The Mercury Sessions, Volume 1

~ Release by Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Take Me in a Lifeboat
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)
recording of:
Take Me in a Lifeboat (on 1950-10-20)
lyricist and composer:
Frank Southern
2:17
2We'll Meet Again Sweetheart
recorded in:
Knoxville, Tennessee, United States (in 1948)
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (in 1948)
double bass [string bass]:
Howard Watts (bluegrass bassist, aka Cedric Rainwater) (in 1948)
fiddle:
Jim Shumate (in 1948)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (in 1948) and Mac Wiseman (in 1948)
vocals:
Lester Flatt (in 1948) and Mac Wiseman (in 1948)
recording of:
We'll Meet Again Sweetheart (in 1948)
writer:
Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs
2:43
3Old 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
2:30
4Farewell 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)
cover recording of:
Farewell Blues (on 1950-10-20)
composer:
Leon Rappolo (until 1922), Paul Mares (until 1922) and Elmer Schoebel (until 1922)
publisher:
Herman Darewski Music Publishing Co Ltd. and Lawrence Wright
2:29
5Is It Too Late Now
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)
vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1949-12-11)
recording of:
Is It Too Late Now (on 1949-12-11)
lyricist and composer:
Lester Flatt
2:39
6Cora 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)
2:24
7So Happy I'll Be
recorded in:
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (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) and Earl Scruggs (on 1949-12-11)
mandolin:
Curly Seckler (on 1949-12-11)
vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1949-12-11), Earl Scruggs (on 1949-12-11), Curly Seckler (on 1949-12-11) and Howard Watts (bluegrass bassist, aka Cedric Rainwater) (on 1949-12-11)
recording of:
So Happy I'll Be (on 1949-12-11)
writer:
Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs
2:30
8Roll 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)
2:38
9No Mother or Dad
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)
vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1949-12-11) and Curly Seckler (on 1949-12-11)
recording of:
No Mother or Dad (on 1949-12-11)
writer:
Lester Flatt and Curly Seckler
2:44
10Back to the Cross
recorded in:
Tampa, Florida, United States (on 1950-10-20)
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1950-10-20)
double bass [string bass]:
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)
vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1950-10-20), Earl Scruggs (on 1950-10-20) and Curly Seckler (on 1950-10-20)
recording of:
Back to the Cross (on 1950-10-20)
lyricist and composer:
Jessie Mae Martin
2:56
11Pike County Breakdown
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)
recording of:
Pike County Breakdown (on 1950-10-20)
composer:
Rupert Jones (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
2:44
12I'll Just Pretend
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)
recording of:
I'll Just Pretend (on 1950-10-20)
lyricist and composer:
Jessie Mae Martin
2:31
13Down the Road
recorded in:
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (from 1949-04 until 1949-05)
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (from 1949-04 until 1949-05)
double bass [string bass]:
Howard Watts (bluegrass bassist, aka Cedric Rainwater) (from 1949-04 until 1949-05)
fiddle:
Art Wooten (American fiddler) (from 1949-04 until 1949-05)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (from 1949-04 until 1949-05)
mandolin:
Curly Seckler (from 1949-04 until 1949-05)
vocals:
Lester Flatt (from 1949-04 until 1949-05)
recording of:
Down the Road (from 1949-04 until 1949-05)
writer:
Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs
publisher:
CBS Unart Catalog, Inc. (in 1985)
2:43
14I'll Be Going to Heaven Sometime
recorded in:
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (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) and Earl Scruggs (on 1949-12-11)
mandolin:
Curly Seckler (on 1949-12-11)
vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1949-12-11), Earl Scruggs (on 1949-12-11), Curly Seckler (on 1949-12-11) and Howard Watts (bluegrass bassist, aka Cedric Rainwater) (on 1949-12-11)
recording of:
I'll Be Going to Heaven Sometime (on 1949-12-11)
lyricist and composer:
Howard Watts (bluegrass bassist, aka Cedric Rainwater)
2:33