Dalle pionieristiche band di archi ai grandi suonatori di banjo fino alla prima vera superstar della musica country, Jimmie Rodgers, questa raccolta della collana Rough Guide presenta molti degli artisti che gettato le fondamenta della musica country.
1. Way Down the Old Plank Road2. Leaving Home3. Somewhere Down Below the Dixon Line4. Train on the Island5. Sweet Sarah Blues6. Old Rub Alcohol Blues7. Acorn Stomp8. The Coo Coo Bird9. Wildwood Flower10. The Longest Train I Ever Saw11. Ain’t Nobody’s Business12. Darling Cora13. John Hardy14. Chicken Roost Blues15. Texas Wagoner16. Got the Jake Leg Too17. Stack-O-Lee18. Sleepy Desert19. It Ain’t Gonna Rain No Mo’20. Curly Headed Woman21. Cumberland Blues22. Billy in the Lowground23. The Orphan Girl24. Leake County Blues25. Gonna Swing on the Golden Gate
