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They All Played for Us: Arhoolie Records 50th Anniversary Celebration

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They All Played for Us: Arhoolie Records 50th Anniversary Celebration

On February 4, 5, and 6, 2011, a musical festival was held in the San Francisco Bay Area to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Arhoolie Records and to honor Chris Strachwitz for documenting and preserving traditional music that helped define Americana roots music.

Over the three-day festival, some 70 musicians performed Tejano, Cajun, zydeco, country and urban blues, folk, gospel, and jazz music. Among the performers were Santiago Jimenez Jr., Ry Cooder, the Creole Belles, the Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band, Barbara Dane, the Treme Brass Band, Country Joe McDonald, Laurie Lewis and the Right Hands, the Campbell Brothers, Los Cenzontles, and Taj Mahal.

The recorded performances were edited into almost five hours of music and released in a box set composed of four CDs and a 192-page book in 2013. Among the standout performances are “Vigilante Man” by Ry Cooder, “Sally Gooden” by Laurie Lewis and the Right Hands, “Trouble in Mind” with Barbara Dane, “In My Girlish Days” by Suzy Thompson, and “A Jazz Funeral” with the Treme Brass Band.

Track Listing

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Nick Spitzer
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Santiago Jiménez Jr. y la familia Peña-Govea
02:59  
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Santiago Jiménez Jr. y la familia Peña-Govea
03:33  
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Los Cenzontles
02:52  
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Los Cenzontles
03:39  
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Ry Cooder
06:46  
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Ry Cooder
03:06  
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Any Old Time String Band
02:42  
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Any Old Time String Band
05:12  
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Any Old Time String Band
04:55  
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Any Old Time String Band
04:22  
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David Doucet
03:47  
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David Doucet
02:49  
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David Doucet
06:24  
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Peter Rowan
04:07  
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Peter Rowan
05:11  
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Laurie Lewis and the Right Hands
02:47  
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Laurie Lewis and the Right Hands
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Laurie Lewis and the Right Hands
05:06  
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Laurie Lewis and the Right Hands
04:13  
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Ensemble
03:05  
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Nick Spitzer
00:36  
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The Goodtime Washboard 3
03:22  
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The Goodtime Washboard 3
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The Goodtime Washboard 3
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The Goodtime Washboard 3
02:52  
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Creole Belles
02:11  
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Creole Belles
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Creole Belles
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Creole Belles
01:45  
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Barbara Dane and Bob Mielke's Jazz All Stars
05:00  
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Barbara Dane and Bob Mielke's Jazz All Stars
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Barbara Dane and Bob Mielke's Jazz All Stars
06:58  
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Barbara Dane and Bob Mielke's Jazz All Stars
05:29  
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Toni Brown and Terry Garthwaite
10:40  
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Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band
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Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band
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Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band
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Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band
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Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band
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The Treme Brass Band
01:13  
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The Treme Brass Band
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The Treme Brass Band
07:00  
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The Treme Brass Band
04:35  
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The Treme Brass Band
06:18  
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Suzy and Eric Thompson
03:11  
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Suzy and Eric Thompson
04:51  
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Suzy and Eric Thompson
03:22  
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Suzy and Eric Thompson
02:59  
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Country Joe McDonald
03:12  
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Country Joe McDonald
04:44  
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Country Joe McDonald
02:19  
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The Campbell Brothers
09:42  
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The Campbell Brothers
06:26  
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The Campbell Brothers
06:15  
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Los Cenzontles
02:59  
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Los Cenzontles
03:57  
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Los Cenzontles
04:00  
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Los Cenzontles
03:38  
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The Savoy Family Band
04:10  
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The Savoy Family Band
04:20  
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The Savoy Family Band
05:00  
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The Savoy Family Band
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The Savoy Family Band
06:36  
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Taj Mahal
05:33  
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Taj Mahal
03:15  
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Taj Mahal
03:09  
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Taj Mahal
04:06  
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Taj Mahal
04:09  
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Ensemble
03:52