The Essential Guide to Bluegrass

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Tracklist

1▼CD: CD 1 - Classic Songs
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Orange Blossom Special
recording of:
Orange Blossom Special
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)
Rouse Brothers?:??
2Blue 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)
The Osborne Brothers?:??
3Man of Constant Sorrow
producer:
Don Law and Art Satherly
banjo and lead vocals:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1950-11-03)
double bass:
Ernie Newton (contrabassist) (on 1950-11-03)
fiddle:
Les Woodie (on 1950-11-03)
guitar:
Carter Stanley (on 1950-11-03)
mandolin:
Darrell "Pee Wee" Lambert (on 1950-11-03)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1950-11-03)
recording of:
Man of Constant Sorrow (traditional, arranger neutral) (on 1950-11-03)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Southern Music Publishing Co. (publishing company)
The Stanley Brothers?:??
4Foggy Mountain Breakdown
recording of:
Foggy Mountain Breakdown
composer:
Earl Scruggs
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs?:??
5Y'all Come
producer:
Paul Cohen (Nashville country producer)
banjo:
Rudy Lyle (on 1954-01-08)
double bass:
Ernie Newton (contrabassist) (on 1954-01-08)
fiddle:
Charlie Cline (on 1954-01-08)
guitar:
Grady Martin (country/rockabilly guitarist) (on 1954-01-08) and Jimmy Martin (American bluegrass musician) (on 1954-01-08)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1954-01-08)
recording of:
Y’all Come (on 1954-01-08)
lyricist and composer:
Arlie Duff
Bill Monroe?:??
6Feudin' Banjos
Don Reno, Arthur Smith?:??
7Cotton Eyed Joe
Fiddlin’ John Carson?:??
8Footprints in the Snow
Cliff Carlisle?:??
9Earl's Breakdown
recording of:
Earl’s Breakdown
composer:
Earl Scruggs
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs?:??
10Sally Goodin
Ernest Stoneman?:??
11Uncle Penn
Bill Monroe?:??
12Molly & Tenbrooks
banjo:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (in 1948)
fiddle:
Art Wooten (American fiddler) (in 1948)
guitar:
Carter Stanley (in 1948)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Darrell "Pee Wee" Lambert (in 1948)
recorded at:
Radio Station WOPI in Bristol, Virginia, United States (in 1948)
recording of:
Molly and Tenbrooks (in 1948)
composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
publisher:
Bill Monroe Music
is based on:
Molly and Tenbrooks
The Stanley Brothers?:??
13Are 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 Boys?:??
14Poor Ellen Smith
Molly O’Day?:??
15Muleskinner 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:
Blue Yodel No. 8 (Mule Skinner Blues) (on 1940-10-07)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI)
part of:
Blue Yodels by Jimmie Rodgers
Bill Monroe?:??
16Don't Get Above Your Raisin'
recording of:
Don't Get Above Your Raising
writer:
Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs?:??
17Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms
recorded in:
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1936-10-12)
producer:
Eli Oberstein
guitar and lead vocals:
Charlie Monroe (on 1936-10-12)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1936-10-12)
vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1936-10-12) and Charlie Monroe (on 1936-10-12)
recorded at:
Southern Radio Building in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1936-10-12)
recording of:
Roll in My Sweet Baby’s Arms (on 1936-10-12)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Bill Monroe, Charlie Monroe?:??
18Will the Circle Be Unbroken?
producer:
Eli Oberstein
guitar and lead vocals:
Charlie Monroe (on 1936-10-12)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1936-10-12)
recorded at:
Southern Radio Building in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1936-10-12)
cover recording of:
Can the Circle Be Unbroken (By and By) (on 1936-10-12)
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?
Bill Monroe, Charlie Monroe?:??
2▶CD: CD 2 - Legends
3▶CD: CD 3 - Contemporary Bluegrass