This 5 Compact Disc, Grammy winning set of 106 songs, by 96 artists clocks in at over 6 hours, all recorded by our President and founder Chris Strachwitz. It comes in a large format 12 x 12 inch box. Inside, we put together a big 68 page color book, filled with over 120 photos from the Arhoolie Archives, and a 41,000 word history of Arhoolie Records by music writer Elijah Wald. Each song has it's own description detailing Chris' fascinating journey through America's musical landscape. This is 40+ years of authentic, raw, down home roots music, all in one amazing package.
Album:
Arhoolie 40th Anniversary: The Journey CD A 1954-1965
Size: 180,4 MB
Time: 78:27
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2000
Styles: Blues
Label: Arhoolie
Art: Full
01 Jesse Fuller - San Francisco Bay Blues (3:44)
02 K.C. Douglas - Mercury Blues (2:49)
03 Mance Lipscomb - Shake, Shake Mama (2:52)
04 Lil' Son Jackson - Cairo Blues (2:31)
05 Robert Curtis Smith & Wade Walton - Barbershop Rhythm (2:26)
06 Willie Thomas & Butch Cage - One Thin Dime (4:47)
07 Hodges Brothers, The - Charmin' Betsy (2:54)
08 Alex Moore - Whistlin' Alex Moore's Blues (3:07)
09 Black Ace - I Am The Black Ace (4:16)
10 Big Joe Williams - Brother James (3:38)
11 Mercy Dee - Lady Luck (2:48)
12 R.C. Smith - Don't Drive Me Away (2:27)
13 Zydeco Announcer - Zydeco Introduction (0:54)
14 Albert Chevalier - Bernadette Chere (3:57)
15 Lightnin' Hopkins - Bald Headed Woman (3:51)
16 Blind James Campbell - Baby Please Don't Go (2:20)
17 Rev. Louis Overstreet - Believe On Me (2:41)
18 George Lewis - Low Down Blues (5:12)
19 J.E. Mainer - The Country Blues (3:02)
20 Hackberry Ramblers - Crowley Waltz (2:14)
21 Booker T. Washington White - She'll Be Comin' 'round The Mountain (3:03)
22 Clifton Chenier - Ay, Ai Ai (2:26)
23 Mississippi Fred McDowell - Write Me A Few Lines (3:37)
24 Mance Lipscomb - James, Charlie (3:35)
25 Clifton Chenier - Louisiana Blues (3:04)
Album:
Arhoolie 40th Anniversary: The Journey CD B 1965-1971
Size: 182,2 MB
Time: 78:44
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2000
Styles: Blues
Label: Arhoolie
Art: Full
01 John Jackson - Cindy (2:10)
02 Big Mama Thornton - Little Red Rooster (4:27)
03 Isom Fontenot - La Betaille (1:34)
04 Balfa Brothers & Nathan Abshire - Calcasieu Waltz (3:29)
05 Eibisberger Duo - Almlied (2:30)
06 Del McCoury - I Wonder Where You Are Tonight (2:41)
07 Jerry Hahn Quintet - In The Breeze (6:29)
08 Juke Boy Bonner - Going Back To The Country (2:59)
09 Johnny Young - Sometimes I Cry (2:54)
10 Earl Hooker - Two Bugs And A Roach (4:20)
11 John Littlejohn - Dream (4:48)
12 Bee Houston - Things Gonna Get Better (3:11)
13 Sonny Simmons - Visions (6:09)
14 Bongo Joe - I Wish I Could Sing (3:15)
15 Whistlin' Alex Moore - Boogieing In Strasbourg (5:07)
16 Big Joe Williams - The Death Of Doctor King (2:53)
17 Lightnin' Hopkins - Please Settle In Vietnam (4:14)
18 Johnny Woods & Mississippi Fred McDowell - Shake 'em On Down (3:09)
19 Los Pinguinos Del Norte - El Desesperado (5:17)
20 New Orleans Ragtime Orchestra, The - Creole Belles (3:03)
21 Charlie Musselwhite - Finger Lickin' Good (3:56)
Album:
Arhoolie 40th Anniversary: The Journey CD C 1971-1979
Size: 170,0 MB
Time: 73:19
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2000
Styles: Blues
Label: Arhoolie
Art: Full
01 Austin Pitre - Church Point Breakdown (3:13)
02 Original Herberstein Trio - Gstanzelm Aus Dem Freistriztal (3:36)
03 Charles Ford Band - Gibson Creek Shuffle (3:48)
04 L.C. 'Good Rockin' Robinson - Ups And Downs (6:20)
05 Willie Perryman - You Ain't Got A Chance (2:56)
06 Alphonse 'Bois Sec' Ardoin & Sons - Home Sweet Home (3:19)
07 Bill Neely - Satan's Burning Hell (2:43)
08 Narciso Martínez - Luzita (2:02)
09 Trio San Antonio - Yo Me Enamore (3:47)
10 Trio San Antonio - Borracho Perdido (2:22)
11 J.C. Burris - One Of These Mornings (I'm Checkin' Out) (3:50)
12 Clifton Chenier - Allons A Grand Coteau (Let's Go To Grand Coteau) (3:15)
13 D.L. Menard - Under The Green Oak Tree (En Bas Du Chene Vert) (4:19)
14 Chavela Ortiz - Besos y Copas (3:54)
15 Robert Shaw - Fast Santa Fe (Bear Cat) (1:57)
16 Any Old Time String Band - I'll See You In C-U-B-A (4:50)
17 Conjunto Alma Jarocha - El Balaj (2:08)
18 Los Caporales de Panuco - La Gata (3:37)
19 Klezmorim, The - Beym Rebns Sude (At The Rebbe's Meal) (3:07)
20 Cheese Reed - J'ai Laisse De La Maison (2:25)
21 Don Santiago Jimenez, Sr. - Ay Te Dejo En San Antonio (2:52)
22 Lydia Mendoza - Mi Problema (2:50)
Album:
Arhoolie 40th Anniversary: The Journey CD D 1979-1991
Size: 165,9 MB
Time: 71:27
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2000
Styles: Blues
Label: Arhoolie
Art: Full
01 Flaco Jimenez - Grítenme Piedras Del Campo (3:35)
02 John Delafose - Co-Fe (Why) (2:13)
03 Rose Maddox - Single Girl (2:10)
04 Canray Fontenot - Bee De La Manche (2:24)
05 Hector Duhon & Octa Clark - Bosco Stomp (3:15)
06 Santiago Jimenez, Jr. - Negra Ausencia (2:43)
07 Michael Doucet - La Chanson De Cinquante Sous (3:27)
08 Preston Frank - Shake What You Got (2:21)
09 Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band - 'Tits Yeux Noirs (Little Black Eyes) (3:53)
10 Wade Fruge - The Chill Of A Saturday Afternoon (2:11)
11 Chuck Guillory - Jolie Blonde (3:34)
12 Rebirth Brass Band - Here To Stay (P.I.E.) (3:54)
13 Katie Webster - I Know That's Right (3:49)
14 Lawrence 'Black' Ardoin - I've Been There (3:06)
15 Flaco Jimenez - Mentiste Cuando Dijiste (3:25)
16 Los Campesinos De Michoacan - Aguililla (2:25)
17 Odile Falcon - La Reine De La Salle (The Queen Of The Dance Hall) (0:58)
18 Michael Doucet - Chanson De La Sagesse (Ballad Of Wisdom) (2:29)
19 Beausoleil - Hot Chili Mama (3:39)
20 C.J. Chenier - Check Out The Zydeco (3:20)
21 Valerio Longoria, Sr. - El Canoero (4:31)
22 Los Gavilanes De Oakland - Corrido Del Mono (Ballad Of 'The Monkey') (3:27)
23 Omar Shariff - San Francisco Can Be Such A Lonely Town (4:27)
Album:
Arhoolie 40th Anniversary: The Journey CD E 1992-2000
Size: 160,8 MB
Time: 69:33
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2000
Styles: Blues
Label: Arhoolie
Art: Full
01 Paramount Singers, The - Mother (3:22)
02 Chatuye - Gumagarrugu (4:39)
03 Aziz Herawi - Khandan-E Amaturi III (4:36)
04 Ivan Cuesta - A Ti, Colombia (3:05)
05 Treme Brass Band - Food Stamp Blues (9:17)
06 Roma Wilson - Ain't It A Shame (2:23)
07 Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band - J'ai Ete Au Bal (6:47)
08 Los Cenzontles - La Mal Sentada (2:21)
09 Rose Maddox - Falling For You (2:50)
10 Paomares Del Bravo - Los Traficantes Del Bravo (3:48)
11 Sonny Treadway - Jesus Will Fix It For You (4:21)
12 Csokolom - Medved Na Lancu (The Bear On The Chain) (1:43)
13 Jose Antonio Moreno - Jale Griego (2:21)
14 Santiago Jimenez, Jr. - El Corrido De Esquiel Hernandez (5:03)
15 Campbell Brothers, The - What's His Name... Jesus! (8:22)
16 Aubrey Ghent - Just A Closer Walk With Thee (4:28)
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