Farewell Blues

~ Recording by Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack ArtistRelease TitleRelease ArtistRelease Group TypeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.7Farewell Blues2:30Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs with The Foggy Mountain BoysThe Golden Hits of Lester Flatt and Earl ScruggsLester Flatt & Earl Scruggs with The Foggy Mountain BoysAlbum + Compilation
Nashville (country label, used to be under Starday Records in Nashville, TN, today under Capitol Records, Inc.)NLP-2087
1.16Farewell Blues2:27Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs20 Greatest HitsLester Flatt & Earl ScruggsAlbum + Compilation
Deluxe (US/Canada reissue label)CD-1031
1.4Farewell Blues2:29Lester Flatt & Earl ScruggsThe Mercury Sessions, Volume 1Lester Flatt & Earl ScruggsAlbum + Compilation
RounderCD SS-18
1.24Farewell Blues2:29Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs1948–1959Lester Flatt & Earl ScruggsAlbum + Compilation
Bear Family RecordsBCD 15472-1, BCD 15472-2, BCD 15472-3, BCD 15472-4
1.18Farewell Blues2:29Lester Flatt & Earl ScruggsThe Complete Mercury SessionsLester Flatt & Earl ScruggsAlbum + Compilation
  • US1992-08-04
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)314 512 644-2
1.10Farewell Blues2:29Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Flatt & ScruggsLester Flatt & Earl ScruggsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2001-04-24
Mercury Nashville088 170 187-2
1.24Farewell Blues2:29Lester Flatt & Earl ScruggsFoggy Mountain BreakdownLester Flatt & Earl ScruggsAlbum + Compilation
  • NL2001-05-08
3.20Farewell Blues2:30Lester Flatt & Earl ScruggsBluegrass BonanzaVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2001-09-17
Proper RecordsP1213, P1214, P1215, P1216, PROPERBOX 29
1.27Farewell Blues2:29Lester Flatt & Earl ScruggsThe Complete Mercury RecordingsLester Flatt & Earl ScruggsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2003-04-22
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)B0000070-02
3.24Farewell Blues?:??Lester Flatt & Earl ScruggsSelected Sides: 1947–1953Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs / The Stanley BrothersAlbum + Compilation
  • US2004-03-30
JSP RecordsJSP7724 A, JSP7724 B, JSP7724 C, JSP7724 D
1.24Farewell Blues2:31Lester Flatt & Earl ScruggsA Proper Introduction to Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs: The Mercury YearsLester Flatt & Earl ScruggsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2004-04-13
Proper RecordsINTRO CD 2030
2.4Farewell Blues2:31Lester Flatt & Earl ScruggsMountain BreakdownLester Flatt & Earl ScruggsAlbum + Compilation
PrimoPRMCD6010
1.7Farewell Blues2:30Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs with The Foggy Mountain BoysThe Golden Hits of Lester Flatt & Earl ScruggsLester Flatt, Earl Scruggs with The Foggy Mountain BoysAlbum + Compilation
Hollywood (US budget & reissue label, imprint of Highland Music)HCD-287

Relationships

recorded in:Tampa, Florida, United States (on 1950-10-20)
banjo:Earl Scruggs (on 1950-10-20)
double bass [string bass]:Jody Rainwater (American bluegrass bassist) (on 1950-10-20)
fiddle:Benny Sims (American fiddler) (on 1950-10-20)
guitar:Lester Flatt (on 1950-10-20)
mandolin:Curly Seckler (on 1950-10-20)
recording of:Farewell Blues (on 1950-10-20: cover)

Related works

Farewell Blues

composer:Leon Rappolo (until 1922)
Paul Mares (until 1922)
Elmer Schoebel (until 1922)
publisher:Herman Darewski Music Publishing Co Ltd.
Lawrence Wright