Bluegrass Legends

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Cumberland Mountain Deer Race
Uncle Dave Macon2:49
2On Tanner’s Farm
Gid Tanner & Riley Puckett2:52
3Darling Corey
The Monroe Brothers2:08
4Intoxicated Rat
recorded in:
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1936-02-12)
producer:
Eli Oberstein
guitar:
Dorsey Dixon (on 1936-02-12)
steel guitar:
Howard Dixon (on 1936-02-12)
vocals:
Dorsey Dixon (on 1936-02-12) and Howard Dixon (on 1936-02-12)
recording of:
Intoxicated Rat (on 1936-02-12)
Dixon Brothers2:37
5The Paris Waltz
recorded in:
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1938-01-26)
fiddle:
Arthur Smith (on 1938-01-26)
guitar:
Alton Delmore (on 1938-01-26)
tenor guitar:
Rabon Delmore (on 1938-01-26)
recorded at:
Hotel Charlotte in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1938-01-26)
recording of:
Paris Waltz (on 1938-01-26)
composer:
Arthur Smith
The Arthur Smith Trio2:50
6Are You From Dixie?
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1939-08-21)
producer:
Dan Hornsby and Frank Walker (Canadian electronic musician & DJ)
guitar:
Earl Bolick (on 1939-08-21)
mandolin:
Bill Bolick (on 1939-08-21)
vocals:
Bill Bolick (on 1939-08-21) and Earl Bolick (on 1939-08-21)
recording of:
Are You From Dixie (’cause I’m From Dixie Too) (on 1939-08-21)
lyricist:
Jack Yellen
composer:
George L. Cobb
The Blue Sky Boys2:45
7On the Banks of the Ohio
producer:
Eli Oberstein
guitar and lead vocals:
Charlie Monroe (on 1936-06-21)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1936-06-21)
recorded at:
Southern Radio Building in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1936-06-21)
recording of:
Banks of the Ohio (on 1936-06-21)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Bienstock Publishing Company (ASCAP affiliated), Blue Gum Music, Ltd and John Farrar Music
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 157)
The Monroe Brothers3:33
8Going to Georgia
recorded in:
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1936-02-14)
banjo and harmonica:
Wade Mainer
guitar:
Zeke Morris
vocals:
Wade Mainer and Zeke Morris
Wade Mainer & Zeke Morris2:50
9Little Bessie
recorded in:
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1938-01-25)
guitar and lead vocals:
Earl Bolick
mandolin and background vocals [vocal harmony]:
Bill Bolick
recording of:
Little Bessie
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
The Blue Sky Boys3:06
10Freight Train Moan
fiddle:
Fiddlin’ Arthur Smith (on 1937-08-03)
guitar:
Alton Delmore (on 1937-08-03)
tenor guitar:
Rabon Delmore (on 1937-08-03)
recorded at:
Hotel Charlotte in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1937-08-03)
recording of:
Freight Train Moan (on 1937-08-03)
composer:
Fiddlin’ Arthur Smith
The Arthur Smith Trio2:41
11New River Train
producer:
Eli Oberstein
guitar and lead vocals:
Charlie Monroe (on 1936-02-17)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (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 Brothers3:41
12The Great Speckled Bird
Charlie Monroe's Boys2:14
13Dog 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 (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (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 Boys3:07
14Orange Blossom Special
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 and lead vocals:
Art Wooten (American fiddler) (on 1941-10-02)
guitar:
Pete Pyle (on 1941-10-02)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1941-10-02)
recording of:
Orange Blossom Special (on 1941-10-02)
lyricist and composer:
Ervin Rouse
publisher:
Glanco Music (BMI-affiliated) and MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys2:35
15Salty Dog Blues
The Morris Brothers2:36
16End of Memory Lane
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1947-11-07)
double bass [bass]:
Charles R. Grean
electric guitar:
Roy Henderson (US country guitarist, 1940s)
guitar and lead vocals:
Charlie Monroe
mandolin:
Orne Osborne (US country mandolinist, 1940s) and Red Rector (American bluegrass mandolin player)
tenor vocals:
Orne Osborne (US country mandolinist, 1940s)
Charlie Monroe2:45
17Steel Guitar Rag
recording of:
Steel Guitar Rag (vocal version)
lyricist:
Cliffie Stone and Merle Travis
composer:
Leon McAuliffe
is based on:
Steel Guitar Rag (instrumental)
Merle Travis2:45
18Going Back to the Blue Ridge Mountains
double bass:
Unknown, possibly Roy Starkey ([unknown], Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1946-09)
guitar:
Alton Delmore (in 1946-09) and Unknown, possibly Jethro Burns ([unknown], Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1946-09)
harmonica:
Wayne Raney (in 1946-09)
tenor guitar:
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:
Going Back to the Blue Ridge Mountains (in 1946-09)
lyricist and composer:
Jim Scott
publisher:
Lois
The Delmore Brothers2:42
19Blue Moon of Kentucky
producer:
Art Satherly
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1946-09-16)
double bass:
Howard Watts (bluegrass bassist, aka Cedric Rainwater) (on 1946-09-16)
fiddle:
Chubby Wise (on 1946-09-16)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1946-09-16)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1946-09-16)
recorded at:
WBBM Studio (radio/tv station) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1946-09-16)
recording of:
Blue Moon of Kentucky (on 1946-09-16)
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 Boys3:04
20Kentucky Waltz
producer:
Art Satherly
accordion:
Wilene "Sally Ann" Forrester (country singer and accordionist) (on 1945-02-13)
double bass:
Howard Watts (bluegrass bassist, aka Cedric Rainwater) (on 1945-02-13)
fiddle:
Chubby Wise (on 1945-02-13)
guitar:
Curley Bradshaw (US harmonica player/guitarist) (on 1945-02-13)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1945-02-13)
recorded at:
WBBM Studio (radio/tv station) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1945-02-13)
recording of:
Kentucky Waltz (on 1945-02-13)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (in 1945)
Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys2:50
21Will 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 (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?
Brownsferry Four3:03
22Foggy 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 Scruggs42:39