Birthright: A Black Roots Music Compendium

Birthright: A Black Roots Music Compendium

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Birthright: A Black Roots Music Compendium

Birthright: A Black Roots Music Compendium

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Product Details

Release Date: 02/17/2023
Label: Concord / Craft Records
UPC: 0888072424869
Rank: 140030

Tracks

Disc 1

  1. Bourbon Street Parade  - Paul Barbarin  - Scott Billington  - Mark Braud  - Charlie Gabriel  - Ben Jaffe  - Benjamin Jaffe  - Joe Lastie  - Freddie Lonzo  - Clint Maedgen  - Rickie Monie  -  Preservation Hall Jazz Band  - Ron Rona  - Earl Scioneaux  - Leszek Wojcik
  2. Station Blues  - R.L. Boyce  - Otha Andre Evans  - Corey Harris  - Steve Reynolds  - Sharde Thomas  -  Traditional  - Aubrey Turner
  3. 61 Highway  - Fred McDowell  - Mississippi Fred McDowell  - Richard K. Spottswood
  4. Georgie Buck  -  Carolina Chocolate Drops  - Timothy Duffy  - Dom Flemons  - Rhiannon Giddens  - Justin Robinson  - Joe Thompson  - Joe Thompson  -  Traditional
  5. Ranky Tanky  - Quentin Baxter  - Elliott Elsey  - Kevin Hamilton  - Quiana Parler  -  Public Domain  -  Ranky Tanky  - Clay Ross  - Charlton Singleton
  6. One Dime Blues  - Etta Baker  - Wes Lachot  - Wayne Martin  - Lesley Williams
  7. Eunice Two Step  - Alphonse "Bois Sec" Ardoin  - Amede Ardoin  - Boisec Ardoin  - Canray Fontenot  - Ralph Rinzler
  8. Automobile Blues  - Belton Evans  - Leonard Gaskin  - Lightnin' Hopkins  - Rudy Van Gelder
  9. Grizzly Bear  - Bruce Jackson  - Bennie Richardson  -  Traditional
  10. Motherless Children  - Al Duncan  - Willie Johnson  - Orrin Keepnews  - Bob Kidder  - Johnny Pate  -  Staple Singers  - Cleotha Staples  - Mavis Staples  - Pervis Staples  - Roebuck "Pops" Staples  - Yvonne Staples  - Phil Upchurch
  11. Blues Before Sunrise  - Leroy Carr  - Brownie McGhee  - Sonny Terry  - Rudy Van Gelder
  12. Fox Chase  - Michael Maloney  - Dink Roberts  -  Traditional  - Charly Weber
  13. Sweet Georgia Brown  -  Armstrong  - Howard Armstrong  - Louis Armstrong  - Ben Bernie  -  Bogan  - Ted Bogan  - Kenneth Casey  - Bruce Kaplan  -  Martin  -  Martin  - Carl Martin  - Maceo Pinkard
  14. Little Liza Jane  - Lawrence Adams  - Mark Bingham  - Larry Boudreaux  - Monk Boudreaux  - Kenneth "Skeeter" Bruce  -  Golden Eagles  - Norwood Johnson  - Ron Levy  -  Public Domain  - Henry Singleton  - Johnny "Quarter Moon" Tobias
  15. Ay-Tete Fee  - Louis Candy  - Clifton Chenier  -  Chenier  - James Jones  - Philip Walker
  16. Hard Time Killing Floor Blues  - Nehemiah "Skip" James  - Skip James
  17. Weary Blues  - Alvin Alcorn  - Paul Barbarin  - George Cates  - Bill Jr. Grauer  - Mort Greene  - George Lewis  -  Lewis  -  Lewis  - Laurence Marrero  - Bill Mathews  - Artie Matthews  - Alcide Pavageau  - Lester Santiago
  18. Yonder Come Day  - Jacqueline Burns  - Donald Gibson  - Regina Gibson  - Michelle Johnson  - Bessie Jones  - Bruce Kaplan  - Bill Nowlin  - Barbara Ross  -  Traditional  - Barbara Walthour  - Sandra Walthour
  19. We Will Understand It Better By and By  - Guy Droussart  - Joseph Spence  -  Traditional
  20. Best of All  - Scott Billington  - Gregory David  - Gregory Davis  -  Dirty Dozen Brass Band  - Jake Eckert  - Kevin Harris  - Terence Higgins  - Kirk Joseph  - Roger Lewis  - William Moesta  - Steve Reynolds  - Efrem Pierre Towns

Disc 2

  1. Step In  - Cedric Burnside  - Luther Dickenson  - Lawrence Mitchell
  2. Pretty Polly  - Roy Andrade  - Ben Bateson  - Amythyst Kiah  - Ted Olson  -  Traditional
  3. St. Louis Blues  - Chris Albertson  - W.C. Handy  - Lonnie Johnson  - Wendell Marshall  - Elmer Snowden  - Rudy Van Gelder
  4. Money Is King  - Free Feral  - Andrew Gilchrist  -  Goat  -  King James  - Damas "Fanfan" Louis  - Neville Marcano  - Leyla McCalla  - Ben Polcer  - Daniel Tremblay
  5. Polly Put the Kettle On  - Guy Davis  - Dom Flemons  - Ben Hunter  - Joe Seamons  -  Traditional
  6. Diving Duck Blues  - Sleepy John Estes  -  Keb Mo  - Taj Mahal  - Jesse Nicholas
  7. Crying Blues  - Classie Jr. Ballou  - Scott Billington  - Boozoo Chavis  - Charles Chavis  - Rellis Chavis  - Wilson Chavis  - David Farrell  - David Greely  - Sonny Landreth  - Steve Reynolds
  8. Morning Train  -  Campbell Brothers  - Carlton Campbell  - Chuck Campbell  - Philip Campbell  - Ronny Cates  - Katie Jackson  - Bob Stone  - Chris Strachwitz  -  Traditional
  9. When I Lay My Burden Down  - John Lee Hooker  -  Traditional
  10. Titanic  - Lesley Riddle  - Mike Seeger  -  Traditional
  11. Go to the Mardi Gras  - John Boudreaux  - Henry Roeland Byrd  -  Professor Longhair
  12. Candy Man  - John S. Hurt  - Mississippi John Hurt  - Parick Sky
  13. San Francisco Bay Blues  - Roy DuNann  - Jesse Fuller  - Lester Koenig
  14. Special Delivery Blues  - Bill Lee  -  Odetta  -  Traditional
  15. Step It Up and Go  - John Jackson  -  Traditional
  16. Arkansas Blues  - John Berthelot  - Scott Billington  - Jay Gallagher  - Jeff Hannusch  - Tuts Washington
  17. Lo, I Will Be With You Always  - Gary Davis  -  Traditional  - Rudy Van Gelder
  18. Ups on the Farm  -  Inmate Named Peter  - Bruce Jackson  -  Traditional
  19. Cephas & Wiggins  -  Cephas & Wiggins  - John Henry England  - Phil Reiniger  -  Traditional  - Phil Wiggins  - Joe Wilson
  20. Sweet Honey in the Rock  - Tom Arrison  - Ysaye M. Barnwell  - Evelyn Harris  - Aisha Kahill  - Bill McElroy  - Steve Rathe  - Bernice Johnson Reagon  - Jim Robinson  - Chuck Rohrer  - Sharon Shapiro  - Art Steele  -  Sweet Honey in the Rock  -  Traditional  - Yasmeen Bheti Williams-Johnson

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Bessie Jones   Primary Artist,Vocals,Tambourine
Martin   Primary Artist
Boozoo Chavis   Primary Artist,Vocals,Button Accordion
George Lewis Ragtime Band   Primary Artist
The Dirty Dozen Brass Band   Primary Artist
Elmer Snowden   Primary Artist,Guitar (Acoustic),Vocals
Cephas & Wiggins   Primary Artist
Tuts Washington   Primary Artist,Piano
Etta Baker   Primary Artist,Guitar
Dink Roberts   Primary Artist,Banjo,Vocals
John Jackson   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Sam Hopkins   Primary Artist
Skip James   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Sonny Terry   Primary Artist,Vocals,Harmonica
Sweet Honey in the Rock   Primary Artist
Jesse Fuller   Primary Artist,Kazoo,Guitar,Vocals,Cymbals,Harmonica
Preservation Hall Jazz Band   Primary Artist
Professor Longhair   Primary Artist
Keb' Mo'   Primary Artist,Vocals,Guitar (Resonator)
Mississippi John Hurt   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Rev. Gary Davis   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Corey Harris   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Dom Flemons   Primary Artist,Jug,Vocals,Harmonica
Clifton Chenier   Primary Artist,Vocals,Accordion
Clifton Chenier & His Red Hot Louisiana Band   Primary Artist
Joe Thompson   Primary Artist,Fiddle,Vocals,Featured Artist,Featured Artist
Alphonse "Bois Sec" Ardoin   Primary Artist,Vocals,Accordion
Taj Mahal   Primary Artist,Vocals,Guitar (Acoustic)
Lightnin' Hopkins   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Joseph Spence   Primary Artist,Piano,Guitar,Vocals
Lonnie Johnson   Primary Artist,Vocals,Guitar (Electric)
Monk Boudreaux   Primary Artist,Vocals,Tambourine,Featured Artist
The Campbell Brothers   Primary Artist
Canray Fontenot   Primary Artist,Fiddle
Cedric Burnside   Primary Artist,Drums,Guitar,Vocals
The Golden Eagles   Primary Artist
Armstrong   Primary Artist
The Staple Singers   Primary Artist
Brownie McGhee   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Sharde Thomas   Primary Artist,Fife,Flute,Vocals
The Carolina Chocolate Drops   Primary Artist
John Lee Hooker   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Lesley Riddle   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Martin, Bogan & the Armstrongs   Primary Artist
Odetta   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Mississippi Fred McDowell   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
George Lewis & the New Orleans Jazzband   Primary Artist
George Lewis Quartet   Primary Artist
John Henry   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Leyla McCalla   Primary Artist,Banjo,Vocals,Tenor Banjo
Amythyst Kiah   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Ranky Tanky   Primary Artist
Benny Richardson   Primary Artist,Vocals
Bennie Richardson   Primary Artist,Vocals
Inmate Named Peter   Primary Artist,Vocals,Speech/Speaker/Speaking Part
Bogan   Primary Artist
Boisec Ardoin   Primary Artist
Sonny Landreth   Guitar (Electric),Guitar (Acoustic)
Bernice Johnson Reagon   Vocals
Bill Lee   Bass (Acoustic)
Kevin Harris   Percussion,Sax (Tenor)
Belton Evans   Drums
Carl Martin   Guitar,Vocals,Mandolin
Laurence Marrero   Banjo
Classie Ballou, Jr.   Bass,Bass (Electric)
Evelyn Harris   Vocals
Alvin Alcorn   Trumpet
Alcide Pavageau   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Paul Barbarin   Drums
Gregory Davis   Trumpet
Johnny Pate   Bass (Acoustic)
David Greely   Fiddle
Louis Armstrong   Bass,Vocals,Double Bass
Leonard Gaskin   Bass,Bass (Vocal)
Wendell Marshall   Bass (Acoustic)
Howard Armstrong   Violin,Vocals
Terence Higgins   Drums,Percussion
Ted Bogan   Guitar,Vocals,Mandolin
Katie Jackson   Vocals
Mavis Staples   Vocals
Norwood Johnson   Vocals,Tambourine
Cleveland Chenier   Percussion
Rhiannon Giddens   5-string Banjo
Al Duncan   Drums
Benjamin Jaffe   Tuba
Ysaye M. Barnwell   Vocals
Kirk Joseph   Sousaphone
Quentin Baxter   Drums
John Cephas   Vocals,Guitar (Acoustic)
Roebuck "Pops" Staples   Guitar,Vocals
Rickie Monie   Piano
Phil Upchurch   Bass (Electric)
Roger Lewis   Sax (Baritone)
Pervis Staples   Vocals
Rodney Evans   Drums (Snare)
Joe Lastie   Drums
Nehemiah "Skip" James   Vocals,Guitar
George Lewis   Clarinet
Clint Maedgen   Sax (Tenor)
Phil Wiggins   Harmonica
Luther Dickenson   Guitar,Slide Guitar
Louis Candy   Bass,Double Bass
Michelle Johnson   Vocals
Wilton Siemen   Drums
Henry Singleton   Congas,Vocals
Chuck Campbell   Pedal Steel
John Boudreaux   Drums
Henry Roeland Byrd   Piano,Vocals
R.L. Boyce   Drums,Drums (Snare)
Quiana Parler   Vocals
Kenneth "Skeeter" Bruce   Vocals,Tambourine
Clay Ross   Guitar,Vocals
Lester Santiago   Piano
Freddie Lonzo   Trombone
Charlie Gabriel   Clarinet
Larry Boudreaux   Congas,Vocals
Cleotha Staples   Vocals
Johnny "Quarter Moon" Tobias   Vocals,Tambourine
Phillip Campbell   Guitar (Bass),Guitar
Aisha Kahill   Vocals
Aubrey Turner   Drums (Bass)
Raymond Pinder   Vocals,Guitar (Bass)
Carlton Campbell   Drums
Rellis Chavis   Drums
Charles Chavis   Rubboard,Percussion,Vocals (Background)
Roy Andrade   Banjo
James Jones   Piano
Justin Robinson   Fiddle
Jake Eckert   Guitar
Guy Davis   Guitar,Vocals (Background)
Kevin Hamilton   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
King James   Bass,Bottle,Bass (Electric)
Lawrence Adams   Bottle,Vocals,Cowbell
Ben Polcer   Trumpet
Philip Campbell   Bass,Guitar
Joe Seamons   Vocals (Background)
Yvonne Staples   Vocals
Geneva Pinder   Vocals
Bill Mathews   Trombone
Mark Braud   Vocals,Trumpet
Daniel Tremblay   Guitar
Barbara Ross   Vocals
Efrem Pierre Towns   Trumpet
Free Feral   Viola
Ben Hunter   Fiddle,Vocals (Background)
Damas "Fanfan" Louis   Percussion
Philip Walker   Guitar
Barbara Walthour   Vocals
Donald Gibson   Vocals
Jacqueline Burns   Vocals
Regina Gibson   Vocals
Sandra Walthour   Vocals
Yasmeen Bheti Williams-Johnson   Vocals
Bill Matthews   Trombone
Otha Andre Evans   Vocals,Drums (Bass)
Edith Pinder   Vocals
Charlton Singleton   Vocals,Trumpet

Technical Credits

Steve Rathe   Mixing,Engineer
Bill Grauer, Jr.   Producer,Recording Producer
Bob Stone   Producer,Recording Producer
Kenneth S. Goldstein   Producer
Kevin Harris   Composer
Chris Albertson   Supervisor
Corey Harris   Arranger,Producer,Liner Notes,Recording Producer
Jamal Millner   Recording
Sharon Shapiro   Mixing,Engineer
Paul Rothchild   Producer,Recording Producer
Paul Barbarin   Composer
Jay Gallagher   Engineer
Gregory Davis   Composer
W.C. Handy   Composer
Tuts Washington   Composer
Etta Baker   Composer
Maceo Pinkard   Composer
Mark Bingham   Engineer
John S. Hurt   Composer
Sam Hopkins   Composer
Wes Lachot   Engineer
Scott Billington   Recording Producer,Compilation Producer,Mixing,Producer,Mastering Engineer
Leroy Carr   Composer
Pete Reiniger   Mixing,Recording
Lester Koenig   Producer
Skip James   Composer
Terence Higgins   Composer
Amede Ardoin   Composer
Traditional   Composer
Sleepy John Estes   Composer
Andrew Gilchrist   Engineer,Recording
Sonny Terry   Composer
Ronny Cates   Engineer,Recording
Phil Austin   Mastering Engineer
Jesse Fuller   Composer,Fotdella
Roy DuNann   Engineer
Keb' Mo'   Producer,Recording Producer
Ralph Rinzler   Engineer
Nehemiah James   Composer
Mississippi John Hurt   Composer
Ozzie Cadena   Producer
Larry MacBride   Producer,Recording Producer
Chris Clough   Project Assistant
Dom Flemons   Producer,Liner Notes,Recording Producer
Tom Arrison   Mixing,Engineer
Evelyn Harris   Producer
Clifton Chenier   Composer
Joe Wilson   Producer,Recording Producer
Henry Roeland Byrd   Composer
Steve Reynolds   Engineer,Assistant,Recording,Mixing Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Kenneth Casey   Composer
Bill McElroy   Mixing,Engineer
Alphonse "Bois Sec" Ardoin   Composer
Kirk Joseph   Composer
Chris Strachwitz   Producer,Executive Producer
Quentin Baxter   Composer,Producer,Recording Producer
Taj Mahal   Producer,Recording Producer
Ben Bernie   Composer
John Cephas   Arranger
John Berthelot   Producer
Jeff Hannusch   Producer
Wayne Martin   Engineer,Producer,Recording,Recording Producer
Richard K. Spottswood   Engineer
Jonathan Wyner   Mastering Engineer
Lightnin' Hopkins   Composer
Roebuck "Pops" Staples   Arranger
Jim Robinson   Mixing,Engineer
Ron Levy   Producer
Rudy Van Gelder   Engineer,Recording
Timothy Duffy   Producer,Recording Producer
Artie Matthews   Composer
Phil Wiggins   Arranger
Wilson Chavis   Composer
Cedric Burnside   Composer
Tom Coyne   Mastering Engineer
The Golden Eagles   Arranger
Bruce Kaplan   Engineer,Producer,Recording,Recording Producer
Mike Seeger   Editing,Engineer,Recording
Tommy Steele   Project Assistant
Earl Scioneaux III   Mixing
Bruce Jackson   Engineer,Producer,Recording,Editing
Lesley Williams   Engineer,Producer,Recording,Recording Producer
Brownie McGhee   Composer
George Cates   Composer
David Farrell   Mixing,Engineer,Recording
Glenn Jones   Producer
Malcolm Chisholm   Recording
Sharde Thomas   Arranger
Louis Amade   Composer
Quiana Parler   Composer
Tom Ahrens   Producer,Recording Producer
Ben Jaffe   Producer
Maureen Bacon   Project Assistant
Bob Kidder   Engineer
Lawrence "Boo" Mitchell   Producer,Recording Producer
Charly Weber   Engineer,Recording
Guy Droussart   Engineer,Recording
Phil De Lancie   Mastering Engineer
Lesley Riddle   Arranger
Mort Greene   Composer
Ted Olson   Producer,Liner Notes,Track Notes,Recording Producer,Compilation Producer
Public Domain   Composer
Orrin Keepnews   Producer
Mike Melford   Producer,Recording Producer
Chris Eselgroth   Design,Art Direction
Roy Andrade   Producer,Associate Producer
Gregory David   Composer
Ron Rona   Associate Producer
Joakim Hjejle   Composer
Philip Knudsen   Composer
Jean-Francois Lemieux   Arranger
William Moesta   Engineer
Kevin Hamilton   Composer
Ben Bateson   Engineer,Recording
Ryan Jebavy   Editorial
King James   Producer,Recording Producer
Art Steele   Mixing,Engineer
Wilson Chavis, Jr.   Composer
Goat   Mixing,Engineer,Mixing Engineer
John Clayton Ross   Composer
Brian Schuman   Project Assistant
Neville Marcano   Composer
Terrence Higgins   Composer
John Estes   Composer
Elliott Elsey   Mixing,Engineer,Recording,Mixing Engineer
Jesse Nicholas   Engineer
Ranky Tanky   Arranger
Julie Jigour   Editorial
Thomas Boeje   Composer
Fred McDowell   Composer
Phil Reiniger   Engineer
Lydia George   Project Assistant
Mason Willimas   Project Supervisor
Parick Sky   Recording Supervision
Wendy Ritger   Producer
Jacki Spector   Editing
Bill Nowlin   Engineer,Recording
Tee Terry   Composer
Michael Maloney   Production Coordination
Laurie Flannery   Mastering Engineer
Chuck Rohrer   Mixing,Engineer
Willie Johnson   Composer
Leszek Wojcik   Engineer
Charlton Singleton   Composer
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