Jewel case 2CD set
- As part of Repertoire Records' 20th Anniversary celebrations, we present the first release in a series of four collections, specially commissioned to commemorate
- 20 years of supreme collectable re-issues and compilations from this dedicated label.
- Here is a cool, fantastic new 2 CD compilation of classic songs from various eras that influenced Bob Dylan. This is one of the most comprehensive collections of its kind ever compiled, and is an absolutely essential addition for all Dylan collectors!
- Booklet with authoritative and detailed track-by-track explorations of the songs' relevance in the history of Bob Dylan, written by Max Dax with Alexander Paulick.
- 45 tracks. All original recordings, expertly remastered with superb sound.
When a new and original artist emerges on the scene and provides inspiration for all around him, there is often a desperate need to identify the source of such genius. In the case of Bob Dylan, as the young man in the peaked cap sang his own folk style songs, the world was transfixed.
During the early 1960s, Dylan created a tremendous impact with such albums as 'Bob Dylan', 'The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan' and 'The Times They Are A-Changin'. Dylan influenced everyone, from The Beatles to Jimi Hendrix. But even as he was a-changin' the times, musicologists were eager to discover the roots of Bob Dylan.
The purpose of this compilation is to celebrate the many other great artists who - it could be argued - laid the foundations for his work. Certainly the richly varied performers on this 2CD set represent the best in American music. There are ballad singers, blues men, R&B, folk and country artists, jazz men and women. Among the 45 diverse tracks, we find artists ranging from Muddy Waters to Bing Crosby and from Leadbelly to Chuck Berry and Louis Armstrong.
Billie Holiday singing 'Strange Fruit' can only have given the young Dylan insight into the passion that can be unleashed by a powerful song with a message. There are no songs by Bob Dylan himself on this compilation, but there are some of the most inspirational performances of the 20th century. These are songs that influenced the man himself.
Track listing:
CD 1
- Odetta: Another Man Gone Done
- Sam Lightnin' Hopkins: Automobile Blues
- Muddy Waters: Rollin' Stone
- Johnny & Jack: Uncle John's Bongos
- Slim Harpo: Shake Your Hips
- Tommy Duncan: Daddy Loves Mommy-O
- Chuck Berry: Too Much Monkey Business
- Bill Munroe: Blue Moon Of Kentucky
- Ramblin' Jack Elliott: Diamond Joe
- Bert Jansch: Nottamun Town
- Karen Dalton: Ribbon Bow
- Stanley Brothers: Man Of Constant Sorrow
- Hank Williams: Alone And Forsaken
- Frankie Laine: That Lucky Old Son
- Curtis Mayfield : People Get Ready
- B.B. King: The Thrill Is Gone
- Graham Brothers: Hard Times (Come Again No More)
- The Ink Spots: We Three (My Echo, My Shadow And Me)
- Gene Austin: The Lonesome Road
- Josh White: The House Of The Rising Sun
- Billie Holiday: Strange Fruit
- Louis Armstrong: St. James Infirmary
CD 2
- Woody Guthrie: 1913 Massacre
- Lonnie Johnson: Tomorrow Night
- Tampa Red: It Hurts Me Too
- Bing Crosby: Where The Blue Of The Night (Meets The Gold Of The Day)
- Leadbelly: In The Pines
- Curtis Jones: Highway 51 Blues
- Mississippi John Hurt: Stack-O-Lee
- Hank Williams With Audrey Williams: The Pale Horse And His Rider
- Bukka White: Fixin' To Die Blues
- Muddy Waters: Rosalia
- Blind Willie McTell: Delia
- Muddy Waters: Rollin' And Tumblin', Pt.1
- Reverend Gary Davis: Baby, Let Me Lay It On You
- Richard 'Rabbit' Brown: James Alley Blues
- Sam Lightnin' Hopkins: Someday Baby
- Charley Patton: High Water Everywhere, Pt. 2
- Robert Johnson: Little Queen Of Spades
- Billie Holiday: Having Myself a Time
- Blind Arthur Blake: You Gonna Quit Me Baby Blues
- Mississippi John Hurt: Louis Collins
- Jack Kelly & His South Memphis Jug Band: Highway 61 Blues
- The Mississippi Sheiks: Sitting On Top Of The World
- Josh White: Barbara Allen
