Artist: Various Artists

Title: River of Song / Various

Condition:

Format: CD

Release Date: 1998

Label: Smithsonian Folkways

UPC: 093074008621

Genre: Television Soundtrack

Album Tracks

DISC 1:
1. Powwow Song - Chippewa Nation
2. 22 - Babes in Toyland
3. Sail Away, Ladies - John Koerner
4. I Did My Best - Soul Asylum
5. Red-Headed Swede - the Skal Club Spelmanslag
6. The Singing Leaf - Wang Chong Lor
7. I'll Open My Mouth to the Lord/I'll Be Ready - Sounds of Blackness
8. Kim Marie - Karl Hartwich
9. Jazz Me Blues - the Manny Lopez Quintet
10. La Unica Estrella - la Otra Mitad
11. Flat Stuff - Greg Brown
12. Miss Ferris - John Hartford
13. Born to Be with You - the Bob Lewis Family
14. Milestone - Eugene Redmond/Sylvester 'Sunshine' Lee
15. I'm So Grateful - Fontella/Martha Bass
16. Stop Breaking Down - Oliver Sain
17. Get Down, River - the Bottle Rockets
18. La Guignolee - the Ste. Genevieve Guignolee Singers

DISC 2:
1. The Sweetest Song I Know - the Boundless Love Quartet
2. T for Texas (Blue Yodel #1) - Sonny Burgess
3. St. Louis Blues - the Memphis Horns
4. Going Back to Memphis - Levon Helm/James Cotton
5. Take a Little Walk with Me - Robert Lockwood, JR
6. Catfish - Big Jack Johnson
7. Shake Your Money Maker - Big Jack Johnson and the Jelly Roll Kings
8. Grits Ain't Groceries (All Around the World) - Little Milton
9. We Praise Your Holy Name - the Mississippi Mass Choir
10. Taters and Gravy and Chicken-Fried Steak - Kenny Bill Stinson
11. La Porte D'en Arriere - D.L. Menard
12. Bon Chien - Geno Delafose
13. Marie Lavaux - David and Roselyn
14. Basin Street Blues - Henry Butler
15. Time Is on My Side - Irma Thomas
16. Check Your Bucket - Eddie Bo
17. Let Your Mind Be Free - Soul Rebels
18. La Vida de Un Jaibero - Irvan Perez
19. Bon Chien
20. Marie Laveau
21. Marie Laveau
22. Basin Street Blues
23. Time Is on My Side
24. Time Is on My Side
25. Check Your Bucket
26. Let Your Mind Be Free
27. Vida de Un Jaibero
28. La Vida de Un Jaibero

This is a landmark presentation of contemporary musicians who have forged their styles out of the rich heritage found along the banks of the Mississippi. The musical diversity yet striking continuity found in this remarkable region is reflected by the range of artists like: Jimmie Davis with Merle, Soul Rebels, the Skal Club Spelmanslg, Manny Lopez Quintet, Eugene Redmon and Sylvester "Sunshine" Lee and others.