The music featured below and defined by genre is designed as a starter kit for those wishing to build a library in a particular musical style. They will be added to on occasion and updated from time to time. Please bear in mind that they are Taupin’s particular choices and are proposed simply to be helpful in compiling a varied and comprehensive collection. It is a continuation of the Original ARR Recommended Music compiled during the 4-year run (2010-2014) of American Roots Radio on SiriusXM.
THE LEGENDARY SON HOUSE FATHER OF THE FOLK BLUES
SON HOUSE
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BOSS MAN
JIMMY REED
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HOODOO LADY
MEMPHIS MINNIE
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HARLEM STREET SINGER
BLIND GARY DAVIS
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HIS BEST
LITTLE WALTER
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GIANT STEP & DE OLE FOLKS AT HOME
TAJ MAHAL
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THE1928 SESSIONS
MISSISSIPPI JOHN HURT
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MOJO HAND
LIGHTNIN’ HOPKINS
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A MAN & THE BLUES
BUDDY GUY
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CARNEGIE HALL JAN 16 1938 THE COMPLETE CONCERT
BENNY GOODMAN
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NIGHT HAWK
COLEMAN HAWKINS
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CONCERT BY THE SEA
ERROL GARNER
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MIS’RY & THE BLUES
JACK TEAGARDEN
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ATOMIC BASIE
COUNT BASIE
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I JUST DROPPED BY TO SAY HELLO
JOHNNY HARTMAN
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THE INNER MOUNTING FLAME
MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA
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BLACK COFFEE
PEGGY LEE
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BRILLIANT CORNERS
THELONIOUS MONK
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WILDWOOD FLOWER
THE CARTER FAMILY
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WALKING MY LORD UP CALVARY HILL
WILMA LEE & STONEY COOPER
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BEST OF BILL MONROE THE MILLENNIUM COLLECTION
BILL MONROE
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SONGS OF TRAGEDY
HANK SNOW
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20 ALL TIME GREATEST HITS
KITTY WELLS
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GREATEST HITS
JOHNNY HORTON
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PHASES & STAGES
WILLIE NELSON
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WHEATSTRAW SUITE
THE DILLARDS
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RED DIRT GIRL
EMMYLOU HARRIS
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THE MORSE CODE
ELLA MAE MORSE
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ROCKABILLY BOOGIE
JOHNNY BURNETTE TRIO
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QUEEN OF ROCKABILLY
WANDA JACKSON
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GOOD ROCKIN’ MAN
ROY BROWN
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THE FATS DOMINO JUKEBOX
FATS DOMINO
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WALK RIGHT BACK-THE SINGLES COLLECTION 1956-1962
THE EVERLY BROTHERS
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RUMBLE! BEST OF LINK RAY
LINK RAY
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ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK
BILL HALLEY & THE COMETS
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THE CHIRPIN’ CRICKETS
BUDDY HOLLY & THE CRICKETS
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DALE ROCKS
DALE HAWKINS
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MUSIC FROM BIG PINK
THE BAND
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THE PRETENDER
JACKSON BROWN
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DÉJÀ VU
CROSBY, STILLS, NASH & YOUNG
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PET SOUNDS
THE BEACH BOYS
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THE NOTORIOUS BYRD BROTHERS
THE BYRDS
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LIEGE & LIEF
FAIRPORT CONVENTION
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REVOLVER
THE BEATLES
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LONDON CALLING
THE CLASH
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APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION
GUNS N' ROSES
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EXODUS
BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS
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BEGGARS BANQUET
THE ROLLING STONES
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ELECTRIC LADYLAND
THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE
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GRACELAND
PAUL SIMON
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ACHTUNG BABY
U2
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WAITING FOR COLUMBUS
LITTLE FEAT
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ASTRAL WEEKS
VAN MORRISON
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NEBRASKA
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
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THE VERY BEST OF LITTLE WILLIE JOHN
LITTLE WILLIE JOHN
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AT LAST
ETTA JAMES
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I NEVER LOVED A MAN THE WAY I LOVE YOU
ARETHA FRANKLIN
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THE GREATEST
ARTHUR ALEXANDER
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OTIS BLUE
OTIS REDDING
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STAND
SLY & THE FAMILY STONE
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THE GENIUS OF RAY CHARLES
RAY CHARLES
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WHAT’S GOING ON
MARVIN GAYE
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