Very Best of Bluegrass

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Tracklist

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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 Scruggs42:40
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 (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (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 (“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 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 (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 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 (US country singer and songwriter) (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)
recording of:
You Can’t Do Wrong and Get By
writer:
Larry Cordle and Jim Rushing (songwriter)
The Delmore Brothers2:42
11Sunny Side of the Mountain
recording of:
Sunny Side of the Mountain
composer:
Bob Gregory and Harry C. McAuliffe
Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper3:04
12Higher in My Prayer
Molly O’Day & The Cumberland Mountain Folks2:27
13Tomorrow May Be Different
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)
Jim Eanes & The Shenandoah Valley Boys2:38
14Going Back to Old Kentucky
guitar:
Jack Adkins (mid-20th century country musician, “Hobo”) (in 1945)
mandolin:
Red Ratliff (US bluegrass musician) (in 1945)
vocals:
Jack Adkins (mid-20th century country musician, “Hobo”) (in 1945)
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 (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (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 (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
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
recording of:
Ida Red
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3429)
The Blue Sky Boys1:20
19Old Salty Dog Blues
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:26
20Keep on the Sunny Side
autoharp:
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 (Victor, defunct “His Master’s Voice” imprint, formerly “Victor Record”, 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
producer:
Don Law and Art Satherly
banjo and tenor vocals:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1949-11-20)
double bass:
Ernie Newton (contrabassist) (on 1949-11-20)
fiddle:
Les Woodie (on 1949-11-20)
guitar and lead vocals:
Carter Stanley (on 1949-11-20)
mandolin and baritone vocals [high baritone vocals]:
Darrell "Pee Wee" Lambert (on 1949-11-20)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1949-11-20)
recording of:
The Fields Have Turned Brown (on 1949-11-20)
writer:
Carter Stanley and Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player)
The Stanley Brothers2:33
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