The Ultimate Bluegrass Collection

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Will the Circle Be Unbroken
producer:
Eli Oberstein
guitar and lead vocals:
Charlie Monroe (on 1936-10-12)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1936-10-12)
recorded at:
Southern Radio Building in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1936-10-12)
cover recording of:
Can the Circle Be Unbroken (By and By) (on 1936-10-12)
publisher:
Charles M. Alexander, Chicago, Illinois (gospel) (on 1907-04-30)
additional lyricist and additional composer:
A.P. Carter
lyricist:
Ada Ruth Habershon (christian hymnist and writer) (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?
The Monroe Brothers2:29
2Doin' My Time
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)
cover recording of:
Doing My Time (on 1950-10-20)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Skinner
recording of:
Doing My Time
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Skinner
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:49
3Too 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 Brothers3:01
4I'm Blue, I'm Lonesome
banjo:
Rudy Lyle (on 1950-02-03)
double bass:
Joel Price (on 1950-02-03)
fiddle:
Vassar Clements (on 1950-02-03)
guitar and lead vocals:
Jimmy Martin (US bluegrass musician) (on 1950-02-03)
mandolin and lead vocals and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1950-02-03)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1950-02-03)
recording of:
I'm Blue, I'm Lonesome (on 1950-02-03)
composer:
James B. Smith (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC)
Bill Monroe2:52
5When the Roses Bloom in Dixieland
The Blue Sky Boys2:39
6Poor Ellen Smith
Molly O’Day2:41
7My Home's Across the Blue Ridge Mountains
guitar:
Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1937-06-18) and Sara Carter (of the Carter Family) (on 1937-06-18)
vocals:
A.P. Carter (on 1937-06-18), Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1937-06-18) and Sara Carter (of the Carter Family) (on 1937-06-18)
recorded at:
Decca Studios (New York) in New York, New York, United States (on 1937-06-18)
recording of:
My Home’s Across the Blue Ridge Mountains (on 1937-06-18)
lyricist:
Clarence Ashley (aka Tom Ashley)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
The Carter Family3:02
8I Love No One but You
The Stanley Brothers2:39
9My Long Journey Home
producer:
Eli Oberstein
guitar and lead vocals:
Charlie Monroe (on 1936-02-17)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1936-02-17)
recorded at:
Southern Radio Building in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1936-02-17)
recording of:
My Long Journey Home (on 1936-02-17)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
The Monroe Brothers2:29
10Something Got Hold of Me
Bailes Brothers2:46
11Jimmy Brown the Newsboy
double bass [string bass]:
Jody Rainwater (American bluegrass bassist) (on 1951-05-09)
fiddle:
Chubby Wise (on 1951-05-09)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Earl Scruggs (on 1951-05-09)
guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1951-05-09)
mandolin:
Everett Lilly (on 1951-05-09)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1951-05-09)
recording of:
Jimmy Brown the Newsboy (on 1951-05-09)
lyricist and composer:
A.P. Carter
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI))
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:44
12Just a Song of Old Kentucky
producer:
Eli Oberstein
guitar and lead vocals:
Charlie Monroe (on 1936-06-21)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1936-06-21)
recorded at:
Southern Radio Building in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1936-06-21)
recording of:
Just a Song of Old Kentucky (on 1936-06-21)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
The Monroe Brothers2:21
13Shady Grove
recording of:
Shady Grove
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4456)
The Prairie Ramblers2:46
14Higher in My Prayers
Molly O’Day2:29
15Beautiful Brown Eyes
Bailes Brothers2:46
16I'm Here to Get My Baby Out of Jail
recorded in:
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1936-06-16)
producer:
Eli Oberstein
guitar:
Earl Bolick (on 1936-06-16)
mandolin:
Bill Bolick (on 1936-06-16)
vocals:
Bill Bolick (on 1936-06-16) and Earl Bolick (on 1936-06-16)
recorded at:
Southern Radio Building in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1936-06-16)
recording of:
I'm Just Here to Get My Baby Out of Jail (on 1936-06-16)
writer:
Karl Davis and Harty Taylor
publisher:
Duchess Music
The Blue Sky Boys3:00
17The Drunkard's Hell
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 and baritone vocals [high baritone vocals]:
Darrell "Pee Wee" Lambert (on 1949-11-20)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1949-11-20)
recording of:
The Drunkard's Hell (on 1949-11-20)
writer:
Carter Stanley and Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player)
The Stanley Brothers2:39
18Cora 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 Scruggs2:24
19Six Months Ain't Long
producer:
Eli Oberstein
guitar and lead vocals:
Charlie Monroe (on 1936-06-21)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1936-06-21)
recorded at:
Southern Radio Building in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1936-06-21)
recording of:
Six Months Ain't Long (on 1936-06-21)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
The Monroe Brothers3:13
20Goodbye Old Pal
producer:
Art Satherly
accordion:
Wilene "Sally Ann" Forrester (country singer and accordionist) (on 1945-02-13)
banjo:
Stringbean (US banjo player Dave Akeman) (on 1945-02-13)
double bass:
Howard Watts (bluegrass bassist, aka Cedric Rainwater) (on 1945-02-13)
fiddle:
Chubby Wise (on 1945-02-13)
guitar:
Curley Bradshaw (US harmonica player/guitarist) (on 1945-02-13)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1945-02-13)
recorded at:
WBBM Studio (radio/tv station) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1945-02-13)
recording of:
Goodbye Old Pal (on 1945-02-13)
composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI)) and Bill Monroe Music
Bill Monroe2:41