Constant Sorrow

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▼ CD 1: Bluegrass Roots 1925–1940
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1I’m a Man of Constant Sorrow
Emry Arthur3:23
2Don’t Let Your Deal Go Down Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1925-07-27)
banjo:
Charlie Poole (on 1925-07-27)
fiddle:
Posey Rorer (on 1925-07-27)
guitar:
Norman Woodlieff (on 1925-07-27)
vocals:
Charlie Poole (on 1925-07-27)
recording of:
Don't Let Your Deal Go Down (on 1925-07-27)
miscellaneous support:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter) (in 1971)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4854)
Charlie Poole & The North Carolina Ramblers2:55
3Going Back to Jericho
Dock Walsh2:24
4Backwater Blues
Uncle Dave Macon & Sam McGee3:16
5Hard For to Love
Hayes Shepherd3:14
6Sail Away Ladies
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1927-05-07)
banjo:
Uncle Dave Macon (on 1927-05-07)
fiddle:
Kirk McGee (on 1927-05-07) and Mazy Todd (on 1927-05-07)
guitar:
Sam McGee (on 1927-05-07)
vocals:
Uncle Dave Macon (on 1927-05-07), Kirk McGee (on 1927-05-07) and Sam McGee (on 1927-05-07)
recording of:
Sail Away Ladies (on 1927-05-07)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 17635)
Uncle Dave Macon & His Fruit Jar Drinkers2:59
7Carolina Stompdown
Aiken County String Band3:00
8Train 45
Grayson & Whitter3:06
9Go Along Mule
Uncle Dave Macon & His Fruit Jar Drinkers3:06
10Little Maggie With a Dram Glass in Her Hand
recording of:
Little Maggie (catch-all for arrangements)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 5723)
Grayson & Whitter3:30
11All Night Long
Earl Johnson & His Clodhoppers3:16
12Three Men Went A’Hunting
Byrd Moore and His Hot Shots2:37
13I’ll Roll in My Sweet Baby’s Arms
recording of:
Roll in My Sweet Baby’s Arms
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Buster Carter & Preston Young3:00
14Seven and a Half
J.E. Mainer’s Mountaineers3:09
15New River Train
producer:
Eli Oberstein
guitar and lead vocals:
Charlie Monroe (on 1936-02-17)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1936-02-17)
recorded at:
Southern Radio Building in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1936-02-17)
recording of:
New River Train (on 1936-02-17)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4568)
The Monroe Brothers3:42
16Short Life and It’s Trouble
recording of:
Short Life of Trouble
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3418)
Wade Mainer & Zeke Morris2:28
17I’m Bound to Ride
recorded in:
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1937-08-03)
banjo:
Arthur Smith (on 1937-08-03)
guitar:
Alton Delmore (on 1937-08-03)
tenor guitar:
Rabon Delmore (on 1937-08-03)
vocals:
Arthur Smith (on 1937-08-03)
recording of:
I'm Bound to Ride (on 1937-08-03)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Arthur Smith and the Delmore Brothers2:23
18Two Italians… Red Bird
Monroe Gevedon and Family2:15
19I Won’t Be Worried
Wade Mainer and The Sons of the Mountaineers2:36
20Big at the Little, Bottom at the Top
Bill Carlisle's Kentucky Boys3:11
21Let Me Be Your Salty Dog
The Morris Brothers2:40
22Footprints in the Snow
Cliff Carlisle's Buckle Busters2:46
23Blue Ridge Mountain Blues
banjo:
Unknown, possibly Wade Mainer (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
fiddle:
J.E. Mainer
guitar:
Daddy John Love (u.s. old time music) and Zeke Morris
vocals:
Daddy John Love (u.s. old time music), J.E. Mainer and Zeke Morris
recording of:
Blue Ridge Mountain Blues
lyricist and composer:
Cliff Hess
previously attributed to:
Bill Clifton (American bluegrass musician and singer) and Bill Monroe
J.E. Mainer’s Mountaineers2:33
24When I Lay My Burden Down
Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys2:58
25Orange Blossom Special
recording of:
Orange Blossom Special
lyricist and composer:
Ervin Thomas Rouse
publisher:
Glanco Music (BMI-affiliated) and MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
Rouse Brothers2:58
▼ CD 2: Bluegrass Growth 1940–1955
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Dog House Blues
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1940-10-07)
double bass [string bass]:
Bill Wesbrooks (bluegrass/country singer, bassist, and comedian) (on 1940-10-07)
fiddle:
Tommy Magness (on 1940-10-07)
guitar and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1940-10-07)
recording of:
Dog House Blues (on 1940-10-07)
writer:
J.L. Frank and Pee Wee King
Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys3:12
2Cryin’ Holy Unto My Lord
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1940-10-07)
guitar and bass vocals:
Clyde Moody (on 1940-10-07)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1940-10-07)
baritone vocals:
Tommy Magness (on 1940-10-07)
tenor vocals:
Bill Wesbrooks (bluegrass/country singer, bassist, and comedian) (on 1940-10-07)
recording of:
On the Rock Where Moses Stood (on 1940-10-07)
writer:
The Carter Family (the original Carter Family, 1927–1943)
Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys2:31
3C & NW Railroad Blues
Byron Parker and his Mountaineers2:41
4Tennessee Blues
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1940-10-07)
double bass [string bass]:
Bill Wesbrooks (bluegrass/country singer, bassist, and comedian) (on 1940-10-07)
guitar:
Clyde Moody (on 1940-10-07)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (on 1940-10-07)
recording of:
Tennessee Blues (on 1940-10-07)
composer:
Bill Monroe
Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys2:54
5Loving You Too Well
Roy Hall & His Blue Ridge Entertainers2:47
6Six White Horses
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1940-10-07)
double bass [string bass]:
Bill Wesbrooks (bluegrass/country singer, bassist, and comedian) (on 1940-10-07)
fiddle:
Tommy Magness (on 1940-10-07)
guitar and lead vocals:
Clyde Moody (on 1940-10-07)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (on 1940-10-07)
recording of:
Six White Horses (on 1940-10-07)
lyricist and composer:
Clyde Moody
Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys3:05
7Blue Yodel #7 (Anniversary Blue Yodel)
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1941-10-02)
double bass [string bass]:
Bill Wesbrooks (bluegrass/country singer, bassist, and comedian) (on 1941-10-02)
fiddle:
Art Wooten (American fiddler) (on 1941-10-02)
guitar:
Pete Pyle (on 1941-10-02)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1941-10-02)
recording of:
Blue Yodel No. 7 (Anniversary Blue Yodel) (on 1941-10-02)
writer:
Elsie McWilliams (American songwriter) and Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
part of:
Blue Yodels by Jimmie Rodgers
Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys2:56
8Polecat Blues
Roy Hall & His Blue Ridge Entertainers2:36
9Back Up and Push
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1941-10-02)
double bass [string bass]:
Bill Wesbrooks (bluegrass/country singer, bassist, and comedian) (on 1941-10-02)
fiddle:
Art Wooten (American fiddler) (on 1941-10-02)
guitar:
Pete Pyle (on 1941-10-02)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (on 1941-10-02)
recording of:
Back Up and Push (on 1941-10-02)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys2:51
10Going Back to Old Kentucky
Hobo Jack Adkins2:08
11Ida Red
recording of:
Ida Red
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3429)
Curly Parker & The Blue Sky Boys1:23
12Gonna Lay Down My Old Guitar
Byron Parker and his Mountaineers2:36
13Rattlesnake Daddy
Bailey Brothers2:11
14Little Maggie
recording of:
Little Maggie (Ralph Stanley version)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
is based on:
Little Maggie (catch-all for arrangements)
The Stanley Brothers & The Clinch Mountain Boys2:21
15Let Me Be Your Friend
The Stanley Brothers & The Clinch Mountain Boys2:44
16Pretty Polly
The Stanley Brothers & The Clinch Mountain Boys2:54
17Doin’ My Time
Jimmie Skinner2:44
18Hey! Hey! Hey!
The Stanley Brothers & The Clinch Mountain Boys2:46
19Five String Banjo Boogie
Grandpa Jones2:44
20Don’t Forget Me
The Lonesome Pine Fiddlers2:28
21I’m on My Way to the Old Home
Sonny Osborne2:45
22Pain in My Heart
recorded in:
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States (in 1950-03)
banjo:
Larry Richardson (Banjo player) (in 1950-03)
double bass [bass]:
Ezra Cline (US bluegrass bassist) (in 1950-03)
fiddle:
Ray Morgan (US bluegrass fiddler) (in 1950-03)
guitar and tenor vocals:
Bob Osborne (in 1950-03)
lead vocals:
Bob Osborne (in 1950-03) and Larry Richardson (Banjo player) (in 1950-03)
recording of:
Pain in My Heart (in 1950-03)
writer:
Bobby Osborne and Larry Richardson (Banjo player)
The Lonesome Pine Fiddlers2:45
23Lont Time, No See
Frank Hunter & His Black Mountain Boys2:31
24Leave Well Enough Alone
Frank Wakefield & Buster Turner2:43
25Roll on Blues
Connie and Babe with The Backwoods Boys2:04
▼ CD 3: Bluegrass Blossom The 1950s
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Blue Yodel #1 (T for Texas
Jim Eanes & The Shenandoah Valley Boys2:22
2Shake, Rattle and Roll
Carl Butler & The Lonesome Pine Boys2:41
3Holston Valley Breakdown
guitar:
Ronnie Knittel (in 1951)
Ronnie Knittel and The Holston Valley Ramblers2:52
4I’ll Fly Away
Jim and Jesse2:38
5Blue Bonnet Lane
Colwell Brothers2:24
6Florida Blues
Jim Eanes & The Shenandoah Valley Boys2:23
7Dirty Dishes Blues
producer:
Stephen H. Sholes
banjo:
Charlie Cline (on 1953-08-04)
double bass [bass]:
Ezra Cline (US bluegrass bassist) (on 1953-08-04)
fiddle:
“Curly” Ray Cline (Fiddler) (on 1953-08-04)
guitar and tenor vocals:
Paul Williams (US bluegrass/gospel mandolin player, tenor vocalist) (on 1953-08-04)
mandolin:
Albert Punturi (US bluegrass mandolinist) (on 1953-08-04)
lead vocals:
Charlie Cline (on 1953-08-04) and Paul Williams (US bluegrass/gospel mandolin player, tenor vocalist) (on 1953-08-04)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studio (Chicago, 1935-1969) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1953-08-04)
The Lonesome Pine Fiddlers2:50
8Radio Boogie
L.C. Smith and Ralph Mayo with The Southern Mountain Boys2:28
9Crazy Blues
Mac Wiseman and the Country Boys2:31
10Lonesome Pine Breakdown
The Lonesome Pine Fiddlers2:33
11Air Mail Special
Jim & Jesse & The Virginia Boys2:08
12Red Hen Boogie
The McCormick Brothers2:30
13Too Hot to Handle
Jimmie Skinner2:29
14Jesse James
Toby Stroud and the Blue Mountain Boys3:06
15CNR Special
The McCormick Brothers2:35
16Angel Band
The Stanley Brothers & The Clinch Mountain Boys2:21
17Billy Goat Boogie
The McCormick Brothers2:19
18Feudin’ Banjos
Don Reno & Arthur Smith2:01
19Twin Banjo Special
Joe Maphis2:14
20Bugle Call Rag
The McCormick Brothers2:08
21Train 45
The Stanley Brothers & The Clinch Mountain Boys2:47
22Clinch Mountain Backstep
The Stanley Brothers & The Clinch Mountain Boys2:21
23Ruby, Are You Mad?
The Osborne Brothers & Red Allen3:02
24Hit Parade of Love
Jimmy Martin & The Sunny Mountain Boys2:34
25Wild Horse
The Stanley Brothers & The Clinch Mountain Boys2:14
26I’m a Man of Constant Sorrow
The Stanley Brothers & The Clinch Mountain Boys2:38