reuter & Reuter Förlags AB
Lonnie Johnson and Elmer Snowden?:??
24Money Is King
recording engineer:
Andrew Gilchrist
engineer and mixer:
Goat
producer:
King James (Jimmy Horn)
electric bass guitar [electric bass] and percussion [whiskey bottle]:
King James (Jimmy Horn)
guitar:
Daniel Tremblay
maracas [tcha-tcha]:
Damas "Fanfan" Louis
tenor banjo:
Leyla McCalla
trumpet:
Ben Polcer (cornet)
viola:
Free Feral
vocals:
Leyla McCalla
recorded at:
House of 1000 Hz in Bywater, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Leyla McCalla?:??
25Polly Put The Kettle On
fiddle:
Ben Hunter (on 2014-02-02)
guitar:
Guy Davis (Blues musician) (on 2014-02-02)
harmonica:
Dom Flemons (on 2014-02-02)
background vocals:
Ben Hunter (on 2014-02-02), Guy Davis (Blues musician) (on 2014-02-02) and Joe Seamons (on 2014-02-02)
vocals:
Dom Flemons (on 2014-02-02)
recorded at:
Sound Pure Studios in Durham, North Carolina, United States (on 2014-02-02)
recording of:
Polly Put the Kettle On (nursery rhyme) (on 2014-02-02)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 7899)
Dom Flemons?:??
26Diving Duck Blues
recording engineer:
Jesse Nichols
acoustic guitar:
Taj Mahal (US blues musician)
resonator guitar:
Keb’ Mo’
vocals:
Keb’ Mo’ and Taj Mahal (US blues musician)
recorded at:
Fantasy Studios (Berkeley) in Berkeley, California, United States
recording of:
Diving Duck Blues
lyricist and composer:
John Estes
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI)
Taj Mahal and Keb’ Mo’?:??
27Crying Blues
recording engineer and mixer:
David Farrell (engineer)
assistant engineer:
Steve Reynolds (Engineer)
producer:
Scott Billington
acoustic guitar:
Sonny Landreth
bass guitar [bass]:
Classie Ballou, Jr.
button accordion:
Wilson "Boozoo" Chavis
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Rellis Chavis
fiddle:
David Greely
frottoir [rubboard] and background vocals:
Charles Chavis
vocals:
Wilson "Boozoo" Chavis
recorded at and mixed at:
Ultrasonic Studios in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Boozoo Chavis?:??
28Morning Train
recording engineer:
Ronny Cates
executive producer:
Chris Strachwitz
producer:
Bob Stone (producer / Arhoolie records)
bass guitar [bass] and guitar:
Phillip Campbell (guitarist)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Carlton Campbell
pedal steel guitar:
Charles "Chuck" Campbell
vocals:
Katie Jackson (gospel)
recording of:
Morning Train
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
The Campbell Brothers?:??
29When I Lay My Burden Down
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
recording of:
Glory, Glory (Lay My Burden Down)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
John Lee Hooker?:??
30Titanic
recording engineer:
Mike Seeger
guitar:
Lesley Riddle
vocals:
Lesley Riddle
recording of:
Titanic
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Lesley Riddle?:??
31Go To The Mardi Gras
drums (drum set) [drums]:
John Boudreaux
piano:
Henry "Professor Longhair " Roeland Byrd
vocals:
Henry "Professor Longhair " Roeland Byrd
recording of:
Mardi Gras in New Orleans
lyricist and composer:
Henry Roeland Byrd
publisher:
Don Williams Music Group, Inc. and Professor Longhair Music
Professor Longhair?:??
32Candy Man
guitar:
Mississippi John Hurt
vocals:
Mississippi John Hurt
recording of:
Candy Man
writer:
Mississippi John Hurt
publisher:
Wynwood Music Co. Inc.
Mississippi John Hurt?:??
33San Francisco Bay Blues
engineer:
Roy DuNann (in 1963)
producer:
Lester Koenig
guitar, harmonica and other instruments [fotdella]:
Jesse Fuller (in 1963)
vocals:
Jesse Fuller (in 1963)
recorded at:
Good Time Jazz Studio in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1963)
recording of:
San Francisco Bay Blues (in 1963)
lyricist and composer:
Jesse Fuller
Jesse Fuller?:??
34Special Delivery Blues
double bass [acoustic bass]:
Bill Lee (bassist, composer, father of Spike Lee)
guitar:
Odetta (American singer Odetta Holmes)
vocals:
Odetta (American singer Odetta Holmes)
recording of:
Special Delivery Blues
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Odetta?:??
35Step It Up And Go
guitar:
John Jackson (Blues guitarist & singer)
vocals:
John Jackson (Blues guitarist & singer)
John Jackson?:??
36Arkansas Blues
recording engineer:
Jay Gallagher (engineer, founder of Ultrasonic Studios) (in 1984-04)
producer:
John Berthelot, Scott Billington and Jeff Hannusch
piano:
Isidore "Tuts" Washington (in 1984-04)
recorded at:
Ultrasonic Studio in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (in 1984-04)
Tuts Washington?:??
37Lo, I Will Be With You Always
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1960-08-24)
guitar:
Rev. Gary Davis (on 1960-08-24)
vocals:
Rev. Gary Davis (on 1960-08-24)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1960-08-24)
recording of:
Lo, I Be With You Always (on 1960-08-24)
composer:
Reverend Gary Davis
Reverend Gary Davis?:??
38Ups On The Farm
recorded in:
Wynne, Texas, United States (on 1964-03-18)
recording engineer:
Bruce Jackson (US folklorist, documentary filmmaker, writer & photographer) (on 1964-03-18)
vocals:
Inmate named Peter (on 1964-03-18)
Inmate named Peter?:??
39John Henry
recording engineer and mixer:
Pete Reiniger
producer:
Joe Wilson (folklorist/producer/musician)
guitar:
John Cephas
harmonica:
Phil Wiggins
vocals:
John Cephas
recording of:
John Henry
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Sonet Publishing Ltd.
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 790)
Cephas & Wiggins?:??
40Study War No More
producer:
Evelyn Harris
vocals:
Evelyn Harris, Bernice Johnson Reagon (gospel singer), Aisha Kahlil, Yasmeen Bheti Williams-Johnson and Ysaÿe M. Barnwell
recording of:
Down by the Riverside
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Sweet Honey in the Rock?:??

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