Very Best of Bluegrass

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1You Are My Sunshine
The Rice Brothers Gang2:43
2Doin' My Time
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:
Jody Rainwater (American bluegrass bassist) (on 1950-10-20) and Curly Seckler (on 1950-10-20)
vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1950-10-20)
cover recording of:
Doing My Time (on 1950-10-20)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Skinner
recording of:
Doing My Time
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Skinner
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:48
3Brown's Ferry Blues
guitar and lead vocals:
Alton Delmore (in 1946-09)
tenor guitar and background vocals:
Rabon Delmore (in 1946-09)
vocals:
Alton Delmore (in 1946-09) and Rabon Delmore (in 1946-09)
recorded at:
E.T. Herzog Recording Company in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (in 1946-09)
recording of:
Brown’s Ferry Blues (in 1946-09)
writer:
Alton Delmore
The Delmore Brothers2:35
4Abbeville Breakdown
The Alley Boys of Abbeville2:25
5Pick a Bale O' Cotton
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee2:31
6Y'all Come
Bill Monroe and his Bluegrass Boys2:10
7She's Just a Cute Thing
Jimmy Martin & The Osborne Brothers1:55
8Something Got a Hold on Me
Bailes Brothers2:44
9This Little Glass of Wine
banjo and tenor vocals:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (from 1947 until 1948)
fiddle:
Leslie Keith (fiddler) (from 1947 until 1948)
guitar and lead vocals:
Carter Stanley (from 1947 until 1948)
mandolin:
Darrell "Pee Wee" Lambert (from 1947 until 1948)
recorded at:
Radio Station WOPI in Bristol, Virginia, United States (from 1947 until 1948)
recording of:
Little Glass of Wine (from 1947 until 1948)
writer:
Carter Stanley and Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player)
The Stanley Brothers3:05
10Hear Jerusalem Mourn
Reno and Smiley2:26
11Worried Man Blues
The Carter Family2:45
12Blue Yodel No.1 ('t for Texas)
recorded in:
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States (in 1951)
banjo:
Hubert Davis (US bluegrass banjoist) (in 1951)
guitar:
Jim Eanes (in 1951)
vocals:
Jim Eanes (in 1951)
recording of:
Blue Yodel (Blue Yodel No. 1 (T for Texas)) (in 1951)
lyricist, writer and composer:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
publisher:
Ralph Peer (publisher 1920s) (on 1928-02-03)
part of:
Blue Yodels by Jimmie Rodgers
Jim Eanes & The Shenandoah Valley Boys2:18
13Going Like a Wildfire
Mac Wiseman2:31
14Uncle Pen
Bill Monroe and his Bluegrass Boys2:41
15Great Speckle Bird
recording of:
The Great Speckled Bird (on 1936-10-20)
lyricist:
Guy Smith (Reverend)
composer:
Roy Carter (country songwriter)
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated)
Roy Acuff2:52
16Row Us Over the Tide
Blue Sky Boys3:13
17Wake Up Sweetheart
The Stanley Brothers2:37
18Pain 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 Fiddlers2:43
19John Henry
Woody Guthrie & Cisco Houston2:44
20Long Time, No See
double bass [bass]:
Junior Huskey (father of Roy Huskey, Jr.)
fiddle:
Gene Christian (US fiddler)
guitar:
Frank Hunter (US bluegrass musician)
vocals:
Gene Christian (US fiddler) and Frank Hunter (US bluegrass musician)
Frank Hunter & His Black Mountain Boys2:28
21Diggin' My Potatoes
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee2:55
22Get in Line Brother
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:16
23The Tramp on the Street
Molly O’Day & The Cumberland Mountain Folks2:47
24Mule Skinner's Blues
Bill Monroe and his Bluegrass Boys2:44
25Little Old Sod Shanty on My Claim
Marc Williams3:09