30 Essential Bluegrass Hits

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

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1How Mountain Girls Can Love
The Stanley Brothers2:07
2Blue Ridge Mountain Boys
engineer:
Selby Coffeen
producer:
Bill Clifton (American bluegrass musician and singer)
banjo and tenor vocals:
Johnny Clark (US bluegrass banjoist) (in 1957-11)
double bass [bass]:
Junior Huskey (father of Roy Huskey, Jr.) (in 1957-11)
fiddle:
Tommy Jackson (bluegrass fiddler) (in 1957-11)
guitar and lead vocals:
Bill Clifton (American bluegrass musician and singer) (in 1957-11)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Jimmy Self (in 1957-11)
mandolin:
Curley Lambert (in 1957-11)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (Nashville, TN) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (in 1957-11)
recording of:
Blue Ridge Mountain Blues (in 1957-11)
lyricist and composer:
Cliff Hess
previously attributed to:
Bill Clifton (American bluegrass musician and singer) and Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
Bill Clifton2:26
3Pardon Me
Jim and Jesse2:12
4Orange Blossom Special
Benny Martin2:24
5Blue Eyed Darling
banjo:
Charlie Cline (on 1951-08-27)
double bass:
Ralph Guenther (Session bassist for King Records) (on 1951-08-27)
fiddle:
“Curly” Ray Cline (Fiddler) (on 1951-08-27)
guitar and lead vocals:
Jimmy Martin (US bluegrass musician) (on 1951-08-27)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bob Osborne (on 1951-08-27)
recorded at:
King Studios in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (on 1951-08-27)
recording of:
Blue Eyed Darling
writer:
Jimmy Martin (US bluegrass musician) and Bobby Osborne
Jimmy Martin & Bob Osborne2:20
6I Know You're Married
recording of:
I Know You’re Married but I Love You Still
writer:
Mack Magaha (Bluegrass Fiddler) and Don Reno (bluegrass banjoist, Reno & Smiley member, father of Don Wayne Reno)
Reno and Smiley2:37
7Poor Rambler
Ralph Stanley3:03
8Cotton Eyed Joe
Tommy Jackson1:50
9Paul & Silas
Carl Story1:54
10Dreaming
Kentucky Travelers1:51
11Bending the Strings
banjo:
Allen Shelton (in 1957-11)
double bass [bass]:
Arnold Terry (US bluegrass/country bassist and guitarist) (in 1957-11)
fiddle:
Roy Russell (US fiddler) (in 1957-11)
guitar:
Jim Eanes (in 1957-11)
recorded at:
Radio Station WHEE in Martinsville, Virginia, United States (in 1957-11)
recording of:
Bending the Strings
composer:
Jim Eanes and Allen Shelton
Allen Shelton1:50
12Log Cabin in the Lane
recording of:
The Little Old Log Cabin in the Lane
writer:
William Shakespeare Hays (in 1871)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 2473)
Jim Eanes2:56
13Willow Garden
Charlie Monroe2:15
14Lonesome Fiddle Blues
recording of:
Lonesome Fiddle Blues
composer:
Vassar Clements
New Grass Revival2:43
15Wreck of Number Nine
The Stoneman Family2:55
2▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1I Wouldn't Change You If I Could
recording of:
I Wouldn’t Change You if I Could
lyricist and composer:
Arthur Q. Smith (songwriter)
Reno & Smiley?:??
2Beautiful Blue Eyes
banjo:
Don Reno (bluegrass banjoist, Reno & Smiley member, father of Don Wayne Reno) (in 1961-11)
double bass:
John Palmer (US bluegrass bassist) (in 1961-11)
fiddle:
Chubby Wise (in 1961-11)
guitar:
Harley "Red" Allen (bluegrass singer and guitarist) (in 1961-11)
mandolin:
Frank Wakefield (in 1961-11)
vocals:
Harley "Red" Allen (bluegrass singer and guitarist) (in 1961-11) and Frank Wakefield (in 1961-11)
recorded at:
Starday Sound Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (in 1961-11)
Red Allen?:??
3I Still Write Your Name in the Sand
Mac Wiseman?:??
4Old Rattler
Grandpa Jones?:??
5Cripple Creek
Red Herron?:??
6Rank Strangers
Stanley Brothers?:??
7Banjo Whiz
Bill Emerson?:??
8She's Just a Cute Thing
banjo and baritone vocals:
Charlie Cline (on 1951-08-27)
double bass:
Ralph Guenther (Session bassist for King Records) (on 1951-08-27)
fiddle:
“Curly” Ray Cline (Fiddler) (on 1951-08-27)
guitar and lead vocals:
Jimmy Martin (US bluegrass musician) (on 1951-08-27)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bob Osborne (on 1951-08-27)
recorded at:
King Studios in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (on 1951-08-27)
recording of:
She's Just a Cute Thing (on 1951-08-27)
writer:
Jimmy Martin (US bluegrass musician) and Bobby Osborne
Jimmy Martin & Bob Osborne?:??
9Eatin' Out of Your Hand
recording of:
Eatin’ Out of Your Hand
writer:
Bill Harrell and Hope Harlow
Bill Harrell?:??
10The Girl in the Blue Velvet Band
Hylo Brown?:??
11Me and the Juke Box
recording of:
Me and the Juke Box
writer:
Buzz Busby (US bluegrass mandolinist) and Cindy Davis (songwriting pseudonym for Kay Adelman)
Buzz Busby?:??
12Truck Drivers' Queen
Moore & Napier?:??
13Talking Fiddle Blues
Scotty Stoneman?:??
14Barn Yard Banjo Pickin'
Stringbean?:??
15New Freedom Bell
Country Gentlemen?:??

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ASIN:US: B000254SVK [info]