• Ramblers Gamblers Vagabonds and Revelers 4-CD set
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Tracklist

CD 1 • Rambler's Stomp

  1. Robert & Charlie Hicks – Darktown Gamblin', Part 1
  2. Charlie Poole And The North Carolina Ramblers – Ramblin' Blues
  3. Memphis Jug Band – Snitchin' Gambler Blues
  4. Robert Johnson – From Four 'Til Late
  5. Eddie Shuler's All Star Reveliers – Jambalaya Boogie
  6. Buddy Moss – Prowlin' Gambler Blues
  7. Blind Lemon Jefferson – Rambler Blues
  8. Doug Bine And His Dixie Ramblers – Rambler's Stomp
  9. Peg Leg Howell – Skin Game Blues
  10. California Vagabonds – Slue Foot
  11. Lonnie Johnson – Roaming Rambler Blues
  12. Curley Weaver – Birmingham Gambler
  13. Charlie Poole And The North Carolina Ramblers – He Rambled
  14. Ezra Buzzington's Rustic Revelers – Brown Jug Blues
  15. The Prairie Ramblers – Deep Elem Blues
  16. Jimmie Rodgers – Blue Yodel No. 9
  17. The Leake County Revelers – The Old Hat
  18. Blind Lemon Jefferson – Bad Luck Blues
  19. Cliff Carlisle – Gamblin' Dan
  20. Memphis Slim & The Vagabonds – Mother Earth
  21. The Stanley Brothers – The Rambler's Blues
  22. Robert Lee McCoy – Good Gamblin'
  23. Muddy Waters – Ramblin' Kid Blues
  24. Elvira Johnson – Numbers On The Brain
  25. Scrapper Blackwell – Rambling Blues

CD 2 • The Numbers

  1. Hank Williams – Lost Highway
  2. State Street Ramblers – My Baby
  3. Woody Guthrie – Ramblin' Blues
  4. Robert Johnson – Ramblin' On My Mind
  5. Carroll County Revelers – Georgia Wobble Blues
  6. The Appalachia Vagabond – The Peddler And His Wife
  7. Rambling Bob – Every Day And Night
  8. Blind Blake – Rumblin' And Ramblin' Boa Constrictor Blues
  9. Doctor Clayton – Roaming Gambler
  10. Jelly Roll Morton – Wild Man Blues
  11. The Leake County Revelers – Mississippi Breakdown
  12. Cecil Surrat & His West Virginia Ramblers – The Bright Crystal Sea
  13. John Lee Hooker – The Numbers
  14. Crystal Springs Ramblers – Fort Worth Stomp
  15. T-Bone Walker – Love Is Just A Gamble
  16. Gene Campbell – Wandering Blues
  17. Bessie Smith – Dying Gambler's Blues
  18. The Prairie Ramblers – Shady Grove My Darling
  19. Ramblin' Thomas – Ramblin' Mind Blues
  20. Charlie Poole And The North Carolina Ramblers – Good-Bye Booze
  21. Wade Mainer And Sons Of The Mountaineers – Ramblin' Boy
  22. Cliff Bruner's Texas Wanderers – I Was A Gambler In Texas
  23. Hackberry Ramblers – Jolie Fille
  24. Robert Johnson – Little Queen Of Spades
  25. The Appalachia Vagabond – Hard For To Love

CD 3 • Born To Gamble

  1. The Carolina Tar Heels – Rude And Rambling Man
  2. Big Joe Turner – Born To Gamble
  3. Riverside Ramblers – Wondering
  4. Red Foley – Playin' Dominoes And Shootin' Dice
  5. Tommy McClennan – New Highway No. 51
  6. Joe Werner And The Ramblers – Crap Shooters Hop
  7. Prince Albert Hunt's Texas Ramblers – Traveling Man
  8. Darby & Tarlton – Gamblin' Jim
  9. Kokomo Arnold – Traveling Rambler Blues
  10. Hank Williams – Ramblin' Man
  11. Rayne-Bo Ramblers – Rayne Breakdown
  12. Blind Lemon Jefferson – Jack O'Diamond Blues
  13. The Leake County Revelers – Dry Town Blues
  14. Memphis Slim & The Vagabonds – I Guess I'm A Fool
  15. Jelly Roll Morton – Gambling Jack
  16. Cecil Campbell's Tennessee Ramblers – Steel Guitar Hop
  17. Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown – Boogie Rambler
  18. Bessie Smith – Reckless Blues
  19. Prince Albert Hunt's Texas Ramblers – Wake Up Jacob
  20. Jimmie Rodgers – Gambling Bar Room Blues
  21. Henry Townsend – A Ramblin' Mind
  22. Champion Jack Dupree – Gamblin' Man Blues
  23. Black Ace – Black Ace
  24. Rambling Bob – Next Door Neighbor
  25. The Leake County Revelers – Leather Breeches

CD 4 • Bottle It Up And Go

  1. Slim Gaillard – A Tip On The Numbers
  2. Charley Lincoln – Gamblin' Charley
  3. Wynonie Harris – Whiskey And Jelly-Roll Blues
  4. Woody Guthrie – Gambling Man
  5. Ramblin' Thomas – Ramblin' Man
  6. Jimmie Rodgers – Those Gambler's Blues
  7. Peg Leg Howell – Low-Down Rounder Blues
  8. Kentucky Ramblers – Ginseng Blues
  9. Bill Boyd And His Cowboy Ramblers – Barn Dance Rag
  10. The Leake County Revelers – Leake County Blues
  11. Robert Johnson – Travelin' Riverside Blues
  12. Kelly Harrell – Rovin' Gambler
  13. Memphis Slim & The Vagabonds – Really Got The Blues
  14. Wynonie Harris – Grandma Plays The Numbers
  15. The Dixie Ramblers – Franklin County Blues
  16. Tommy McClennan – Bottle It Up And Go
  17. Kokomo Arnold – Policy Wheel Blues
  18. Reaves White County Ramblers – Hesitation Blues
  19. Woody Guthrie – Ramblin' Round
  20. Blind Willie McTell – Dying Crapshooter's Blues
  21. Roane County Ramblers – Home Town Blues
  22. Buell Kazee – Gambling Blues
  23. Hank Williams – Honky Tonkin'
  24. Ezra Buzzington's Rustic Revelers – Bass Blues
  25. Black Boy Shine – Gamblin' Jinx Blues

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Ramblers Gamblers Vagabonds and Revelers 4-CD set

Ramblers Gamblers Vagabonds and Revelers 4-CD set

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Ramblers, Gamblers, Vagabonds And Revelers 4-CD Box Set

A fascinating four-CD journey through the musical roots of Rock 'n' Roll, featuring 100 recordings that reveal the styles, sounds and lyrical themes which would help shape the music that took over the world in the 1950s. Ramblers, Gamblers, Vagabonds And Revelers traces the musical footsteps of early American society, bringing together the many strands that crossed paths, fused together and eventually produced Rock 'n' Roll.

From the world of Old-Timey Country come the Carolina Tar Heels, Charlie Poole, Jimmie Rodgers, Hank Williams and many more. The Country Blues is represented by Peg Leg Howell, Robert Lee McCoy, Muddy Waters, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Robert Johnson and Blind Willie McTell, alongside musicians from the worlds of Jazz, Cajun, Bluegrass and numerous other American musical traditions.

What makes this collection particularly fascinating is the way these apparently separate musical worlds begin to connect. Travelling songs, gambling songs, work songs, Blues, Hillbilly music, Jazz and dance music all contributed something to the musical melting pot. Listen closely and you can hear the ingredients that would later be picked up, reshaped and turned into the explosive sound of 1950s Rock 'n' Roll.

There are some extraordinary names across the four discs, including Robert Johnson, Hank Williams, Jimmie Rodgers, Muddy Waters, Woody Guthrie, John Lee Hooker, Bessie Smith, Big Joe Turner, T-Bone Walker, Blind Lemon Jefferson and many more. There are also plenty of less familiar artists to discover, making this as much a treasure hunt as a history lesson.

The recordings span the 1920s, 1930s, 1940s and early 1950s, covering the crucial period in which the various strands of American Roots music developed and collided. The box also includes an informative booklet telling the story of American Roots music along with detailed discographical information.

If you want to understand where Rock 'n' Roll came from, this is a fascinating place to start. Ramblers, Gamblers, Vagabonds And Revelers doesn't just collect old recordings together; it lets you follow the creation path of the music that would eventually change popular culture forever.

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