“[Alabama] boasts a long line of jazz virtuosi. And a rambunctious catalog of garage rock. An illustrious heritage of gospel. A star-studded cast of r&b masters and mistresses. A contemporary scene loaded with genre-bending talent. And so on and so on.” — Editor’s Note

The twelfth annual Southern Music Issue includes writing by Greil Marcus, John Jeremiah Sullivan, Amanda Petrusich, Kevin Brockmeier, and many more, plus a 27-song CD of Alabama music.

CD Tracks:

1.  Jammin’ Intro / Charlie Louvin

2.  Match Box / Ralph “Soul” Jackson

3.  Stop Your Knockin’ / Curley Money & His Rolling Ramblers

4.  Red Invasion / The K-Pers

5.  New Mule Skinner Blues / The Maddox Brothers & Rose

6.  Get on Back on the Right Track / Mary Gresham

7.  It’s Hard to Be Humble (When You’re From Alabama) / Phosphorescent

8.  The Times They Are A-Changin’ / Odetta

9.  Pretty Soon / Black Haze Express

10. Gonna Dance All Night / Hardrock Gunter & the Pebbles

11. Gangland Wars / Jim Bob & the Leisure Suits

12. 99 ½ Won’t Do / Dan Pickett

13. A Mushroom Cloud / Sammy Salvo

14. Snowblind / Judy Henske & Jerry Yester

15. I’m Crying / Lil Greenwood

16. The World Don’t Owe You Nothing / Sam Dees

17. There Must Be a Someone (I Can Turn To) / The Gosdin Brothers

18. Huntsville International / G-Side (feat. Sound of Silence)

19. Abalabip / Eddie Cole & His Gang

20. Crazy Date / Crazy Teens

21. Rubber Room / Rev. Fred Lane with Ron ’Pate’s Debonairs

22. My Memories of You / Baker Knight

23. Cold, Cold Heart / Dinah Washington

24. Nobody Knows / Robert Brown & the Sons of the South

25. Red Shift / Sex Clark Five

26. Precious Lord Lead Me On / King Britt Presents Sister Gertrude Morgan

27. Berlin Wall / Various