Various Artists – The Songs That Shaped Bob Dylan

• Like all Folk/Blues/Roots performers BOB DYLAN is a sponge, and throughout his career he’s continually revisited his roots, paying tribute to artists from whom he drew inspiration.
• Indeed, when he arrived in New York in January 1961 he described himself as “A walking Woody Guthrie jukebox.”
• That said, in those early days he was equally reliant on the repertoires of vintage Country Blues performers.
• This compilation presents twenty-six records that either directly inspired or influenced Dylan - in many cases, both.
• Featured artists include Lead Belly, Woody Guthrie, Bukka White, Blind Willie McTell (his favourite Blues singer), Robert Johnson, Charley Patton, the Mississippi Sheiks, Sleepy John Estes, Dominic Behan, Henry Thomas, Blind Lemon Jefferson, etc.
• His first album, “Bob Dylan” (1962), was awash with covers and/or adaptations, seven of which are featured herein.

Track Listing

1. Lead Belly - IN THE PINES
2. Mississippi John Hurt - CANDY MAN BLUES
3. Blind Willie Johnson - MOTHER'S CHILDREN HAVE A HARD TIME
4. Jesse Fuller - CRAZY ABOUT A WOMAN
5. Woody Guthrie - TALKIN' DUSTBOWL BLUES
6. Josh White - JESUS GONNA MAKE UP MY DYIN' BED
7. Bukka White - FIXIN' TO DIE BLUES
8. Tommy McClennan - NEW HIGHWAY NO.51
9. Blind Boy Fuller - MAMA LET ME LAY IT ON YOU
10. Blind Lemon Jefferson - SEE THAT MY GRAVE IS KEPT CLEAN
11. Odetta - NO MORE AUCTION BLOCK
12. Frank Proffitt - LORD RANDAL
13. Paul Clayton - WHO'S GONNA BUY YOU RIBBONS (When I'm Gone)
14. Henry Thomas - HONEY, WON'T YOU ALLOW ME ONE MORE CHANCE
15. Dominic Behan - THE PATRIOT GAME
16. Chuck Berry - TOO MUCH MONKEY BUSINESS
17. Sleepy John Estes - MILK COW BLUES
18. Robert Johnson - COME ON IN MY KITCHEN
19. Lightin' Hopkins - AUTOMOBILE BLUES
20. Richard "Rabbit" Brown - JAMES ALLEY
21. Joan Baez - COPPER KETTLE
22. Son House - PONY BLUES
23. Blind Willie McTell - DYING CRAPSHOOTER BLUES
24. The Everly Brothers - STEP IT UP AND GO
25. Mississippi Sheiks - SITTIN' ON TOP OF THE WORLD
26. Charley Patton - HIGH WATER EVERYWHERE (Part 1)