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

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