This selection of 100 songs includes the musical styles and lyrical themes that would go on to shape the sound of the massive Rock and Pop acts that followed. Retracing the musical footsteps of the archetypes of the early American society and culture reveals all the elements which cross-pollinated and fused together to make the beast that was Rock ‘n’ Roll in the 1950s.  From the world of Old-Timey and Country come the Carolina Tar Heels, Charlie Poole, Frank Hutchison, Jimmie Rodgers, Hank Williams and many more. The Country Blues of Peg Leg Howell, Robert Lee McCoy, Muddy Waters, Blind Jefferson, Robert Johnson and Blind Willie McTell showcase some of the most important musicians of the American Folk tradition. Add to that the Jazz, Cajun, Bluegrass and a multitude of other offshoots and styles and you can listen to the creation path of the style that took over the musical world and is still reigning ‘till this day. Included are the hallmarks of the series - a booklet filled with the story of American Roots music and detailed discographical information.   TRACK LISTING DISC ONE – RAMBLERS STOMP - Robert & Charlie Hicks - Darktown Gamblin' - Part 1 / Charlie Poole And The North Carolina Ramblers - Ramblin' Blues / Memphis Jug Band - Snitchin' Gambler Blues / The Four Vagabonds - I Lost My Sugar In Salt Lake City / Eddie Shuler's All Star Reveliers - Jambalaya Boogie / Buddy Moss - Prowlin' Gambler Blues / The Four Vagabonds - Juke Box Saturday Night / Doug Bine & His Dixie Ramblers - Ramblers Stomp / Peg Leg Howell - Skin Game Blues / California Vagabonds - Slue Foot / Lonnie Johnson - Roaming Rambler Blues / Curley Weaver - Birmingham Gambler / Charlie Poole And The North Carolina Ramblers - He Rambled / Ezra Buzzington's Rustic Revelers - Brown Jug Blues / Prairie Ramblers - Deep Elem Blues / Patti Clayton & The Four Vagabonds - Can't Get Out Of This Mood / Leake County Revelers - The Old Hat / Blind Lemon Jefferson - Bad Luck Blues / Cliff Carlisle  - Gamblin' Dan / Memphis Slim & The Vagabonds - Mother Earth / Stanley Brothers - The Rambler's Blues / Robert Lee McCoy - Good Gamblin' / Muddy Waters - Ramblin' Kid Blues / Elvira Johnson - Numbers On The Brain / Scrapper Blackwell - Rambling Blues   DISC TWO – THE NUMBERS – Hank Williams - Lost Highway / State Street Ramblers - My Baby / The Four Vagabonds - Hasta Luego / Robert Johnson - Ramblin' On My Mind / Carroll County Revellers - Georgia Wobble Blues / The Appalachia Vagabond (Hayes Shepherd) - The Peddler And His Wife / Rambling Bob (Robert Lee McCoy) - Every Day And Night / Blind Blake - Rumblin' And Ramblin' Boa Constrictor Blues / Doc Clayton - Roaming Gambler / Patti Clayton & The Four Vagabonds - Why Don't You Fall In Love With Me / Leake County Revelers - Mississippi Breakdown / Cecil Surrat & His West Virginia Ramblers - The Bright Crystal Sea / John Lee Hooker - The Numbers / Crystal Springs Ramblers - Fort Worth Stomp / T-Bone Walker - Love Is Just A Gamble / Patti Clayton & The Four Vagabonds - Saving Myself For Bill / Bessie Smith - Dying Gambler's Blues / Prairie Ramblers - Shady Grove My Darling / Ramblin' Thomas - Ramblin' Mind Blues / The Four Vagabonds - Sharp As A Tack / Wade Mainer & Sons Of The Mountaineers - Ramblin' Boy / Cliff Bruner & The Texas Wanderers - I Was A Gambler In Texas / Hackberry Ramblers - Jolie Fille / Robert Johnson - Little Queen Of Spades / The Appalachia Vagabond (Hayes Shepherd) - Hard For To Love DISC THREE – YEAH MAN - Carolina Tar Heels - Rude And Rambling Man / Big Joe Turner - Born To Gamble / Riverside Ramblers – Wondering / Red Foley - Playin' Dominoes And Shootin' Dice / Patti Clayon & The Four Vagabonds - It Can't Be Wrong / Joe Werner & The Ramblers - Crap Shooters Hop / Prince Albert Hunt's Texas Ramblers - Traveling Man / Darby & Tarlton - Gamblin' Jim / Kokomo Arnold - Traveling Rambler Blues / The Four Vagabonds - Can't Get Stuff In Your Cuff / Rayne-Bo Ramblers - Rayne Breakdown / Blind Lemon Jefferson - Jack O' Diamond Blues / Leake County Revelers - Dry Town Blues / Memphis Slim & The Vagabonds - I Guess I'm A Fool / Jelly Roll Morton - Gambling Jack / Cecil Campbell & The Tennessee Ramblers - Steel Guitar Hop / Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown - Boogie Rambler / The Four Vagabonds - Yeah Man / Prince Albert Hunt's Texas Ramblers - Wake Up Jacob / Jimmie Rodgers - Gambling Bar Room Blues / Henry Townsend - A Ramblin' Mind / Champion Jack Dupree - Gamblin' Man Blues / Black Ace - Black Ace / Rambling Bob (Robert Lee McCoy) - Next-Door Neighbour / Leake County Revelers - Leather Breeches   DISC FOUR – THREE DREAMS - Slim Gaillard - A Tip On The Numbers / Charley Lincoln - Gamblin' Charley / The Four Vagabonds - I Don't Want Anybody / Woody Guthrie - Gambling Man / Ramblin' Thomas - Ramblin' Man / Jimmie Rodgers - Those Gambler's Blues / Patti Clayton & The Four Vagabonds - I've Heard That Song Before / Kentucky Ramblers - Ginseng Blues / Bill Boyd & His Cowboy Ramblers - Barn Dance Rag / Leake County Revelers - Leake County Blues / The Four Vagabonds - Hey Good Lookin' / Kelly Harrell - Rovin' Gambler / Memphis Slim & The Vagabonds - Really Got The Blues / Wynonie Harris - Grandma Plays The Numbers / Dixie Ramblers - Franklin County Blues / Tommy McClennan - Bottle It Up And Go / Kokomo Arnold - Policy Wheel Blues / Reaves White County Ramblers - Hesitation Blues / Patti Clayton & The Four Vagabonds - Could It Be You? / Blind Willie McTell - Dying Crapshooter's Blues / Roane County Ramblers - Home Town Blues / Buell Kazee - Gambling Blues / Patti Clayton & The Four Vagabonds - Three Dreams / Ezra Buzzington's Rustic Revelers - Bass Blues / Black Boy Shine - Gamblin' Jinx Blues