These three discs have probably been mentioned before, but they look like pretty decent compilations to me, even without the Beatles tie-in. (Yes, most of the songs have been reissued a dozen times before.)

ROOTS OF THE BEATLES
http://www.amazon.com/Roots-Beatles/dp/ ... g=imwan-20
1. Dizzy Miss Lizzy - Larry Williams
2. Heartbreak Hotel - Elvis Presley
3. Everybody's Tryin' to Be My Baby - Carl Perkins
4. Long Tall Sally - Little Richard
5. Slow Down - Larry Williams
6. Be-Bop-A-Lula - Gene Vincent And The Blue Caps
7. Matchbox - Carl Perkins
8. Searchin' - The Coasters
9. Carol - Chuck Berry
10. Kansas City - Wilbert Harrisson
11. Honey, Don't - Carl Perkins
12. Young Blood - The Coasters
13. Hallelujah I Love Her So - Ray Charles
14. Words of Love - Buddy Holly
15. Three Cool Cats - The Coasters
16. The Sheik of Araby - Fats Domino
17. Lend Me Your Comb - Carl Perkins
18. I Got a Woman - Ray Charles
19. Crying, Waiting, Hoping - Buddy Holly & The Picks
20. Sure to Fall - Carl Perkins
21. Your Feet's Too Big - Fats Waller
22. Red Sails In The Sunset - Nat King Cole
23. Falling In Love Again - Marlene Dietrich

ROOTS OF PAUL MCCARTNEY
http://www.amazon.com/Roots-Paul-Mccart ... g=imwan-20
1. Long Tall Sally - Little Richard
2. Kansas City - Wilbert Harrisson
3. That's All Right (Mama) - Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup
4. All Shook Up - Elvis Presley
5. Be-Bop-A-Lula - Gene Vincent & The Blue Caps
6. Singin' the Blues - Guy Mitchell
7. She Said Yeah - Larry Williams
8. Tutti Frutti - Little Richard
9. Brown Eyed Handsome Man - Chuck Berry
10. (Let's Have A) Party - Elvis Presley
11. Matchbox - Carl Perkins
12. Blue Moon of Kentucky - Bill Monroe And His Bluegrass Boys
13. I Got Stung - Elvis Presley
14. Blue Jean Bop - Gene Vincent
15. Honey Hush - Joe Turner
16. Movie Magg - Carl Perkins
17. Searchin' - The Coasters
18. It's Now Or Never - Elvis Presley
19. O Sole Mio - Alan Lomax
20. Crackin' Up - Bo Diddley
21. Lonesome Town - Ricky Nelson
22. Down By The Riverside - Big Bill Broonzy
23. San Francisco Bay Blues - Jesse Fuller
24. Coquette - Dinah Washington

ROOTS OF JOHN LENNON
http://www.amazon.com/Roots-John-Lennon ... g=imwan-20
1. Rip It Up - Little Richard
2. Blue Suede Shoes - Carl Perkins
3. Be-Bop-A-Lula - Gene Vincent And The Blue Caps
4. Long Tall Sally - Little Richard
5. Bony Moronie - Larry Williams
6. Sweet Little Sixteen - Chuck Berry
7. C'mon Everybody - Eddie Cochran
8. Dizzy Miss Lizzy - Larry Williams
9. Slippin' And Slidin - Little Richard
10. You Can't Catch Me - Chuck Berry
11. Short Fat Fannie - Larry Williams
12. Ready Teddy - Little Richard
13. 30 Days - Chuck Berry
14. Peggy Sue - Buddy Holly
15. Oh! My Soul - Little Richard
16. My Baby Left Me - Arthur Big Boy Crudupp
17. That'll Be the Day - Buddy Holly & The Crickets
18. The Walk - Jimmy McCracklin
19. Rumble - Link Wray
20. Woman Love - Gene Vincent
21. I'm A Man - Bo Diddley
22. Do You Wanna Dance? - Bobby Freeman
23. Ain't That A Shame - Fats Domino
24. Just Because - Lloyd Price
25. Baby Please Don't Go - Big Joe Williams

I bought "The Roots of Taj Mahal" a few years ago, and it's a terrific CD.

I like those song selections! I think I would buy one of those.