Essential Bluegrass Anthology

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
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 Scruggs42:41
2Blue Moon of Kentucky
banjo:
Rudy Lyle (on 1956-05-13)
double bass [bass]:
Chick Stripling or Bessie Lee Mauldin ([unknown], Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1956-05-13)
fiddle:
Bobby Hicks (American bluegrass fiddler) (on 1956-05-13) and Joe Stuart (US bluegrass musician) (on 1956-05-13)
guitar:
Yates Green (US bluegrass guitarist) (on 1956-05-13)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1956-05-13)
lead vocals:
Yates Green (US bluegrass guitarist) and Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1956-05-13)
vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
recorded at:
New River Ranch in Rising Sun, Maryland, United States (on 1956-05-13)
live recording of:
Blue Moon of Kentucky (on 1956-05-13)
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 Boys2:02
3I'm a Man 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 Brothers2:57
4Last Train to San Fernando
Johnny Duncan & His Bluegrass Boys2:28
5I'm Gone, Long Gone
Reno and Smiley2:20
6Poor Ellen Smith
Molly O’Day & The Cumberland Mountain Folks2:40
7She's Just a Cute Thing
Jimmy Martin & The Osborne Brothers1:56
8Are You Walking and A-Talking for the Lord
Wilma Lee, Stoney Cooper and The Clinch Mountain Clan2:07
9Going Like Wildfire
Mac Wiseman2:32
10Pain in My Heart
recorded in:
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States (in 1950-03)
banjo:
Larry Richardson (Banjo player) (in 1950-03)
double bass [bass]:
Ezra Cline (US bluegrass bassist) (in 1950-03)
fiddle:
Ray Morgan (US bluegrass fiddler) (in 1950-03)
guitar and tenor vocals:
Bob Osborne (in 1950-03)
lead vocals:
Bob Osborne (in 1950-03) and Larry Richardson (Banjo player) (in 1950-03)
recording of:
Pain in My Heart (in 1950-03)
writer:
Bobby Osborne and Larry Richardson (Banjo player)
The Lonesome Pine Fiddlers2:43
11I Cried Again
Jim Eanes & The Shenandoah Valley Boys3:07
12Tennessee Boy
Frank Hunter & His Black Mountain Boys3:17
13I'm Gonna Leave You
Sonny Osborne2:41
14Y'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 and the Bluegrass Boys2:11
15Get in Line Brother
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:17
16Beautifull Brown Eyes
Bailey Brothers & The Happy Valley Boys2:44
17Too Late to Cry
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:
Darrell "Pee Wee" Lambert (on 1949-11-20)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1949-11-20)
recording of:
Too Late to Cry (on 1949-11-20)
writer:
Carter Stanley and Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player)
The Stanley Brothers3:00
18He Will Set Your Fields on Fire
Carl Story & His Rambling Mountaineers2:24
19Higher in My Prayer
Molly O’Day & The Cumberland Mountain Folks2:28
20Something Got Hold of Me
Bailes Brothers2:45
21Tennessee Cut-Up Breakdown
Reno and Smiley1:41
22Garden in the Sky
The Blue Sky Boys2:46
23Dreaming of a Little Cabin
Mac Wiseman2:55
24Are 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 & Jesse & The Virginia Boys2:25
25Will 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
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