Blue Grass 1950-1958

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Tracklist

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1Sailor's Plea
producer:
Paul Cohen (Nashville country producer)
banjo:
Rudy Lyle (on 1951-04-23)
double bass:
Ernie Newton (contrabassist) (on 1951-04-23)
drums (drum set):
Ferris Coursey (on 1951-04-23)
electric guitar:
Grady Martin (country/rockabilly guitarist) (on 1951-04-23)
fiddle:
Hal Smith (bluegrass fiddler) (on 1951-04-23)
guitar:
Jack Shook (on 1951-04-23)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1951-04-23)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1951-04-23)
cover recording of:
The Sailor’s Plea (on 1951-04-23)
composer:
Elsie McWilliams (American songwriter) and Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
recording of:
The Sailor’s Plea (on 1951-04-23)
composer:
Elsie McWilliams (American songwriter) and Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
2:37
2My Carolina Sunshine Girl
producer:
Paul Cohen (Nashville country producer)
banjo:
Rudy Lyle (on 1951-04-23)
double bass:
Ernie Newton (contrabassist) (on 1951-04-23)
drums (drum set):
Ferris Coursey (on 1951-04-23)
electric guitar:
Grady Martin (country/rockabilly guitarist) (on 1951-04-23)
fiddle:
Hal Smith (bluegrass fiddler) (on 1951-04-23)
guitar:
Jack Shook (on 1951-04-23)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1951-04-23)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1951-04-23)
recording of:
My Carolina Sunshine Girl (on 1951-04-23)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
2:40
3Ben Dewberry's Final Run
producer:
Paul Cohen (Nashville country producer)
banjo:
Rudy Lyle (on 1951-04-23)
double bass:
Ernie Newton (contrabassist) (on 1951-04-23)
drums (drum set):
Ferris Coursey (on 1951-04-23)
electric guitar:
Grady Martin (country/rockabilly guitarist) (on 1951-04-23)
fiddle:
Hal Smith (bluegrass fiddler) (on 1951-04-23)
guitar:
Jack Shook (on 1951-04-23)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1951-04-23)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1951-04-23)
recording of:
Ben Dewberry’s Final Run (on 1951-04-23)
lyricist and composer:
Andrew W. Jenkins (Blind Andrew Jenkins)
2:42
4Peach Pickin' Time in Georgia
producer:
Paul Cohen (Nashville country producer)
banjo:
Rudy Lyle (on 1951-04-23)
double bass:
Ernie Newton (contrabassist) (on 1951-04-23)
drums (drum set):
Ferris Coursey (on 1951-04-23)
electric guitar:
Grady Martin (country/rockabilly guitarist) (on 1951-04-23)
fiddle:
Hal Smith (bluegrass fiddler) (on 1951-04-23)
guitar:
Jack Shook (on 1951-04-23)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1951-04-23)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1951-04-23)
cover recording of:
Peach Pickin’ Time Down in Georgia (on 1951-04-23)
composer:
Clayton McMichen and Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
2:18
5Those Gambler's Blues
producer:
Paul Cohen (Nashville country producer)
banjo:
Rudy Lyle (on 1951-04-23)
double bass:
Ernie Newton (contrabassist) (on 1951-04-23)
drums (drum set):
Ferris Coursey (on 1951-04-23)
fiddle:
Hal Smith (bluegrass fiddler) (on 1951-04-23)
guitar:
Grady Martin (country/rockabilly guitarist) (on 1951-04-23) and Jack Shook (on 1951-04-23)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1951-04-23)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1951-04-23)
recording of:
Those Gambler’s Blues (on 1951-04-23)
arranger:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
version of:
St. James Infirmary
2:36
6Highway of Sorrow
producer:
Paul Cohen (Nashville country producer)
banjo:
Rudy Lyle (on 1951-04-23)
double bass:
Ernie Newton (contrabassist) (on 1951-04-23)
drums (drum set):
Ferris Coursey (on 1951-04-23)
electric guitar:
Grady Martin (country/rockabilly guitarist) (on 1951-04-23)
fiddle:
Hal Smith (bluegrass fiddler) (on 1951-04-23)
guitar:
Jack Shook (on 1951-04-23)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1951-04-23)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1951-04-23)
recording of:
Highway of Sorrow (on 1951-04-23)
writer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) and Pete Pyle
2:54
7Rotation Blues
producer:
Paul Cohen (Nashville country producer)
banjo:
Rudy Lyle (on 1951-07-01)
double bass:
Ernie Newton (contrabassist) (on 1951-07-01)
fiddle:
Gordon Terry (Bluegrass/Country artist, guitarist and fiddle player.) (on 1951-07-01)
guitar:
Carter Stanley (on 1951-07-01)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1951-07-01)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1951-07-01)
recording of:
Rotation Blues (on 1951-07-01)
lyricist and composer:
Stewart Powell (US military officer and songwriter)
2:56
8Lonesome Truck Driver's Blues
producer:
Paul Cohen (Nashville country producer)
banjo:
Rudy Lyle (on 1951-07-01)
double bass:
Ernie Newton (contrabassist) (on 1951-07-01)
fiddle:
Gordon Terry (Bluegrass/Country artist, guitarist and fiddle player.) (on 1951-07-01)
guitar:
Carter Stanley (on 1951-07-01)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1951-07-01)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1951-07-01)
recording of:
Lonesome Truck Driver's Blues (on 1951-07-01)
lyricist and composer:
Lee Roberts (US country musician and songwriter)
2:55
9Sugar Coated Love
producer:
Paul Cohen (Nashville country producer)
banjo:
Rudy Lyle (on 1951-07-06)
double bass:
Howard Watts (bluegrass bassist, aka Cedric Rainwater) (on 1951-07-06)
fiddle:
Gordon Terry (Bluegrass/Country artist, guitarist and fiddle player.) (on 1951-07-06)
guitar and lead vocals:
Carter Stanley (on 1951-07-06)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1951-07-06)
vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1951-07-06)
recording of:
Sugar Coated Love (on 1951-07-06)
composer:
Audrey Butler
2:25
10You're Drifting Away
producer:
Paul Cohen (Nashville country producer)
double bass:
Howard Watts (bluegrass bassist, aka Cedric Rainwater) (on 1951-07-06)
guitar and lead vocals:
Carter Stanley (on 1951-07-06)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1951-07-06)
baritone vocals:
Rudy Lyle (on 1951-07-06)
bass vocals:
Gordon Terry (Bluegrass/Country artist, guitarist and fiddle player.) (on 1951-07-06)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1951-07-06)
recording of:
You're Drifting Away (on 1951-07-06)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
2:36
11Cabin of Love
producer:
Paul Cohen (Nashville country producer)
banjo:
Rudy Lyle (on 1951-07-06)
double bass:
Howard Watts (bluegrass bassist, aka Cedric Rainwater) (on 1951-07-06)
fiddle:
Gordon Terry (Bluegrass/Country artist, guitarist and fiddle player.) (on 1951-07-06)
guitar and lead vocals:
Carter Stanley (on 1951-07-06)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1951-07-06)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1951-07-06)
recording of:
Cabin of Love (on 1951-07-06)
lyricist and composer:
Birch Monroe
2:40
12Get Down on Your Knees and Pray
producer:
Paul Cohen (Nashville country producer)
double bass:
Howard Watts (bluegrass bassist, aka Cedric Rainwater) (on 1951-07-06)
guitar and lead vocals:
Carter Stanley (on 1951-07-06)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1951-07-06)
baritone vocals:
Rudy Lyle (on 1951-07-06)
bass vocals:
Gordon Terry (Bluegrass/Country artist, guitarist and fiddle player.) (on 1951-07-06)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1951-07-06)
recording of:
Get Down on Your Knees and Pray (on 1951-07-06)
composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
3:01
13Christmas Time's A-Coming
producer:
Paul Cohen (Nashville country producer)
banjo:
James Bowers (bluegrass banjoist) (on 1951-10-28)
double bass:
Shorty Shehan (on 1951-10-28)
fiddle:
Gordon Terry (Bluegrass/Country artist, guitarist and fiddle player.) (on 1951-10-28)
guitar:
Edd Mayfield (on 1951-10-28)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1951-10-28)
vibraphone [vibes]:
Owen Bradley (on 1951-10-28)
lead vocals:
Edd Mayfield (on 1951-10-28) and Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1951-10-28)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1951-10-28)
recording of:
Christmas Time's A-Coming (on 1951-10-28)
lyricist and composer:
Tex Logan
publisher:
Bill Monroe Music, Inc.
2:49
14The First Whipoorwill
producer:
Paul Cohen (Nashville country producer)
banjo:
James Bowers (bluegrass banjoist) (on 1951-10-28)
double bass:
Shorty Shehan (on 1951-10-28)
fiddle:
Gordon Terry (Bluegrass/Country artist, guitarist and fiddle player.) (on 1951-10-28)
guitar and lead vocals:
Edd Mayfield (on 1951-10-28)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1951-10-28)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1951-10-28)
recording of:
The First Whippoorwill (on 1951-10-28)
composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
2:54
15In the Pines
producer:
Paul Cohen (Nashville country producer)
banjo:
Sonny Osborne (on 1952-07-18)
double bass:
Ernie Newton (contrabassist) (on 1952-07-18)
fiddle:
Charlie Cline (on 1952-07-18)
guitar and lead vocals:
Jimmy Martin (American bluegrass musician) (on 1952-07-18)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1952-07-18)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1952-07-18)
recording of:
In the Pines (Black Girl) (on 1952-07-18)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3421)
3:12
16Footprints in the Snow
producer:
Paul Cohen (Nashville country producer)
banjo:
Sonny Osborne (on 1952-07-18)
double bass:
Ernie Newton (contrabassist) (on 1952-07-18)
fiddle:
Charlie Cline (on 1952-07-18)
guitar:
Jimmy Martin (American bluegrass musician) (on 1952-07-18)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1952-07-18)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1952-07-18)
recording of:
Footprints in the Snow (on 1952-07-18)
composer:
Rupert Jones (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
is based on:
I Traced Her Little Footmarks in the Snow
2:41
17Walking in Jerusalem
producer:
Paul Cohen (Nashville country producer)
double bass:
Ernie Newton (contrabassist) (on 1952-07-18)
guitar:
Jimmy Martin (American bluegrass musician) (on 1952-07-18)
baritone vocals:
Charlie Cline (on 1952-07-18)
bass vocals:
Boudleaux Bryant (on 1952-07-18)
lead vocals:
Jimmy Martin (American bluegrass musician) (on 1952-07-18) and Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1952-07-18)
tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1952-07-18)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1952-07-18)
recording of:
Walking in Jerusalem Just Like John (on 1952-07-18)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
previously attributed to:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
2:00
18Memories of Mother and Dad
producer:
Paul Cohen (Nashville country producer)
banjo:
Sonny Osborne (on 1952-07-18)
double bass:
Ernie Newton (contrabassist) (on 1952-07-18)
fiddle:
Charlie Cline (on 1952-07-18)
guitar and lead vocals:
Jimmy Martin (American bluegrass musician) (on 1952-07-18)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1952-07-18)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1952-07-18)
recording of:
Memories of Mother and Dad (on 1952-07-18)
lyricist and composer:
Albert Price (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
2:58
19The Little Girl and the Dreadful Snake
producer:
Paul Cohen (Nashville country producer)
banjo:
Sonny Osborne (on 1952-07-18)
double bass:
Ernie Newton (contrabassist) (on 1952-07-18)
fiddle:
Charlie Cline (on 1952-07-18)
guitar and lead vocals:
Jimmy Martin (American bluegrass musician) (on 1952-07-18)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1952-07-18)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1952-07-18)
recording of:
The Little Girl and the Dreadful Snake (on 1952-07-18)
composer:
Albert Price (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
3:05
20Country Waltz
producer:
Paul Cohen (Nashville country producer)
banjo:
Sonny Osborne (on 1952-07-18)
double bass:
Ernie Newton (contrabassist) (on 1952-07-18)
fiddle:
Charlie Cline (on 1952-07-18)
guitar:
Jimmy Martin (American bluegrass musician) (on 1952-07-18)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1952-07-18)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1952-07-18)
recording of:
Country Waltz (on 1952-07-18)
writer:
Claude V. Breland (US songwriter) and Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
2:25
21Don't Put It Off Til Tomorrow
producer:
Paul Cohen (Nashville country producer)
banjo:
Sonny Osborne (on 1952-07-18)
double bass:
Ernie Newton (contrabassist) (on 1952-07-18)
fiddle:
Charlie Cline (on 1952-07-18)
guitar:
Jimmy Martin (American bluegrass musician) (on 1952-07-18)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1952-07-18)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1952-07-18)
recording of:
Don't Put Off Until Tomorrow (on 1952-07-18)
composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) and Pete Pyle
2:37
22My Dying Bed
producer:
Paul Cohen (Nashville country producer)
banjo:
Sonny Osborne (on 1952-07-18)
double bass:
Ernie Newton (contrabassist) (on 1952-07-18)
fiddle:
Charlie Cline (on 1952-07-18)
guitar and lead vocals:
Jimmy Martin (American bluegrass musician) (on 1952-07-18)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1952-07-18)
vocals:
Jimmy Martin (American bluegrass musician) and Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1952-07-18)
recording of:
My Dying Bed (on 1952-07-18)
composer:
Albert Price (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
2:48
23A Mighty Pretty Waltz
producer:
Paul Cohen (Nashville country producer)
banjo:
Sonny Osborne (on 1952-07-26)
double bass:
Ernie Newton (contrabassist) (on 1952-07-26)
fiddle:
Charlie Cline (on 1952-07-26)
guitar:
Jimmy Martin (American bluegrass musician) (on 1952-07-26)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1952-07-26)
piano:
Owen Bradley (on 1952-07-26)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1952-07-26)
recording of:
A Mighty Pretty Waltz (on 1952-07-26)
lyricist:
Norman Gimbel
composer:
Al Hoffman
2:43
24Pike County Breakdown
producer:
Paul Cohen (Nashville country producer)
banjo:
Sonny Osborne (on 1952-07-26)
double bass:
Ernie Newton (contrabassist) (on 1952-07-26)
fiddle:
Charlie Cline (on 1952-07-26)
guitar:
Jimmy Martin (American bluegrass musician) (on 1952-07-26)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1952-07-26)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1952-07-26)
recording of:
Pike County Breakdown (on 1952-07-26)
composer:
Rupert Jones (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
2:41
25Wishing Waltz
producer:
Paul Cohen (Nashville country producer)
banjo:
Rudy Lyle (on 1953-11-28)
double bass:
Ernie Newton (contrabassist) (on 1953-11-28)
fiddle:
Charlie Cline (on 1953-11-28)
guitar:
Jimmy Martin (American bluegrass musician) (on 1953-11-28)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1953-11-28)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1953-11-28)
recording of:
Wishing Waltz (on 1953-11-28)
lyricist and composer:
Gene Evans (Western songwriter and singer, active 1940s-50s)
2:37
26I Hope You Have Learned
producer:
Paul Cohen (Nashville country producer)
banjo:
Rudy Lyle (on 1953-11-28)
double bass:
Ernie Newton (contrabassist) (on 1953-11-28)
fiddle:
Charlie Cline (on 1953-11-28)
guitar and lead vocals:
Jimmy Martin (American bluegrass musician) (on 1953-11-28)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1953-11-28)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1953-11-28)
recording of:
I Hope You Have Learned (on 1953-11-28)
writer:
Eugene Butler (composer, conductor, educator and church musician) and Bill Carrigan (US songwriter and radio DJ)
2:29
27Get Up John
producer:
Paul Cohen (Nashville country producer)
banjo:
Rudy Lyle (on 1953-11-28)
double bass:
Ernie Newton (contrabassist) (on 1953-11-28)
fiddle:
Charlie Cline (on 1953-11-28)
guitar:
Jimmy Martin (American bluegrass musician) (on 1953-11-28)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1953-11-28)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1953-11-28)
recording of:
Get Up John (on 1953-11-28)
composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
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Credits

Release

liner notes:Neil Rosenberg
Charles K. Wolfe
producer:Richard Weize (task: re-issue produced by)
mastering:Jörg Siemer
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/3778531 [info]
ASIN:DE: B0000282ZS [info]