Crossroads: Southern Routes

Various Artists

Blues, bluegrass, rockabilly, soul/blues, freedom songs, and other genres on this recording all have deep roots in southern culture and have influenced music worldwide. In a CD player, the 16 songs and liner notes introduce regional southern traditions. In a compatible CD-ROM drive, the music is complemented by hundreds of photos, texts, maps, audio and video clips and artist interviews. Hear the American South and discover the roots of American musical traditions. Artists include Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry, The Allman Brothers, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Les Quatre Vieux Garcons (Dewey Balfa), Vera Hall, The SNCC Freedom Singers, Betty Mae Jumper, Neville Brothers, Bill Monroe, Carl Perkins, Lydia Mendoza, Tammy Wynette, Denise LaSalle, Doc and Merle Watson, The Kingsmen, and Mississippi Mass Choir. "The best enhanced CD yet." — U.S. News and World Report

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101	Rising Sun	Brownie McGhee, Sonny Terry, and Coyal McMahan	2:40
102	Statesboro Blues	The Allman Brothers Band	4:15
103	Blue Monk	The Dirty Dozen Brass Band	3:34
104	Les Quatre Vieux Garcons	Dewey Balfa, Peter Schwarz, and Tony Balfa	2:05
105	Travelin' Shoes	Vera Hall	1:36
106	Woke Up This Mornin' With My Mind on Freedom	The Freedom Singers	2:29
107	Mice and the Bad Angel/Turtle's Song to the Wolf	Betty Mae Jumper	1:22
108	Brother John/Iko Iko	The Neville Brothers	5:33
109	White House Blues	Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys	2:03
110	Blue Suede Shoes	Carl Perkins	2:14
111	Anque Me Odies (Even If You Hate Me)	Lydia Mendoza	2:43
112	Apartment #9	Tammy Wynette	2:58
113	Too Many Hungry Mouths Around the Table	Denise La Salle	3:50
114	Southbound	Doc Watson, Merle Watson	2:41
115	I'd Rather Be an Old Time Christian	The Kingsmen	2:01
116	There is None Like Him	The Mississippi Mass Choir	4:47

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