The Country Roots of Rock and Roll...50 track collection of country, western swing, hillbilly and bluegrass

50 track compilation tracing the early country roots of rock and roll with music by many of the classic artists of country, western swing, hillbilly and bluegrass. 

1.1 Johnny Bond & His Red River Valley Boys– Mean Mama Boogie 2:50

1.2 Tex Williams– Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! That Cigarette 2:50

1.3 Merle Travis– So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed (That's My Gal) 2:51

1.4 Al Dexter– Saturday Night Boogie 2:35

1.5 Leon McAuliffe– Steel Guitar Rag 2:34

1.6 Hank Penny– Steel Guitar Stomp 2:46

1.7 Hank Snow– The Golden Rocket 2:40

1.8 Tennessee Ernie Ford– Shotgun Boogie 2:34

1.9 Spade Cooley– Oklahoma Stomp 2:40

1.10 Zeb Turner– Travellin' Boogie 2:35

1.11 Maddox Brothers and Rose– Water Baby Boogie 2:02

1.12 Hank Williams– I Saw The Light 2:08

1.13 Milo Twins– Baby Buggie Boogie 2:08

1.14 Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys– Blue Moon Of Kentucky 2:58

1.15 Arthur Smith – Guitar Boogie 3:15

1.16 Milton Brown And His Brownies– Easy Ridin' Papa 2:36

1.17 Merle Travis– Merle's Boogie Woogie 2:58

1.18 Hank Penny– Bloodshot Eyes 2:32

1.19 Tennessee Ernie Ford– Blackberry Boogie 2:27

1.20 Maddox Brothers and Rose– Mean & Wicked Boogie 2:32

1.21 Spade Cooley– The Rhumba Boogie (with female vocal) 2:08

1.22 Hank Snow– I'm Movin' On 2:47

1.23 Hank Williams– Move It On Over 2:38

1.24 The Sons Of The Pioneers– Cigarettes, Whiskey & Wild Women 2:46

1.25 Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys– Orange Blossom Special 2:28

2.1 Bob Dunn's Vagabonds– Stompin' At The Honky Tonk 2:36

2.2 Ernest Tubb– Walkin' The Floor Over You 2:30

2.3 Red Foley– Night Train To Memphis 2:48

2.4 Jimmie Revard & His Oklahoma Playboys– Oh Swing It 2:37

2.5 Bill Haley– Rovin' Eyes 2:07

2.6 Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys– New San Antonio Rose 2:31

2.7 Tennessee Ernie Ford– Smokey Mountain Boogie 2:38

2.8 Bill Boyd And His Cowboy Ramblers– New Spanish Two-Step 2:41

2.9 The Delmore Brothers– Pan American Boogie 2:49

2.10 Jack Guthrie– Okie Boogie 2:21

2.11 Jimmie Rodgers– Looking For A New Mama 3:27

2.12 Roy Acuff– Wreck On The Highway 2:38

2.13 Maddox Brothers and Rose– Milk Cow Blues 3:00

2.14 Red Foley– Tennessee Border 2:35

2.15 Jack Guthrie– I Told You Once 2:31

2.16 Bill Haley– Yodel Your Blues Away 2:44

2.17 Jimmie Revard & His Oklahoma Playboys– Ride 'Em Cowboy 2:56

2.18 Gene O'Quinn*– Texas Boogie 2:17

2.19 Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys– Cotton Eyed Joe 2:36

2.20 Jimmie Rodgers– In The Jailhouse Now 3:18

2.21 Floyd Tillman– Slippin' Around 2:11

2.22 Kitty Wells– I'm Paying For That Back Street Affair 2:31

2.23 Hank Thompson– The Wild Side Of Life 2:38

2.24 Arthur Gunter– Honky Tonk Blues (as Arthur "Hardrock" Gunter) 2:45

2.25 Hank Williams– Honky Tonkin' 2:45

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The History of the Guitar...26 track compilation covering several genres of music

There is no doubting that the guitar is one of the most popular instruments of all time. It is widely used in practically every genre of music, and many a famous artist is known for their mastering of this stringed instrument.

Here is a brief history:

The guitar is a type of chordophone, traditionally constructed from wood and strung with either nylon or steel strings and distinguished from other chordophones by its construction and tuning. The modern guitar was preceded by the lute, the vihuela, the four-course Renaissance guitar, and the five-course baroque guitar, all of which contributed to the development of the modern six-string instrument.

There are three main types of modern acoustic guitar: the classical guitar (nylon-string guitar), the steel-string acoustic guitar, and the archtop guitar. The tone of an acoustic guitar is produced by the vibration of the strings, which is amplified by the body of the guitar, which acts as a resonating chamber. The classical guitar is often played as a solo instrument using a comprehensive fingerpicking technique.

Electric guitars, introduced in the 1930's, use an amplifier that can electronically manipulate and shape the tone. Early amplified guitars employed a hollow body, but a solid body was eventually found more suitable, as it was less prone to feedback. Electric guitars have had a continuing profound influence on popular culture. Guitars are recognized as a primary instrument in genres such as blues, bluegrass, country, flamenco, folk, jazz, jota, mariachi, metal, punk, reggae, rock, soul, and many forms of pop.

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This 26 track compilation covers classical, blues, folk, bluegrass and jazz with artists including Django Reinhardt, John Williams, Bill Monroe, Leadbelly, Woody Guthrie, Charlie Christian, Taj Mahal, Lightnin' Hopkins and more.

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