Time: 67:25
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1999
Styles: Blues / R&B
Art: Full
1. J.J. Cale - Stone River (3:26)
2. Ani Difranco - Fuel (4:00)
3. Keb' Mo' - Victims Of Comfort (3:22)
4. Branford Marsalis - The Road You Choose (6:23)
5. John Lee Hooker & John Hammond - Highway 13 (6:35)
6. Tracy Nelson - Mother Earth (6:12)
7. Roomful Of Blues - Blue Blue World (3:30)
8. Mavis Staples - I'll Fly Away (3:56)
9. Loudon Wainwright III - Hard Day On The Planet (4:48)
10. Alvin Youngblood Hart - Rollin' River (4:53)
11. The Robert Cray Band - The Forecast (Calls For Pain) (5:21)
12. Ruth Brown - Ice Water In Your Veins (3:36)
13. Ratdog With Charlie Musselwhite - Take Me To The River (5:33)
14. Etta James - Take It To The Limit (5:42)
Earthjustice, which put together the Fish Tree Water Blues CD, is a nonprofit group whose goal is to provide free legal assistance to organizations fighting for environmental causes. The proceeds from this CD will go to Earthjustice to help fund their projects. If you like protecting clean water, preserving rain forests, protecting endangered species or just like good blues music, this might be a disc that interests you. The disc features 14 songs from a diverse field of musicians. For the most part, and with only a couple of notable exceptions, the compilation sticks to the discs earthy theme. Five of the songs have never been released or qualify for that first new recording in many years category. For example, J.J. Cale's "Stone River", Alvin Youngblood Hart's banjo heavy "Rollin' River", Robert Cray's live "The Forecast (Calls For Pain)", Mavis Staple's "I'll Fly Away", and the Charlie Musselwhite with Bob Weir's Ratdog performing "Take Me To The River", all great stuff. This is a really good compilation from start to finish and definetly a worthwhile acquisition.
Fish Tree Water Blues
