Classic Sounds of New Orleans from Smithsonian Folkways

From street parades to nightclubs, from church houses to dance halls, music is key to New Orleans' uniqueness. Drawn from the Smithsonian Folkways repository of classic New Orleans sounds, this collection treats us to the city's many musical veins, including jazz, blues, rhythm and blues, gospel, spirituals, and more. The Eureka Brass Band, Lonnie Johnson, Snooks Eaglin, Billie and De De Pierce, the first commercial recordings of Mardi Gras Indians, Champion Jack Dupree, Baby Dodds and other signature artists remind us why this musical city is admired around the world. 26 tracks, 73 minutes, 32-page booklet.

Track Listing

101	Just a Little While to Stay Here Eureka Brass Band	03:56
102	Shine - Hambone Shoeshine boy	01:02
103	Tiger Rag Freddie L. Small	01:42
104	Blackberries! Dora Bliggen	00:18
105	Red White and Blue Got the Golden Band Mardi Gras Indians	05:07
106	Times Done Changed Sister Dora Alexander	01:24
107	Dark Was the Night Rev. Lewis Jackson and Charlotte Rucell	00:52
108	Back to the Time Choir of Pilgrim Baptist Church	02:14
109	We Shall Walk through the Streets of the City (Dirge) Doc Paulin	04:00
110	We Shall Walk through the Streets of the City (March) Doc Paulin	03:01
111	Bucket's Got a Hole in It Punch Miller with Samuel B. Charters	02:14
112	Spooky Drums #1 Baby Dodds	02:21
113	Milenberg Joys Emile Barnes	03:04
114	Clarinet Marmalade The Six and Seven-Eighths String Band of New Orleans	02:06
115	High Society Snooks Eaglin	01:33
116	Careless Love Lonnie Johnson	03:51
117	Lonesome Road Billie and De De Pierce with Emile Barnes	05:38
118	Corrine, Corrina Kid Clayton	04:19
119	Saint James Infirmary Snooks Eaglin	02:20
120	Take Your Big Leg Off Me / Easy Rider / Mama Don't 'Low No Music Playing Here H.J. Boiusseau	02:00
121	Rattlesnake Boogie Champion Jack Dupree	03:00
122	Please Don’t Talk about Me When I’m Gone Roosevelt Sykes	02:28
123	Jimmy's Blues Kid Clayton	05:02
124	C. C. Rider Lonnie Johnson	02:27
125	Shake It and Break It Emile Barnes and Lawrence Tocca with Billie Pierce	03:41
126	Lord, Lord, Lord Eureka Brass Band	03:08