New Orleans Roots of Soul 1941-1962

DISC 1 - THE ROOTS 1941-1957 : 1. JUNKER’S BLUES - Champion Jack Dupree 2’45 • 2. TWO
WINGS/EVERY MAN’S GOT TO LAY DOWN AND DIE – Reverend Utah Smith 3’14 • 3. HEY LITTLE GIRL -
Professor Longhair 3’05 • 4. BLUES STAY AWAY FROM ME - Lonnie Johnson 2’55 • 5. HER MIND IS GONE
- Professor Longhair 2’39 • 6. HARD LUCK BLUES [Heartbreak Hotel] - Roy Brown 3’02 • 7. FOUR O’CLOCK
BLUES [Heartbreak Hotel] - Little Mr. Midnight 2’49 • 8. ME AND MY CRAZY SELF - Lonnie Johnson 2’37 • 9.
HIGH FLYING WOMAN - Dave Bartholomew 2’40 • 10. LAWDY MISS CLAWDY - Lloyd Price 2’29 • 11. I’M
GONE - Shirley and Lee 2’19 • 12. JIMMIE LEE - Lloyd Price 2’10 • 13. TWO WINGS - Reverend Utah Smith
2’53 • 14. LUCY MAE BLUES - Frankie Lee Sims 2’31 • 15. TEND TO YOUR BUSINESS BLUES - Little
Sonny Jones 2’18 • 16. WHAT’S WRONG - Sugar Boy Crawford 2’39 • 17. DOWN BOY - Paul Gayten 2’36 •
18. REAP WHAT YOU SOW - Guitar Slim 2’39 • 19. ANOTHER MULE - Dave Bartholomew 2’26 • 20. RICH
WOMAN - Lil’ Millett and his Creoles 2’37 • 21. MACK THE KNIFE - Louis Armstrong 3’22 • 22. JUST A
LITTLE WHILE TO STAY HERE - Mahalia Jackson 3’45 • 23. BLUE MONDAY - Fats Domino 2’22 • 24. GOT
LOVE IF YOU WANT IT - Slim Harpo 2’28.

DISC 2 - PRECURSORS 1955-1961 : 1. I GOT SUMPIN’ FOR YOU - Guitar Slim 2’39 • 2. I HEAR YOU
KNOCKING - Smiley Lewis 2’32 • 3. AIN’T GOT NO HOME - Clarence “Frogman” Henry 2’21 • 4. BABY
PLEASE - Clifton Chenier 2’27 • 5. I’M A KING BEE - Slim Harpo 3’05 • 6. JUST BECAUSE - Larry Williams
2’47 • 7. MY SOUL - Clifton Chenier 2’53 • 8. THE DUMMY - Art Neville 1’53 • 9. FLAT FOOT SAM - T.V. Slim
2’09 • 10. BONY MORONIE - Larry Williams 2’44 • 11. SLOW DOWN - Larry Williams 2’45 • 12. DIZZY MISS
LIZZIE - Larry Williams 2’10 • 13. ZING ZING - Art Neville 2’01 • 14. I’M IN LOVE - Clarence “Frogman” Henry
2’28 • 15. WHAT’S GOING ON - Art Neville 2’01 • 16. DON’T YOU JUST KNOW IT - Huey “Piano” Smith & the
Clowns 2’33 • 17. BELLE AMIE - Art Neville 2’18 • 18. ARABIAN LOVE CALL - Art Neville 2’24 • 19. CHICO -
Allen Toussaint 2’16 • 20. SHE SAID “YEAH” - Larry Williams 1’50 • 21. I’LL DO ANYTHING – Eddie Bo 2’08 •
22. THAT CERTAIN DOOR - Snooks Eaglin 3’16 • 23. I’M JUST A LUCKY SO AND SO - Louis Armstrong
3’08 • 24. SAHARA - Mac Rebennack [Dr. John] 2’17.

DISC 3 - EARLY SOUL 1959-1962 : 1. COME ON (Let the Good Times Roll) - Earl King 4’22 • 2. NOBODY
KNOWS (The Trouble I’ve Seen) - Snooks Eaglin 2’14 • 3. MY BABY’S GOT SOUL - Larry Williams 2’35 • 4.
CRY ON - Irma Thomas 2’25 • 5. WARM DADDY - Eddie Bo 2’04 • 6. C. C. RIDER - Snooks Eaglin 3’01 • 7.
IT’S RAINING - Irma Thomas 2’06 • 8. PEOPLE GONNA TALK - Lee Dorsey 2’32 • 9. SOMETHING YOU
GOT - Chris Kenner 2’51 • 10. I DID MY PART – Irma Thomas 2’29 • 11. DOWN THE ROAD [Junco Partner] -
Roland Stone 2’35 • 12. THE JOKE - Reggie Hall 2’28 • 13. FORTUNE TELLER - Benny Spellman 2’10 • 14.
HOODLUM JOE - Lee Dorsey 1’45 • 15. RULER OF MY HEART - Irma Thomas 2’49 • 16. PAIN IN MY
HEART - Alvin Robinson 2’54 • 17. BABY I’M WISE – Eddie Bo 2’30 • 18. OH RED - Alvin Robinson 1’54 • 19.
SOMEBODY TOLD YOU - Irma Thomas 2’39 • 20. I’M GONNA GET YOU YET – Danny White & The Tick
Tocks 2’11 • 21. HITTIN’ ON NOTHING - Irma Thomas 2’21 • 22. ALL FOR ONE - Willie Tee 2’37 • 23. A
LOSING BATTLE - Johnny Adams 2’50 • 24. TALK ABOUT LOVE - Benny Spellman 2’35.