- Smoke on the Water- Deep Purple - I used to go on float trips in the 80's & I never forgot to pack Deep Purple. Also see: Highway Star, Woman From Toyko, Hush, & Space Truckin'
- Car Wheels On A Gravel Road - Lucinda Williams - swampy backwoods goodness
- Dirt Road Blues- Bob Dylan
- Foggy Mountain Breakdown- Flatt & Scruggs
- Paddlin' Blues- Gitfiddle Jim (Down in The Basement: Joe Bussard's Treasure Trove of Vintage 78's)
- Rockaway Beach - The Ramones - great song for a summer vacation trip
- Spirit of the Night- Bruce Springsteen - tale of picking up some friends, grabbing some wine and heading down to the lake to cool off
- Whiskey & Good Time Blues - Big Bill Broonzy
- You Wild Colorado - Johnny Cash
- Paradise - John Prine
- Green River - Creedence Clearwater Revival
- I Was Drunk - Alejandro Escovedo
- Across The River - Alejandro Escovedo
- Swamp River Days - John Fogerty
- Take Me To The River - Talking Heads
- Proud Mary - Ike & Tina Turner - a classic river song
- Crossing Muddy Waters - John Hiatt
- Countryside - Jolene
- On The Banks of The Ohio - The Monroe Bros. - if she won't marry you...murder her!
- Lover Of The Bayou - The Byrds
- Crystal River - Mudcrutch
- Down By The River - Neil Young
- Cabin Down Below - Tom Petty
- Traveling Riverside Blues- Robert Johnson or Led Zeppelin
- High Water - Uncle Tupelo
- Green Arrow- Yo La Tengo
- Get Up Jake - The Band
Bonus Tracks:
- The River - Bruce Springsteen
- Blue Canoe - Blue Mountain - nice contribution from a friend
- Dueling Banjos - Eric Weissberg and Steve Mandell
