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The Roots of Ry Cooder

This is not an album by or featuring Ry Cooder. Rather it is a compilation of earlier or original versions of the songs he has adopted and arranged himself, and/or of performers who have influenced him.

Track TitlePerformerRy Version
  1. Do Re Mi
    		2. Woody GuthrieRy Cooder
  2. Pigmeat Papa
    		3. LeadbellyRy Cooder
  3. Police Dog Blues
    		4. Blind BlakeRy Cooder
  4. Brownsville Blues
    		5. Sleepy John EstesRy Cooder
  5. Dark Was The Night
    		6. Blind Willy JohnsonRy Cooder
  6. On A Monday
    		7. LeadbellyInto The Purple Valley
  7. Vigilante Man
    		8. Woody GuthrieInto The Purple Valley
  8. Cherry Ball Blues
    		9. Skip JamesBoomer's Story
  9. Taxes On The Farmer Feeds Them All
    		10. Fiddlin' John CarsonInto The Purple Valley
  10. The Bourgeois Blues
    		11. LeadbellyChicken Skin Music
  11. You Can't Stop a Tattler - Part 1
    		12. Washington PhillipsParadise and Lunch
  12. You Can't Stop a Tattler - Part 2
    		13. Washington PhillipsParadise and Lunch
  13. Diddie Wah Diddie
    		14. Blind BlakeParadise and Lunch
  14. How Can A Poor Man Stand Such Times And Live?
    		15. Blind Alfred ReedRy Cooder
  15. Viola Lee Blues
    		16. Cannon's Jug StompersCrossroads
  16. Cross Road Blues
    		17. Robert Johnson
  17. Irene
    		18. LeadbellyChicken Skin Music
  18. Statesboro Blues
    		19. Blind Willie McTellRising Sons
  19. Poor Me
    		20. Charley PattonRising Sons
  20. Candy Man Blues
    		21. Mississippi John HurtRising Sons
  21. Corrine, Corrina
    		22. Bo CarterRising Sons

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