The Mississippi River of Song

A Musical Journey Down the Mississippi

Smithsonian Folkways – SFW 40086

Format: 2 x CD, Album
Country: United States
Released: 1998
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, Indigenous, Blues, Cajun & Zydeco
[Tracklist]
1-01 Pow Wow Song: Chippewa Nation (02:50)
1-02 22: Babes in Toyland (03:20)
1-03 Sail Away Ladies: Spider John Koerner (03:30)
1-04 I Did My Best: Soul Asylum (03:58)
1-05 Red-Headed Swede: The Skål Club Spelmanslag (03:23)
1-06 The Singing Leaf: Wang Chong Lor (02:28)
1-07 I'll Open My Heart to the Lord / I'll Be Ready: Sounds of Blackness (01:56)
1-08 Kim Marie: Karl Hartwich (03:01)
1-09 Jazz Me Blues: Manny Lopez (04:32)
1-10 La Unica Estrella: La Otra Mitad (05:26)
1-11 Flat Stuff: Greg Brown (03:43)
1-12 Miss Ferris: John Hartford (03:55)
1-13 Born to Be with You: The Bob Lewis Family (02:17)
1-14 Milestone: Eugene Redmond and Sylvester "Sunshine" Lee (02:46)
1-15 I'm So Grateful: Fontella and Martha Bass (04:20)
1-16 Stop Breaking Down: Oliver Sain (05:10)
1-17 Get Down River: The Bottle Rockets (03:05)
1-18 La Guignolée: The Ste. Genevieve Guignolée Singers (03:43)
2-01 The Sweetest Song I Know: The Boundless Love Quartet (02:30)
2-02 Blue Yodel #1 (T for Texas): Sonny Burgess (03:54)
2-03 St. Louis Blues: Ann Peebles and the Memphis Horns (05:49)
2-04 Going Back to Memphis: Levon Helm and James Cotton (04:41)
2-05 Take a Little Walk with Me: Robert Lockwood, Jr. (02:50)
2-06 Catfish: Big Jack Johnson (03:31)
2-07 Shake Your Moneymaker: Big Jack Johnson with Frank Frost & the Jelly Roll Kings (03:06)
2-08 Grits Ain't Groceries: Little Milton (04:23)
2-09 We Praise Your Holy Name: The Mississippi Mass Choir (05:52)
2-10 Taters and Gravy and Chicken Fried Steak: Kenny Bill Stinson (02:52)
2-11 The Back Door (La Porte d'en Arrière): D.L. Menard (03:49)
2-12 Bon Chien: Geno Delafose (02:49)
2-13 Marie Lavaux: David & Roselyn (03:28)
2-14 Basin Street Blues: Henry Butler (03:58)
2-15 Time is on My Side: Irma Thomas (02:47)
2-16 Check Your Bucket: Eddie Bo and Henry Butler (04:39)
2-17 Let Your Mind Be Free: The Soul Rebels (02:56)
2-18 La Vida de un Jaibero (The Crab Fisherman's Song): Irvan Perez (02:49)
[Credits]
Compiler, Liner Notes & Producer: Elijah Wald, Producer: John Junkerman & Toshio Murayama, Photographer: Theo Pelletier, Mastering Engineer: Charlie Pilzer
[Notes]
This two-hour, 36 track, musical journey down the Mississippi from the headwaters to the delta captures the power and diversity of American music in the late 20th century. The music, recorded between 1995 and 1997 in small towns and large cities along the river, reflects centuries of interaction and experimentation along America’s great waterway. 48-page booklet.

Levon Helm: American Son

MCA Records – MCA-5120

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1980
Genre: Rock, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Country Rock, Blues Rock
[Tracklist]
A1 Watermelon Time In Georgia (3:53)
A2 Dance Me Down Easy (2:51)
A3 Violet Eyes (3:10)
A4 Stay With Me (3:03)
A5 America's Farm (3:09)
B1 Hurricane (4:04)
B2 China Girl (3:18)
B3 Nashville Wimmin (4:13)
B4 Blue House Of Broken Hearts (3:29)
B5 Sweet Peach Georgia Wine (3:51)
[Credits]
Levon Helm (drums/harmonica/vocals) Jerry Shook (guitar/mandolin) Buddy Emmons (steel guitar) Kenneth Buttrey (drums) Jerry Carrigan (drums) Hargus Robbins (piano) Bobby Ogdin (organ/piano) Billy Sanford (guitar) Henry Strzelecki (bass) Mitch Humphries (organ) Steve Gibson (guitar) Steve Schaffer (bass) Clifford Robertson (organ) Beegie Adair (piano) Buster Phillips (drums)
Producers: Jim Foglesong and Fred Carter, Jr., Designers: George Osaki and Andy Engel, Illustratior: Joo Chung, Engineers: Joe Mills, Ernie Winfrey and Bobby Bradley
[Notes]
While recording a few songs for the movie Coal Miner's Daughter, in which he played Loretta Lynn's father, Levon Helm and friends just kept the tape rolling. American Son offers ten songs (the single "Blue Moon of Kentucky" b/w "Working in a Coal Mine" offers two more) from those productive sessions. A band of Nashville veterans replaces the superstar lineup of Helm's first two albums. The resulting record has a relaxed groove that kicks in with "Watermelon Time in Georgia" and doesn't let up. The terrific "Hurricane" evokes the Band's second album, while "Violet Eyes" and "China Girl" are highlighted by engaging harmonies. American Son is considered by many to be Levon's best solo album.-- Allmusic Review by J.P. Ollio

Bob Dylan: Self Portrait

Columbia – C2X 30050

Format: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Textured Gatefold
Country: US
Released: Jun 8, 1970
Genre: Rock, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk Rock, Blues Rock, Country
[Tracklist]
A1 All The Tired Horses (3:11)
A2 Alberta #1 (2:55)
A3 I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know (2:22)
A4 Days Of 49 (5:42)
A5 Early Mornin' Rain (3:31)
A6 In Search Of Little Sadie (2:26)
B1 Let It Be Me (2:58)
B2 Little Sadie (1:58)
B3 Woogie Boogie (2:06)
B4 Belle Isle (2:28)
B5 Living The Blues (2:41)
B6 Like A Rolling Stone (5:14)
C1 Copper Kettle (3:32)
C2 Gotta Travel On (3:04)
C3 Blue Moon (2:26)
C4 The Boxer (2:45)
C5 The Mighty Quinn (Quinn, The Eskimo) (2:54)
C6 Take Me As I Am (Or Let Me Go) (2:59)
D1 Take A Message To Mary (2:44)
D2 It Hurts Me Too (3:16)
D3 Minstrel Boy (3:29)
D4 She Belongs To Me (2:42)
D5 Wigwam (3:08)
D6 Alberta #2 (3:20)
[Credits]
Bob Dylan (guitar/harmonica/keyboards/vocals) Performers: Al Kooper, Alvin Rogers, Albert W. Butler, Albertine Robinson, Barry McDonald, Bill Pursell, Bob Moore, Bob Wilson, Brenton Banks, Byron T. Bach, Carol Montgomery, Charlie Daniels, Charlie McCoy, David Bromberg, Dennis A. Good, Delores Edgin, Dottie Dillard, Doug Kershaw, Bubba Fowler, Emanuel Green, Frank C. Smith, Fred Carter, Jr., Frederick Hill, Garth Hudson, Gary Van Osdale, Gene A. Mullins, George Binkley, Hilda Harris, June Page, Karl T. Himmel, Kenneth Buttrey, Levon Helm, Lillian Hunt, Maeretha Stewart, Martha McCrory, Martin Katahn, Marvin D. Chantry, Millie Kirkham, Norman Blake , Oliver Mitchell, Peter Drake, Rex Peer, Richard Manuel, Rick Danko, Robbie Robertson, Ron Cornelius, Sheldon Kurland, Solie J. Fott, Stu Woods, Anthony Terron
Producer: Bob Johnston, Designer: Ron Coro, Paintin: Bob Dylan, Photographers: Al Clayton and John Cohen, Engineers: Don Puluse, Glynn Johns and Neil Wilburn
[Notes]
Self Portrait is the tenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released on June 8, 1970, by Columbia Records. Self Portrait was Dylan's second double album (after Blonde on Blonde), and features many cover versions of well-known pop and folk songs. Also included are a handful of instrumentals and original compositions. Most of the album is sung in the affected country crooning voice that Dylan had introduced a year earlier on Nashville Skyline. Seen by some as intentionally surreal and even satirical at times, Self Portrait received extremely poor reviews.

Elizabeth Mitchell: Sunny Day

Smithsonian Folkways SFW CD 45064

Format: CD, Album
Country: US
Released: 2010
Genre: Children's, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Children's
[Tracklist]
01 Sunny Day (1:32)
02 Shoo Lie Loo (3:10)
03 Mr. Rabbit (1:33)
04 Ooki Na Kuri No Ki No Shita De (Under The Big Chestnut Tree) (1:15)
05 Keep On The Sunny Side (2:56)
06 Lovely Day (2:26)
07 Reggae In The Fields (2:07)
08 Ong Tal Sam (Little Spring) (1:48)
09 Tell It Again (1:22)
10 Green, Green Rocky Road (2:22)
11 School Days (3:43)
12 Mystery Train (2:36
13 Oh, John The Rabbit (1:51)
14 David's Mandolin (2:48)
15 This Little Light Of Mine (2:20
16 Fairy Tale Lullaby (2:30)
17 Elephants All Over The World (2:02)
18 Little Buckaroo (2:37)
19 Tsuki (Moon) (2:19)
[Credis]
Artist: Elizabeth Mitchell, Producers: Waren Defever and Daniel Littleton, Photographers: Tania Barricklo and Laura Levine, Artist: Ida Pearle, Designer: Sonya Cohen Cramer, Engineers: Warren Defever and Pete Reiniger
[Notes]
Sunny Day brings us "handmade" music of the finest kind, for folks of all ages. Elizabeth Mitchell, joined by her husband Daniel Littleton, daughter Storey, and lots of musical friends including Daniel Littleton and the Children of Agape choir from South Africa, weaves a tapestry of loving and spirited songs. Like her previous album You Are My Little Bird, Sunny Day reminds us of the beauty of the natural world and the magic found in the simplest moments of everyday life. 19 tracks, 43 minutes, 28-page booklet.

The Band: The Last Waltz

20th Century Fox Home Entertainment GXBA-17337

Format: DVD, DVD-Video, Multichannel, NTSC, Special Edition
Country: Japan
Released: 08 Nov 2002
Genre: Rock, Blues, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Blues Rock, Country, Soft Rock, Rhythm & Blues, Rock & Roll
[Tracklist]
01 Cutthroat, Don't Do It
02 Theme From The Last Waltz, Main Title
03 A Celebration
04 Up On Cripple Creek
05 The Skylight Lounge, The Shape I'm In
06 Who Do You Love
07 Canadian Overcoats, It Makes No Difference
08 Introduction To The Canterury Tales
09 Such A Night
10 Helpless
11 Stagefright
12 A Name For The Band
13 The Weight
14 The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
15 An Adult Portion
16 Dry Your Eyes
17 Women On The Road
18 Coyote
19 Sonny Boy Williamson
20 Mystery Train
21 Rock 'N' Roll Melting Pot
22 Mannish Boy
23 Further On Up The Road
24 Tour Of Shangri-La, Sip The Wine
25 Evangeline
26 Genetic Method, The Music Teacher
27 Ophelia
28 Travelling Tent Shows
29 Caravan
30 Loud Prayer
31 Forever Young
32 Baby Let Me Follow You Down
33 I Shall Be Released
34 Theme From The Last Waltz, End Credits
[Credits]
Robbie Robertson (guitar/vocals/producer) Rick Danko (bass/vocals) Levon Helm (drums/vocals) Garth Hudson (keyboards) Richard Manuel (piano) Martin Scorsese (interview)
Performer: Bob Dylan (tracks: 31, 32), Dr. John (tracks: 9), Emmylou Harris (tracks: 25), Eric Clapton (tracks: 23), Joni Mitchell (tracks: 18), Muddy Waters (tracks: 22), Neil Diamond (tracks: 16), Neil Young (tracks: 10), Paul Butterfield (tracks: 20), Ringo Starr (tracks: 33), Ron Wood (tracks: 33), Ronnie Hawkins (tracks: 6), The Staples (tracks: 13), Van Morrison (tracks: 29), Lawrence Ferlinghetti (tracks: 30), Michael McClure (tracks: 8)
Design: Boris Leven, Executive Producer:Jonathan Taplin

[Notes]
Recorded Live at the Winterland Arena, San Francisco, California, November 26, 1976. Originally released in 1978