Honky Tonks, Hymns and the Blues
Series Chronicles American Music, from Back Roads to Big City

Essential Recordings
The recordings below have been recommended by the producers of this series as essential milestones in the development of American rural music. Where titles are out of print, alternates have been suggested when possible.

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• The Carter Family
  Longing For Old Virginia: Their Complete Victor Recordings, 1934
  
  
• Lesley Riddle
  Step by Step: Lesley Riddle Meets the Carter Family
  
  
• Hobart Smith
  Blue Ridge Legacy: The Alan Lomax Portrait Series
  
  
• The Louvin Brothers
  Songs That Tell a Story
  
  
• Alabama Sacred Harp Singers
  Sacred Harp Singing
  
  
• Jimmie Rodgers
  A Legendary Performer
  [Out of print; suggested title: The Essential Jimmie Rodgers]
  
  
• Kitty Wells
  The Legendary Kitty Wells
  [Out of print; suggested title: 20 Greatest Hits]
  
  
• The Maddox Brothers and Rose
  On the Air
  
  
• Various Artists
  From Where I Stand: The Black Experience in Country Music
  
  
• Various Artists
  Before the Blues: The Early American Black Music Scene
  
  
• Various Artists
  Country Boogie, 1939-1947
  
  
• Emmett Miller
  The Minstrel Man from Georgia
  
  
• Jimmie Rodgers
  The Blues, 1927-1933
  [Out of print]
  
  
• Doc Watson and Clarence Ashley
  The Original Folkway Recordings 1960-1962
  
  
• Hank Williams
  The Original Singles Collection
  
  
• Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys
  Anthology, 1935-1973
  
  
• Harry Choates
  The Fiddle King of Cajun Swing
  
  
• Delmore Brothers
  Brown's Ferry Blues
  
  
• Adolf Hofner and the Pearl Wranglers
  South Texas Swing
  
  
• Doc & Merle Watson
  Pickin' the Blues
  
  
• Various Artists
  Conjunto! Texas Mexican Border Music (4 vols.)
  
  
• Various Artists
  Honky Tonk Blues
  [Out of print]
  
  
• Various Artists
  Roots of Country: The Story of Country Music
  [Out of print]
  
  
• Various Artists
  Roots of Rock 'n Roll
  [Out of print]
  
  
• Various Artists
  SMile and Jive: Kings of Western Swing
  [Out of print]
  
  
• Various Artists
  White Country Blues, 1926-1938: A Lighter Shade of Blue
  
  
• Various Artists
  The Bristol Sessions
  
  

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