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	Raising Sand »rank: 64 from: Rounder : :The musical collaboration of the decade, Raising Sand is the sound of two iconic figures stepping out of their respective comfort zones and letting their instincts lead them across a brave new sonic landscape. Despite hailing from distinctly different backgrounds, Alison Krauss and Robert Plant share a maverick spirit and willingness to extend the boundaries of their respective genres. This spirit, expertly honed by producer T Bone Burnett, has resulted in an album pitched three steps beyond some cosmic collision ...		Anthology Of American Folk Music (Edited By Harry Smith) »rank: 1939 by: Various Artists : :This deluxe 6-CD collector's boxed set contains a 96-page book featuring Harry Smith's original songbook framed by essays by Greil Marcus and other noted writers, musicians, and scholars. Play the enhanced sixth disc on your CD-R0M drive and access historic video footage, rare photos, artist interviews, and additional background information. Edited by Harry Smith. Reissue compiled by the staff of Smithsonian Folkways. Reissue liner notes by Greil Marcus, Neil Rosenberg, Jeff Place, Jon Pankake, Luis Kemnitzer and others. '...the missing ...
	Nights in Rodanthe »rank: 9342 by: Original Soundtrack : :Based on the #1 NY Times bestseller by Nicholas Sparks, 'Nights ln Rodanthe' follows a woman (Diane Lane) with her life in chaos as she retreats to the tiny coastal town of Rodanthe to tend a friend's inn for the weekend. The only guest at the inn (Richard Gere) arrives with a storm closing in on the town. The two turn to each other for comfort and, in one magical weekend, set in motion a life-changing romance. The soundtrack features ...		The Complete Recordings »rank: 3718 by: Robert Johnson : :This two-CD box contains all 41 recordings Johnson made, including 12 alternate takes, and each cut remains a classic. This set's release in 1990 caused quite a stir, selling more than 500,000 copies, and, on the basis of endorsements from Eric Clapton and Keith Richards, introduced a great number of rock fans to Delta blues. Amazingly, Johnson built his enormous legacy on the strength of just two recording sessions: the first session, in November of 1936, produced among others 'l Believe ...
	Hoodoo Man Blues »rank: 3574 by: Junior Wells : essential recording:This 1965 album is where vocalist and harmonica player Junior Wells comes into his own. An early collaboration with Buddy Guy, the two of them sum up the 1960s funk-rock-blues that lay ahead. Hoodoo Man Blues inspired Paul Butterfield, Eric Clapton, and a host of other musician-fans. Wells and Guy don't shy from creating James Brown-funkified blues, or from putting a rock edge to their blues; but neither do they shy from traditional blues. Their version of 'Good Morning ...		Come on In »rank: 1693 by: R. L. Burnside : :Now, here's what you call a break from tradition. After bridging the gap between punk and blues on his collaboration with the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, A Ass Pocket of Whiskey, Mississippi bluesman R.L. Burnside ventures into the world of beats and grooves with Come 0n ln, a series of remix projects with producer Tom Rothrock (Beck, Foo Fighters). The cynics among you may smell opportunism, but Rothrock is sensitive and respectful enough to Burnside's originals to do them proper justice. ...
	Lady Day: The Best of Billie Holiday »rank: 2196 by: Billie Holiday : :Lady Day: The Best 0f Billie Holiday is an ideal introduction to the Voice of Jazz in all its enduring glory. This incomparable collection draws on the 10-CD boxed set Lady Day: The Complete Billie Holiday on Columbia (1933-1944) (CXK 85470), representing not only her finest work, but American jazz and pop singing at its zenith. Accompanied sublimely by a Who's Who of the Swing Era (including her soulmate Lester Young, Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, Buck Clayton, Roy Eldridge, Ben ...		Dona Got a Ramblin Mind »rank: 3523 by: Carolina Chocolate Drops : :AS HEARD 0N NPR! 'Even though the music's being played right in front of you, you expect to hear crackles and hisses as if the sounds were being torn from a salvaged 78.' - lndependent Weekly Terrific renditions of old-time classics from the Carolina Chocolate Drops as they reclaim their African American NC Piedmont string band musical traditions! This young group is the hottest thing to hit the old-time music community in decades, and have grabbed the attention of folks ...
	We'll Never Turn Back »rank: 4460 by: Mavis Staples : :From the liner notes, by John Lewis: When l listen to this music, it takes me back. lt takes me back to the red clay hills of Georgia, to the Black Belt of Alabama, and the Delta of Mississippi. lt takes me back to the moans and groans and pains of an oppressed people yearning for freedom. lt takes me back to the time when hundreds and thousands of us decided we were 'sick and tired of being sick and ...		The Definitive Collection »rank: 3262 by: Muddy Waters : :From the liner notes, by John Lewis: When l listen to this music, it takes me back. lt takes me back to the red clay hills of Georgia, to the Black Belt of Alabama, and the Delta of Mississippi. lt takes me back to the moans and groans and pains of an oppressed people yearning for freedom. lt takes me back to the time when hundreds and thousands of us decided we were 'sick and tired of being sick and ...