50 Years of Bluegrass Hits, Volume 1

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 5 available)

Tracklist

112" Vinyl
#TitleArtistRatingLength
A1The Midnight Train
cover recording of:
Midnight Train (First line: "I have been all around my old home town...")
lyricist and composer:
Alton Delmore
Jim & Jesse & The Virginia Boys2:00
A2Kentucky Waltz
cover recording of:
Kentucky Waltz
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe ("The Father of Bluegrass") (in 1945)
The Osborne Brothers2:36
A3Foggy Mountain Breakdown
instrumental recording of:
Foggy Mountain Breakdown
composer:
Earl Scruggs
Joe Maphis2:10
A4Tramp on the StreetBetty Jean Robinson & The Nashville Grass3:50
A5Love Letters in the Sand
recording of:
Love Letters in the Sand
lyricist:
Charles Kenny (songwriter, violinist) and Nick Kenny
composer:
J. Fred Coots, Charles Kenny (songwriter, violinist) and Nick Kenny
publisher:
Bourne (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Bourne, Inc. and Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd.
Mac Wiseman2:15
A6Salty Dog Blues
Benny Martin & Josh Graves1:26
A7Just a Little Talk With Jesus
The Bluegrass Cardinals2:07
B1Uncle Pen
recording of:
Uncle Pen
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe ("The Father of Bluegrass")
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Unichappell Music, Unichappell Music, Inc. and Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (publisher) (in 1975)
Rose Lee Maphis2:14
B2Shackles and Chains
recording of:
Shackles and Chains
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Davis (American politician, singer and songwriter)
Mac Wiseman & The Osborne Brothers2:49
B3Charlotte Breakdown
recording of:
Charlotte Breakdown
composer:
Don Reno (bluegrass banjoist, Reno & Smiley member, father of Don Wayne Reno)
Don Reno & The Tennessee Cut-Ups1:45
B4Dark as a Dungeon
recording of:
Dark as a Dungeon
lyricist and composer:
Merle Travis
Merle Travis3:58
B5Are You Missing MeJim & Jesse & The Virginia Boys2:23
B6I Saw the Light
recording of:
I Saw the Light
lyricist and composer:
Lewis E. Jones (hymnist) and Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Ltd. (UK) (from 1948 to present), Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) (from 1948 to present) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1948-11-16)
Carl Story & His Rambling Mountaineers2:22
212" Vinyl