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"The Water Is Wide" (also called "O Waly, Waly" or simply "Waly, Waly") is a folk song of Scottish origin. Cecil Sharp published the song in Folk Songs From Somerset (1906).
The song has been covered by many musicians and has become a jazz standard. The first hit version was Bessie Smith's 1923 recording, which stayed on the charts for four weeks peaking at No. 6. This version was originally released around 1976.
"Pony Blues" is a Delta blues song written by blues musician Charley Patton. Patton recorded the song in June 1929. This version is by Alvin Youngblood Hart.
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The writer of the song is unknown; however it is believed it originated in a language other than English. It was recorded in the 1930's as "The Gallis Pole" by folk singer Huddie "Lead Belly" Ledbetter. The song has been covered by numerous artists including Odetta, Bob Dylan, Judy Collins, Steeleye Span and perhaps most famously Led Zeppelin.
With a primal voice that could rise from a guttural howl to an ethereal falsetto throughout the course of a song, Johnson possessed a complex and technically advanced guitar-playing style that influenced a generation of Mississippi bluesmen, including Howlin' Wolf and Robert Nighthawk. No relation to Robert Johnson or Lonnie Johnson.
In an early blues field that boasted a number of innovative guitarists, Lonnie Johnson was without peer. With a sense of melody unmatched by pre-war players, Johnson was equally capable of knocking out dirty blues and fluid jazz phrasings, and he invented the practice of combining rhythmic passages and solo leads within a single song.
Chuck Berry tune from 1959.
Joseph Nathan "King" Oliver (December 19, 1881 – April 10, 1938) was an American jazz cornet player and bandleader. He was particularly recognized for his playing style and his pioneering use of mutes in jazz. Also a notable composer, he wrote many tunes still played today. He was the mentor and teacher of Louis Armstrong. His influence was such that Armstrong claimed, "if it had not been for Joe Oliver, Jazz would not be what it is today."
Title is also known as Stagger Lee, Stagolee, and other variations. Over 400 different artists have recorded the song since the first recording in 1923 including Elvis Presley, Fats Domino, Jerry Lee Lewis, Nick Cave, The Grateful Dead and many more. This version if from 1928.
"Watermelon Man" is a jazz standard written by Herbie Hancock (at the age of 22) for his debut album, Takin' Off in 1962. The tune is a jazz standard and has been recorded over two hundred times
Written by Son House in 1930.
"Will the Circle Be Unbroken?" is a popular Christian hymn written in 1907 by Ada R. Habershon with music by Charles H. Gabriel. The song is often recorded unattributed and, because of its age, has lapsed into the public domain.
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Music from Mali. Thought to be some of the basis for American Blues music.
Re-release of 66 tracks by Tampa Red, known during the 1920s and '30s as "The Guitar Wizard." He developed a unique slide-guitar style that was picked up and expanded upon by Robert Nighthawk, Chuck Berry, and Duane Allman.
Cover of The Louvin Brothers song from Weapon Of Prayer from 1962.
The oldest known recording of this song, under the title "Rising Sun Blues", is by Appalachian artists Clarence "Tom" Ashley and Gwen Foster, who recorded it on September 6, 1933. As a traditional folk song recorded by an electric rock band, "House of the Rising Sun" has been described as the "first folk rock hit". More than 60 covers of this song have been made.
Little Richard, was an American musician, singer, and songwriter. He was an influential figure in popular music and culture for seven decades, active from 1947 - 2013. Richard is cited as one of the first crossover black artists, reaching audiences of all races.
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This track is with Kid Rock. Nicknamed the Killer, Jerry Lee has been described as "rock n' roll's first great wild man and one of the most influential pianists of the 20th century. A pioneer of rock and roll and rockabilly music, Lewis made his first recordings in 1956 at Sun Records in Memphis. He career faltered and he transitioned to country music in 1968. He returned to his rock n' rolls roots in his later albums.
"I Thought About You" is a 1939 popular song composed by Jimmy Van Heusen with lyrics by Johnny Mercer.
"John Hardy" is a traditional American folk song based on the life of a railroad worker living in McDowell County, West Virginia in the Spring of 1893. The earliest known recordings are credited to Eva Davis for Columbia in 1924, Ernest Stoneman for Okeh in 1925, and Buell Kazee for Brunswick in 1927.
"Why Baby Why" is a country music song co-written and originally recorded by George Jones. Released in late 1955.
By Sidney Bechet, one of the first important soloists in jazz, and was perhaps the first notable jazz saxophonist. The song was written in 1919 by Victor Herbert, with lyrics added by Al Dubin in 1939, it was recorded the same year by Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra and became a jazz standard.
"Lovesick Blues" is a show tune written by Cliff Friend and Irving Mills. The song first appeared in the 1922 musical "Oh, Ernest." It was first recorded by Elsie Clark 1922. Hank Williams had a hit with it in 1949.
Originally released in 1959.
Originally recorded in 1971. First made famous by Louis Armstrong in 1928.
This recording was originally on cylinder and released in 1925.
A Hank Williams tune from 1951. Her cover earned her the 1974 Grammy Award for Best Country Vocal Performance, Female.
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