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The Mississippi River of Song: A Musical Journey Down the Mississippi

Various Artists
The Mississippi River of Song: A Musical Journey Down the Mississippi 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.

Track Listing

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Pow Wow Song Chippewa Nation 02:50
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102
22 Babes in Toyland 03:20
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103
Sail Away Ladies Spider John Koerner 03:30
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104
I Did My Best Soul Asylum 03:58
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105
Red-Headed Swede The Skål Club Spelmanslag 03:23
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106
The Singing Leaf Wang Chong Lor 02:28
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107
I'll Open My Heart to the Lord / I'll Be Ready (medley) Sounds of Blackness 01:56
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108
Kim Marie Karl Hartwich 03:01
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109
Jazz Me Blues Manny Lopez 04:32
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110
La Unica Estrella La Otra Mitad 05:26
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111
Flat Stuff Greg Brown 03:43
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112
Miss Ferris John Hartford 03:55
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Born to Be with You The Bob Lewis Family 02:17
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114
Milestone Eugene Redmond and Sylvester "Sunshine" Lee 02:46
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115
I'm So Grateful Fontella and Martha Bass 04:20
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116
Stop Breaking Down Oliver Sain 05:10
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117
Get Down River The Bottle Rockets 03:05
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118
La Guignolée The Ste. Genevieve Guignolée Singers 03:43
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201
The Sweetest Song I Know The Boundless Love Quartet 02:30
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202
Blue Yodel #1 (T for Texas) Sonny Burgess 03:54
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203
St. Louis Blues Ann Peebles and the Memphis Horns 05:49
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204
Going Back to Memphis Levon Helm and James Cotton 04:41
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205
Take a Little Walk with Me Robert Lockwood, Jr. 02:50
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206
Catfish Big Jack Johnson 03:31
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207
Shake Your Moneymaker Big Jack Johnson with Frank Frost and the Jelly Roll Kings 03:06
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208
Grits Ain't Groceries Little Milton 04:23
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209
We Praise Your Holy Name The Mississippi Mass Choir 05:52
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210
Taters and Gravy and Chicken Fried Steak Kenny Bill Stinson 02:52
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211
The Back Door (La Porte d'en Arrière) D.L. Menard 03:49
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212
Bon Chien Geno Delafose 02:49
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213
Marie Lavaux David & Roselyn 03:28
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214
Basin Street Blues Henry Butler 03:58
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215
Time is on My Side Irma Thomas 02:47
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216
Check Your Bucket Eddie Bo and Henry Butler 04:39
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217
Let Your Mind Be Free The Soul Rebels 02:56
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La Vida de un Jaibero (The Crab Fisherman's Song) Irvan Perez 02:49