Best of Bluegrass, Volume 1: The Standards

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1I Long to See the Old Folks
recording of:
I Long to See the Old Folks
lyricist and composer:
Carter Stanley
The Stanley Brothers & The Clinch Mountain Boys3:05
2Family Reunion
Carl Story & His Rambling Mountaineers2:45
3Down in the Willow Garden
recording of:
Down in the Willow Garden
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Charlie Monroe
arrangement of:
The Willow Garden
The Osborne Brothers & Red Allen2:20
4The Girl Behind the Bar
recording of:
The Girl Behind the Bar
lyricist and composer:
Carter Stanley
The Country Gentlemen3:05
5Pike County Breakdown
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:41
6Blue 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 Lonesome Pine Fiddlers1:55
7Cora Is Gone
recorded in:
Tampa, Florida, United States (on 1950-10-20)
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1950-10-20)
double bass [string bass]:
Jody Rainwater (American bluegrass bassist) (on 1950-10-20)
fiddle:
Benny Sims (American fiddler) (on 1950-10-20)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1950-10-20)
mandolin:
Jody Rainwater (American bluegrass bassist) (on 1950-10-20) and Curly Seckler (on 1950-10-20)
vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1950-10-20)
recording of:
Cora Is Gone (on 1950-10-20)
lyricist and composer:
Odell McLeod (Country artist)
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:27
8Dixie Strut
Rusty York2:14
9Old Salty Dog Blues
recorded in:
Tampa, Florida, United States (on 1950-10-20)
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1950-10-20)
double bass [string bass]:
Jody Rainwater (American bluegrass bassist) (on 1950-10-20)
fiddle:
Benny Sims (American fiddler) (on 1950-10-20)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1950-10-20)
mandolin:
Curly Seckler (on 1950-10-20)
vocals:
Earl Scruggs (on 1950-10-20), Curly Seckler (on 1950-10-20) and Benny Sims (American fiddler) (on 1950-10-20)
recording of:
Old Salty Dog Blues (on 1950-10-20)
composer:
Wiley Morris (American country musician) and Zeke Morris
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:28
10Can't You Hear Me Calling
recording of:
Can't You Hear Me Callin'
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe ("The Father of Bluegrass")
The Country Gentlemen2:22
11Feudin' Banjos
recording of:
Feuding Banjos
composer:
Arthur Smith (“Guitar Boogie” Smith US country artist)
Don Reno & Arthur Smith1:57
12Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms
recorded in:
Tampa, Florida, United States (on 1950-10-20)
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1950-10-20)
double bass [string bass]:
Jody Rainwater (American bluegrass bassist) (on 1950-10-20)
fiddle:
Benny Sims (American fiddler) (on 1950-10-20)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1950-10-20)
mandolin:
Curly Seckler (on 1950-10-20)
vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1950-10-20), Earl Scruggs (on 1950-10-20) and Curly Seckler (on 1950-10-20)
cover recording of:
Roll in My Sweet Baby’s Arms (on 1950-10-20)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:36
13Ruby, Are You Mad?
recording of:
Ruby, Are You Mad
composer:
Cousin Emmy
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (in 1979)
The Osborne Brothers & Red Allen2:59
14Foggy 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 Scruggs42:40
15My Aching Heart
The Osborne Brothers & Red Allen2:21
16Our Last Goodbye
recording of:
Our Last Goodbye
lyricist and composer:
Carter Stanley
The Stanley Brothers & The Clinch Mountain Boys2:36
17Once More
recording of:
Once More
lyricist and composer:
Dusty Owens (Country singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose-Opryland Music, Inc.
The Osborne Brothers & Red Allen2:43
18Who Will Call You Sweetheart?
recording of:
Who Will Call You Sweetheart
writer:
Bill Monroe ("The Father of Bluegrass") and Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player)
The Stanley Brothers & The Clinch Mountain Boys2:55
19I'm Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes
recording of:
I’m Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes
lyricist and composer:
A.P. Carter
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI))
Henry “Red” Allen2:37
20Loving You Too Well
recording of:
Loving You Too Well
lyricist and composer:
Carter Stanley
The Stanley Brothers & The Clinch Mountain Boys2:12
21I Am Weary
recording of:
I Am Weary
lyricist and composer:
Pete Kuykendall
The Country Gentlemen2:34
22Angel Band
banjo:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1955-12-19)
bass:
Bill Lowe (US bluegrass and country musician) (on 1955-12-19)
fiddle:
Art Stamper (on 1955-12-19)
guitar and lead vocals:
Carter Stanley (on 1955-12-19)
mandolin:
Curley Lambert (on 1955-12-19)
vocals:
Curley Lambert (on 1955-12-19), Bill Lowe (US bluegrass and country musician) (on 1955-12-19) and Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1955-12-19)
arranger:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1955-12-19)
recording of:
Angel Band (on 1955-12-19)
lyricist:
Jefferson Hascall
composer:
William Batchelder Bradbury (composer of popular hymns) (in 1862)
The Stanley Brothers & The Clinch Mountain Boys3.352:18

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ASIN:US: B000001G19 [info]