From the pioneering string bands and old-time banjo maestros to country music’s first superstar Jimmie Rodgers, this Rough Guide features many of the trailblazing artists who paved the way for the country music explosion to come.

Tracklist:
A1 Uncle Dave Macon & Sam McGee– Way Down The Old Plank Road 2:56
A2 Jimmie Rodgers– Somewhere Down Below The Dixon Line 2:55
A3 J.P. Nester– Train On The Island 2:59
A4 Darby & Tarlton– Sweet Sarah Blues 2:58
A5 East Texas Serenaders– Acorn Stomp 2:50
A6 Cliff Carlisle– Chicken Roost Blues 2:30
A7 Fiddlin' John Carson & His Virginia Reelers– Gonna Swing On The Golden Gate 2:55
B1 Dock Boggs– Old Rub Alcohol Blues 3:05
B2 The Carter Family– Wildwood Flower 3:08
B3 Charlie Poole And The North Carolina Ramblers– Leaving Home 3:02
B4 Eck Robertson And Family– Texas Wagoner 3:00
B5 B.F. Shelton– Darling Cora 3:49
B6 Fruit Jar Guzzlers– Stack-O-Lee 3:16