(2-CD set) Here is a double CD that acts as a soundtrack to noted music and travel writer Garth Cartwright's book More Miles Than Money - Journeys Through American Music (Serpents Tail). From early Memphis blues to LA barrio raps, More Miles Than Money gets off the main road and digs out more than 30 rough diamonds of American roots music. The compilation gathers a huge variety of music; many never released in Europe and largely unknown in the US. More Miles Than Money features blues, soul, country, funk, rock'n'roll, Tex-Mex, Native American song and powwow, mariachi, banda-rap and more, providing a vast overview of the richness of America's regional music forms. Artists include Bobby Rush, Mable John, Billy Joe, Junior Wells, Marlena Shaw, Alejandro Escovedo.