Bluegrass from Roots to Branches

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1▼CD: Roots of Bluegrass
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1My Long Journey Home
recording of:
My Long Journey Home
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
The Monroe Brothers2:29
2Lonesome Valley
recording of:
Lonesome Valley (folk song)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 7098)
The Monroe Brothers2:13
3Sally Gooden
recording of:
Sally Goodin’
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 739)
Eck Robertson3:12
4Peddlar & His Wife
Appalachian Vagabond3:22
5I'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 Smith2:21
6Handsome Molly
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1927-10-18)
fiddle:
G.B. Grayson (on 1927-10-18)
guitar and spoken vocals:
Henry Whitter (on 1927-10-18)
vocals:
G.B. Grayson (on 1927-10-18)
recording of:
Handsome Molly (on 1927-10-18)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 454)
Grayson & Whitter52:42
7Ride Old Buck to Water
The Skillet Lickers3:07
8I'm Going Away in the Morn
recording of:
I'm Going Away (Traditional folk song)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Uncle Dave Macon3:08
9In the Pines
recorded in:
Rock Hill, South Carolina, United States (on 1938-09-27)
double bass [bass]:
Joe Forrester (US country bassist/guitarist) (on 1938-09-27)
fiddle:
Arthur Smith (on 1938-09-27)
fiddle [2nd fiddle]:
Howdy Forrester (on 1938-09-27)
guitar:
Billy Byrd (US country guitarist) (on 1938-09-27)
vocals:
Arthur Smith (on 1938-09-27)
recording of:
In the Pines (Black Girl) (on 1938-09-27)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3421)
Arthur Smith2:16
10Once I Had a Darling Mother
Charlie Monroe3:13
11Don't Let Your Deal Go Down
recording of:
Don't Let Your Deal Go Down
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4854)
Charlie Poole2:52
12Soldier's Joy
recording of:
Soldier's Joy
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
The Skillet Lickers2:43
13Black-Eyed Susie
recording of:
Black-Eyed Susie
composer:
J.P. Nester (US country musician, 1920s)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI)
JP Nestor & Norman Edmonds2:57
14Sail 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 (from Franklin, Tennessee, USA) (on 1927-05-07)
vocals:
Uncle Dave Macon (on 1927-05-07), Kirk McGee (on 1927-05-07) and Sam McGee (from Franklin, Tennessee, USA) (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 Macon52:57
15Hook & Line
recording of:
Hook and Line
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Dykes Magic City Trio3:10
16Take a Drink on Me
recording of:
Have a Drink on Me (Lonnie Donegan version)
writer:
Peter Buchanan, Lonnie Donegan, Lead Belly and Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
is based on:
Take a Drink on Me
Charlie Poole3:16
17Baby All Night Long
Blue Ridge Mountain Entertainers2:46
18Buddy Won't You Roll Down the Line
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1928-07-25)
banjitar [banjo-guitar]:
Sam McGee (from Franklin, Tennessee, USA) (on 1928-07-25)
banjo:
Uncle Dave Macon (on 1928-07-25)
vocals:
Uncle Dave Macon (on 1928-07-25) and Sam McGee (from Franklin, Tennessee, USA) (on 1928-07-25)
recording of:
Buddy Better Get On Down the Line (on 1928-07-25)
writer:
Jane Bowers and Dave Guard
Uncle Dave Macon3:13
19Rock That Cradle Lucy
The Skillet Lickers2:58
20Short Life of Trouble
recording of:
Short Life of Trouble
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3418)
Blue Ridge Mountain Entertainers2:47
21Dark Road Is a Hard Road to Travel
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1928-07-31)
Grayson & Whitter3:12
22You'd Better Be Somewhere Praying
Charlie Monroe & His Kentucky Pardners2:22
23Nine Pound Hammer Is Too Heavy
recording of:
Nine Pound Hammer (Merle Travis version)
writer:
Merle Travis
version of:
Nine Pound Hammer
The Monroe Brothers2:13
24New River Train
The Monroe Brothers3:36
2▼CD: First Generation Bluegrass
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1Blue Moon of Kentucky
recording of:
Blue Moon of Kentucky
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (in 1946)
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI)), Peer International Corporation (BMI), Southern Music Publishing ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic), Southern Music Publishing Company Limited and ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
Bill Monroe3:03
2Foggy Mountani 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
Flatt & Scruggs42:41
3Little Maggie
banjo and lead vocals:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (from 1947 until 1948)
fiddle:
Leslie Keith (fiddler) (from 1947 until 1948)
guitar:
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 Maggie (Ralph Stanley version) (from 1947 until 1948)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player)
is based on:
Little Maggie (catch-all for arrangements)
The Stanley Brothers2:19
4Over in the Glory Land
guitar:
Alton Delmore (in 1946-09)
tenor guitar and tenor vocals:
Rabon Delmore (in 1946-09)
baritone vocals:
Alton Delmore (in 1946-09) and Grandpa Jones (in 1946-09)
bass vocals:
Red Foley (US country music musician) (in 1946-09)
recorded at:
E.T. Herzog Recording Company in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (in 1946-09)
cover recording of:
Just Over in the Glory Land (in 1946-09)
lyricist:
James Warren Acuff
composer:
Emmett Sidney Dean
Brown's Ferry FourThis artist credit has open edits.This artist credit has open edits.1:59
5Across the Sea Blues
recording of:
Across the Sea Blues
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Martin (US bluegrass musician)
Jimmy Martin & The Osborne Brothers3:16
6Dreaming of a Little Cabin
recording of:
Dreaming of a Little Cabin
lyricist and composer:
Albert E. Brumley
Mac Wiseman2:55
7I'll Wash Your Love From My Heart
recording of:
I'll Wash Your Love From My Heart
writer:
Jesse McReynolds and Jim McReynolds
publisher:
Central Songs
Jim & Jesse2:26
8You Broke Your Promise
Lonesome Pine Fiddlers2:10
9There's Another Baby Waiting For Me Down the Line
banjo and tenor vocals:
Don Reno (bluegrass banjoist, Reno & Smiley member, father of Don Wayne Reno) (on 1952-01-15)
double bass:
Jay Haney (US bluegrass musician) (on 1952-01-15)
fiddle:
Gopher Addis (US bluegrass musician) (on 1952-01-15)
guitar and lead vocals:
Red Smiley (American bluegrass and country musician) (on 1952-01-15)
mandolin:
Chuck Haney (US bluegrass musican, not to be confused with Carlton Haney) (on 1952-01-15)
recorded at:
King Studios in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (on 1952-01-15)
recording of:
There’s Another Baby Waiting for Me Down the Line
writer:
Don Reno (bluegrass banjoist, Reno & Smiley member, father of Don Wayne Reno) and Red Smiley (American bluegrass and country musician)
Reno & Smiley2:29
10They Sleep Together Now at Rest
recording of:
They're at Rest Together
lyricist, writer and composer:
Walter Callahan
The Lilly Brothers3:12
11Wicked Path of Sin
recording of:
Wicked Path of Sin
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper2:32
12Get in Line Brother
recording of:
Get in Line Brother
lyricist and composer:
Lester Flatt
Sonny Osborne2:43
13Rattlesnake Daddy
recording of:
Rattlesnake Daddy
lyricist and composer:
Bill Carlisle
The Bailey Brothers2:04
14I Cried Again
recording of:
I Cried Again
lyricist and composer:
Autry Inman
Jim Eanes3:06
15Bluegrass Breakdown
recording of:
Blue Grass Breakdown
composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
Bill Monroe2:20
16Little Glass of Wine
recording of:
Little Glass of Wine
writer:
Carter Stanley and Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player)
The Stanley Brothers2:56
17Old Salty Dog Blues
recording of:
Old Salty Dog Blues
composer:
Wiley Morris (American country musician) and Zeke Morris
Flatt & Scruggs2:30
18Will 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 (US country music musician) (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 (christian hymnist and writer) (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 FourThis artist credit has open edits.This artist credit has open edits.2:58
19What Are They Doing in Heaven Today
recording of:
What Are They Doing in Heaven Today?
writer:
Charles Albert Tindley (in 1901)
The Lilly Brothers2:36
20Old Cross Road
recording of:
The Old Crossroad
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
Sonny Osborne2:42
21Are You Missing Me
recording of:
Are You Missing Me?
writer:
Charlie Louvin and Ira Louvin
Jim & Jesse2:25
22Little White Church
Mac Wiseman2:38
23I'm Using My Bible For a Roadmap
recording of:
I’m Using My Bible for a Road Map
writer:
Don Reno (bluegrass banjoist, Reno & Smiley member, father of Don Wayne Reno) and Charles Schroeder
Reno & Smiley2:33
24Pain in My Heart
recording of:
Pain in My Heart
writer:
Bobby Osborne and Larry Richardson (Banjo player)
Lonesome Pine Fiddlers2:40
3▼CD: Second Generation Bluegrass
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1Dooley
recording of:
Dooley
writer:
Mitch Jayne and Rodney Dillard (US bluegrass musician)
The Dillards2:09
2Gathering Flowers For the Master's Bouquet
recording of:
Gathering Flowers for the Master’s Bouquet
lyricist and composer:
Marvin E. Baumgardner
Ricky Skaggs & Keith Whitley2:20
3Poor Ellen Smith
recording of:
Poor Ellen Smith
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 448)
The Country Gentlemen2:16
4Me & The Juke Box
recording of:
Me and the Juke Box
writer:
Buzz Busby (US bluegrass mandolinist) and Cindy Davis (songwriting pseudonym for Kay Adelman)
Buzz Busby1:58
5Banjo Whiz
Bill Emerson1:23
6I'll Never See You Anymore
Bill Harrell2:32
7Old Man at the Mill
recording of:
Old Man at the Mill
writer:
Doug Dillard (bluegrass and country-rock banjo player), Mitch Jayne, Rodney Dillard (US bluegrass musician) and Dean Webb (US bluegrass mandolinist, member of The Dillards)
The Dillards2:07
8Rock Bottom (With Ralph Stanley)
Ricky Skaggs & Keith Whitley2:52
9Lonesome Wind
Buzz Busby2:41
10Rollin' Stone
The Country Gentlemen2:39
11When You're Out of My Arms
The Kentucky Travelers2:10
12Country Strings
Bill Browning2:15
13Flint Hill Special
recording of:
Flint Hill Special
composer:
Earl Scruggs
The Dillards1:29
14My Main Trial Is Yet to Come (With Ralph Stanley)
recording of:
My Main Trial Is Yet to Come
writer:
J.L. Frank and Pee Wee King
Ricky Skaggs & Keith Whitley2:37
15One Track Mind
Bill Harrell2:30
16High Lonesome
The Country Gentlemen2:30
17Bury Me Beneath the Willow
recording of:
Bury Me Beneath the Willow (original traditional version)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 410)
Bill Clifton2:12
18Where Will This End
Buzz Busby2:20
19Will There Be a Rainbow
The Kentucky Travelers2:07
20Take Me Back (With Ralph Stanley)
Ricky Skaggs & Keith Whitley1:59
21Talking Banjo
recording of:
Talking Banjo
writer:
Buzz Busby (US bluegrass mandolinist) and Cindy Davis (songwriting pseudonym for Kay Adelman)
Buzz Busby1:40
22Tragic Highway
Bill Harrell2:33
23Hills & Home
The Country Gentlemen2:25
24Shady Grove
recording of:
Shady Grove
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4456)
The Dillards1:35