Ramblers Gamblers Vagabonds and Revelers4-CD boxed set A selection of 100 songs including the musical styles and lyrical themes that would go on to shape the sound of the massive Rock 'n' Roll artists 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 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 Tracklist CD 1: Robert & Charlie Hicks - Darktown Gamblin' - Part 1 Charlie Poole And The North Carolina Ramblers - Ramblin' Blues Memphis Jug Band - Snitchin' Gambler Blues Robert Johnson - From Four 'Til Late Eddie Shuler's All Star Reveliers - Jambalaya Boogie Buddy Moss - Prowlin' Gambler Blues Blind Lemon Jefferson - Rambler Blues Doug Bine & His Dixie Ramblers - Rambler's 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 Jimmie Rodgers - Blue Yodel No. 9 (Standing On The Corner) Leake County Revelers - The Old Hat Blind Lemon Jefferson - Bad Luck Blues Cliff Carlisle - Gamblin' Dan Memphis Slim & The Vagabonds - Mother Earth