Track listing:

Volume 1

1. San Francisco Bay Blues - Jesse Fuller 3:44
2. Mercury Blues - K C Douglas 2:49
3. Shake Shake Mama - Mance Lipscomb 2:52
4. Cairo Blues - Lil' Son Jackson 2:31
5. Barbershop Rhythm - Wade Walton and Robert Curtis Smith 2:26
6. One Thin Dime - Butch Cage and Willie Thomas 4:47
7. Charmin' Betsy - Hodges Brothers 2:54
8. Whistlin' Alex Moore's Blues - Alex Moore 3:07
9. I am the Black Ace - Black Ace 4:16
10. Brother James - Big Joe Williams 3:38
11. Lady Luck - Mercy Dee 2:48
12. Don't Drive Me Away - Robert Curtis Smith 2:27
13. Zydeco Introduction - Zydeco Announcer 0:54
14. Bernadette Chere - Albert Chevalier 3:57
15. Bald Headed Woman - Lightnin' Hopkins 3:51
16. Baby Please Don't Go - James Campbell 2:20
17. Believe On Me - Reverend Louis Overstreet 2:41
18. Low Down Blues - George Lewis 5:12
19. The Country Blues - J E Mainer 3:02
20. Crowley Waltz - Hackberry Ramblers 2:14
21. She'll be Comin' Round the Mountain - Booker White 3:03
22. Ay, Ai Ai - Clifton Chenier 2:26
23. Write Me a Few Lines - Fred McDowell 3:37
24. Charlie James - Mance Lipscomb 3:35
25. Louisiana Blues - Clifton Chenier 3:03

Volume 2

1. Cindy - John Jackson 2:10
2. Little Red Rooster - Big Mama Thornton 4:27
3. La Betaille - Isom Fontenot 1:34
4. Calcasieu waltz - Nathan Abshire 3:29
5. Almlied - Eibelsberger Duo 2:30
6. I Wonder Where You Are Tonight - Del McCoury 2:41
7. In the Breeze - Jerry Hahn Quintet 6:29
8. Goin' Back to the Country - Juke Boy Bonner 2:59
9. Sometimes I Cry - Johnny Young 2:54
10. Two Bugs and a Roach - Earl Hooker 4:20
11. Dream - John Littlejohn 4:48
12. Things Gonna Get Better - Bee Houston 3:11
13. Visions - Sonny Simmons 6:09
14. I Wish I Could Sing - Bongo Joe 3:15
15. Boogieing In Strasbourg - Alex Moore 5:06
16. The Death of Dr King - Big Joe Williams 2:53
17. Please Settle in Vietnam - Lightnin' Hopkins 4:14
18. Shake 'Em On Down - Fred McDowell and Johnny Woods 3:09
19. El Desesperado - Los Pinguinos Del Norte 5:17
20. Creole Belles - New Orleans Ragtime Orchestra 3:03
21. Finger Lickin' Good - Charlie Musselwhite 3:56

Volume 3

1. Church Point Breakdown - Austin Pitre 3:13
2. Gstanzeln Aus Dem Freistriztal - Original Herberstein Trio 3:36
3. Gibson Creek Shuffle - The Charles Ford Band 3:48
4. Ups and Downs - L C Robinson 6:20
5. You Ain't Got a Chance - Piano Red 2:56
6. Home Sweet Home - Boisec Ardoin and Canray Fontenot 3:19
7. Satan's Burning Hell - Bill Neely 2:43
8. Luzita - Narciso Martinez 2:02
9. Yo Me Enamore - Trio San Antonio 3:47
10. Borracho Perdido - Trio San Antonio 2:22
11. One of These Mornings (I'm Checkin' Out) - J C Burris 3:50
12. Allons a Grand Coteau - Clifton Chenier 3:15
13. En Bas Du Chene Vert - Dewey Blfa, Marc Savoy and D L Menard 4:19
14. Besos Y Copas - Chavela Ortiz y Brown Express 3:54
15. Fast Santa Fe (Bear Cat) - Robert Shaw 1:57
16. I'll See You In C-U-B-A - Any Old Time String Band 4:50
17. El Balaju - Conjunto Alma Jarocha 2:08
18. La Gata - Los Caporales De Panuco 3:37
19. Beym Rebns Sude - The Klezmorim 3:07
20. J'ai Laisse De La Maison - Cheese Read 2:24
21. Ay Te Dejo En San Antonio - Don Santiago Jimenez Sr 2:52
22. Mi Problema - Lydia Mendoza 2:50

Volume 4

1. Gritenme Piedras del Campo - Flaco Jimenez 3:35
2. Co-Fe - John Delafose 2:13
3. Single Girl - Rose Maddox 2:10
4. Bee De La Manche - Canray Fontenot 2:24
5. Bosco Stomp - Octa Clark and Hector Duhon 3:15
6. Negra Ausencia - Santiago Jimenez Jr 2:43
7. La Chanson De Cinquante Sous - Michael Doucet dit BeauSoleil 3:27
8. Shake What You Got - Preston Frank 2:21
9. Little Black Eyes - Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band 3:53
10. Chill of a Saturday Afternoon - Wade Fruge 2:11
11. Jolie Blonde - Chuck Guillory 3:34
12. Here to Stay - ReBirth Brass Band 3:54
13. I Know That's Right - Katie Webster 3:49
14. I've Been There - Lawrence Ardoin 3:06
15. Mentiste Cuando Dijiste - Flaco Jimenez 3:25
16. Aguililla - Los Campesinos De Michoacan 2:24
17. La Reine De La Salle - Odile Falcon 0:58
18. Chanson De La Sagesse - Michael Doucet 2:29
19. Hot Chili Mama - BeauSoleil 3:39
20. Check Out the Zydeco - C J Chenier 3:20
21. El Canoero - Valerio Longoria 4:31
22. Corrido Del Mono - Los Gavilanes De Oakland 3:27
23. San Francisco Can Be Such a Lonely Town - Omar Sharriff 4:27

Volume 5

1. Mother - Paramount Gospel Singers 3:22
2. Gumagarugu - Chatuye 4:39
3. Khandan-E Amaturi III - Aziz Herawi 4:36
4. A Ti, Colombia - Ivan Cuesta 3:05
5. Food Stamp Blues - Treme Brass Band 9:17
6. Ain't It a Shame - Elder Roma Wilson 2:23
7. J'Ai Ete Au Bal - Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band 6:47
8. La Mal Sentada - Los Cenzontles 2:21
9. Falling For You - Rose Maddox 2:50
10. Los Traficantes Del Bravo - Los Palomares Del Bravo 3:48
11. Jesus Wil Fix It For You - Sonny Treadway 4:21
12. Medved Na Lancu - Csokolom 1:43
13. Jale Griego - Jose Moreno 2:21
14. El Corrido De Esequiel Hernandez - Santiago Jimenez Jr 5:03
15. What's His Name-Jesus - The Campbell Brothers 8:22
16. Just a Closer Walk With Thee - Aubrey Ghent 4:28