Very Best of Bluegrass

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Annotation

First CD of a three-CD compilation of Bluegrass music

Annotation last modified on 2012-10-17 13:17 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Foggy Mountain Breakdown
recorded in:
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (on 1949-12-11)
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1949-12-11)
double bass [string bass]:
Howard Watts (bluegrass bassist, aka Cedric Rainwater) (on 1949-12-11)
fiddle:
Benny Sims (American fiddler) (on 1949-12-11)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1949-12-11)
mandolin:
Curly Seckler (on 1949-12-11)
recording of:
Foggy Mountain Breakdown (on 1949-12-11)
composer:
Earl Scruggs
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:40
2I'm Man of Constant Sorrow
The Stanley Brothers2:58
3Blue Moon of Kentucky
double bass:
Ernie Newton (contrabassist) (on 1954-09-04)
fiddle:
Charlie Cline (on 1954-09-04), Merle "Red" Taylor (country/bluegrass fiddler, songwriter, and singer) (on 1954-09-04) and Gordon Terry (Bluegrass/Country artist, guitarist and fiddle player.) (on 1954-09-04)
guitar:
Edd Mayfield (on 1954-09-04)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1954-09-04)
recorded at:
Bradley Studios (Hillsboro Village location, circa 1952-1954) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1954-09-04)
recording of:
Blue Moon of Kentucky (on 1954-09-04)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe (in 1946)
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI)), Peer International Corporation (BMI), Southern Music Publishing ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) and ピアーミュージック (Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys2:00
4Garden in the Sky
The Blue Sky Boys2:45
5Tennessee Cut Up Breakdown
Reno and Smiley1:40
6Lonesome, Sad and Blue
The Lonesome Pine Fiddlers2:24
7Will the Circle Be Unbroken?
guitar:
Alton Delmore (in 1946-01)
tenor guitar and tenor vocals:
Rabon Delmore (in 1946-01)
baritone vocals:
Alton Delmore (in 1946-01) and Grandpa Jones (in 1946-01)
bass vocals:
Red Foley (in 1946-01)
recorded at:
King Studios in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (in 1946-01)
cover recording of:
Can the Circle Be Unbroken (By and By) (in 1946-01)
publisher:
Charles M. Alexander, Chicago, Illinois (gospel) (on 1907-04-30)
additional lyricist and additional composer:
A.P. Carter
lyricist:
Ada Ruth Habershon (in 1907)
composer:
Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (in 1907)
publisher:
Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) (on 1935-06-22)
version of:
Will the Circle Be Unbroken?
Brown’s Ferry Four2:56
8Are You Missing Me?
producer:
Ken Nelson (US record producer ('48-'76) Capitol Records, country music)
banjo:
Hoke Jenkins (US bluegrass banjoist) (on 1952-06-13)
double bass:
Bob Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader) (on 1952-06-13)
fiddle:
Sonny James (on 1952-06-13)
guitar:
Jim McReynolds (on 1952-06-13) and Curly Seckler (on 1952-06-13)
mandolin:
Jesse McReynolds (on 1952-06-13)
vocals:
Jesse McReynolds (on 1952-06-13) and Jim McReynolds (on 1952-06-13)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1952-06-13)
recording of:
Are You Missing Me? (on 1952-06-13)
writer:
Charlie Louvin and Ira Louvin
Jim and Jesse2:24
9Cripple Creek
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee4:45
10You Can't Do Wrong and Get By
guitar:
Alton Delmore (on 1947-10-07)
tenor guitar:
Rabon Delmore (on 1947-10-07)
vocals:
Alton Delmore (on 1947-10-07) and Rabon Delmore (on 1947-10-07)
recorded at:
King Studios in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (on 1947-10-07)
The Delmore Brothers2:42
11Sunny Side of the Mountain
Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper3:04
12Higher in My Prayer
Molly O’Day & The Cumberland Mountain Folks2:27
13Tomorrow May Be Different
Jim Eanes & The Shenandoah Valley Boys2:38
14Going Back to Old Kentucky
Hobo Jack Adkins2:05
15Molly and Tenbrooks
producer:
Art Satherly
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1947-10-28)
double bass:
Howard Watts (bluegrass bassist, aka Cedric Rainwater) (on 1947-10-28)
fiddle:
Chubby Wise (on 1947-10-28)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1947-10-28)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1947-10-28)
recorded at:
WBBM Studio (radio/tv station) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1947-10-28)
recording of:
Molly and Tenbrooks (on 1947-10-28)
composer:
Bill Monroe
publisher:
Bill Monroe Music
is based on:
Molly and Tenbrooks
Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys2:45
16Crazy Finger Blues
Reno and Smiley2:43
17Goin' to the Barn Dance Tonight
Carson Robison and His Pioneers2:45
18Ida Red
The Blue Sky Boys1:20
19Old Salty Dog Blues
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:26
20Keep on the Sunny Side
autoharp and guitar:
Sara Carter (of the Carter Family) (on 1928-05-09)
guitar:
Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1928-05-09)
vocals:
A.P. Carter (on 1928-05-09), Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1928-05-09) and Sara Carter (of the Carter Family) (on 1928-05-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Victor Records (defunct "His Master’s Voice" imprint, succeeded by RCA Victor)
recorded at:
Victor Studios in Camden, New Jersey, United States (on 1928-05-09)
recording of:
Keep on the Sunny Side (on 1928-05-09)
lyricist:
Ada Blenkhorn and A.P. Carter
composer:
A.P. Carter and J Howard Entwisle
The Carter Family52:49
21Little Birdie
Wade Mainer, Zeke Morris & Steve Ledford2:47
22I Cried Again
Jim Eanes & The Shenandoah Valley Boys3:06
23Come Walk With Me
Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper2:24
24Beautiful Brown Eyes
Bailey Brothers2:43
25The Fields Have Turned Brown
The Stanley Brothers2:33

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Release

ASIN:UK: B004CSV9QA [info]