Crossroads: Southern Routes

Smithsonian Folkways – SF CD 40080

Format: CD, Compilation, Enhanced
Country: US
Released: 1996
Genre: Jazz, Rock, Latin, Blues, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Country, Bluegrass, Gospel, Folk, Rockabilly
[Tracklist]
01 Rising Sun: Brownie McGhee, Sonny Terry, and Coyal McMahan (02:40)
02 Statesboro Blues: The Allman Brothers Band (04:15)
03 Blue Monk: The Dirty Dozen Brass Band (03:34)
04 Les Quatre Vieux Garcons: Dewey Balfa, Peter Schwarz, and Tony Balfa (02:05)
05 Travelin' Shoes: Vera Hall (01:36)
06 Woke Up This Mornin' With My Mind on Freedom: The Freedom Singers (02:29)
07 Mice and the Bad Angel/Turtle's Song to the Wolf: Betty Mae Jumper (01:22)
08 Brother John/Iko Iko: The Neville Brothers (05:33)
09 White House Blues: Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys (02:03)
10 Blue Suede Shoes: Carl Perkins (02:14)
11 Anque Me Odies: Lydia Mendoza (02:43)
12 Apartment #9: Tammy Wynette (02:58)
13 Too Many Hungry Mouths Around the Table: Denise La Salle (03:50)
14 Southbound: Doc Watson, Merle Watson (02:41)
15 I'd Rather Be an Old Time Christian: The Kingsmen (02:01)
16 There is None Like Him: The Mississippi Mass Choir (04:47)
[Credits]
Producer and Liner Notes: Kip Lornell, Producer: Jon Kertzer and Steve Moreland, Liner Notes: Anthony Seeger, Designer: Scott Stowell
[Notes]
Blues, bluegrass, rockabilly, soul/blues, freedom songs, and other genres on this recording all have deep roots in southern culture and have influenced music worldwide. In a CD player, the 16 songs and liner notes introduce regional southern traditions. In a compatible CD-ROM drive, the music is complemented by hundreds of photos, texts, maps, audio and video clips and artist interviews. Hear the American South and discover the roots of American musical traditions. Artists include Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry, The Allman Brothers, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Les Quatre Vieux Garcons (Dewey Balfa), Vera Hall, The SNCC Freedom Singers, Betty Mae Jumper, Neville Brothers, Bill Monroe, Carl Perkins, Lydia Mendoza, Tammy Wynette, Denise LaSalle, Doc and Merle Watson, The Kingsmen, and Mississippi Mass Choir. "The best enhanced CD yet." — U.S. News and World Report