Bluegrass from Roots to Branches

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Tracklist

1▶CD: Roots of Bluegrass
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)
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 Four1:59
5Across the Sea Blues
recording of:
Across the Sea Blues
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Martin (American 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 (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 Four2:58
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