Very Best of Bluegrass

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Orange Blossom Speical
Bill Monroe and his Bluegrass Boys2:32
2Lonesome Pine Breakdown
producer:
Stephen H. Sholes
banjo:
Charlie Cline (on 1953-08-04)
double bass [bass]:
Ezra Cline (US bluegrass bassist) (on 1953-08-04)
fiddle:
“Curly” Ray Cline (Fiddler) (on 1953-08-04)
guitar:
Paul Williams (US bluegrass/gospel mandolin player, tenor vocalist) (on 1953-08-04)
mandolin:
Albert Punturi (US bluegrass mandolinist) (on 1953-08-04)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studio (Chicago, 1935-1969) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1953-08-04)
The Lonesome Pine Fiddlers2:29
3Hard to Love
Hayes Shepherd3:11
4Poor Ellen Smith
Molly O’Day & The Cumberland Mountain Folks2:39
5Happy Valley Special
Bailey Brothers2:20
6Dreaming of a Little Cabin
Mac Wiseman2:54
7Rounder's Blues
guitar and lead vocals:
Alton Delmore (in 1946-09)
harmonica:
Wayne Raney (in 1946-09)
tenor guitar and background vocals:
Rabon Delmore (in 1946-09)
recorded at:
E.T. Herzog Recording Company in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (in 1946-09)
recording of:
Rounder's Blues (in 1946-09)
writer:
Jim Scott
The Delmore Brothers2:55
8Your Love Is Like a Flower
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:32
9I'm Gone, Long Gone
Reno and Smiley2:19
10Wildwood Flower
The Carter Family3:09
11Cotton-Eyed Joe
banjo:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (in 1947)
double bass:
Ray Lambert (US bluegrass bassist and comedian) (in 1947)
fiddle and lead vocals:
Leslie Keith (fiddler) (in 1947)
guitar:
Carter Stanley (in 1947)
mandolin:
Darrell "Pee Wee" Lambert (in 1947)
recorded at:
Radio Station WCYB in Bristol, Virginia, United States (in 1947)
recording of:
Cotton‐Eyed Joe (traditional song) (in 1947)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 942)
The Stanley Brothers1:13
12He Will Set Your Fields on Fire
Carl Story2:23
13Wabash Cannonball
recording of:
Wabash Cannonball
composer:
A.P. Carter and William Kindt
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI))
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4228)
Roy Acuff2:48
14Big Midnight Special
Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper2:43
15Florida Blues
recorded in:
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States (in 1951)
banjo:
Hubert Davis (US bluegrass banjoist) (in 1951)
guitar:
Jim Eanes (in 1951)
vocals:
Jim Eanes (in 1951)
recording of:
Florida Blues (in 1951)
composer:
Arthur Smith
Jim Eanes & The Shenandoah Valley Boys2:21
16Why Should It End This Way?
Blue Sky Boys2:38
17I'm Free From the Chain Gang Now
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1933-05-17)
guitar:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (on 1933-05-17)
vocals:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (on 1933-05-17)
recording of:
I’m Free From the Chain Gang Now (on 1933-05-17)
writer:
Lou Herscher and Saul Klein (songwriter)
Jimmie Rodgers3:05
18Twenty One Years
producer:
Stephen H. Sholes
banjo:
Ray Goins (on 1952-05-14)
double bass [bass]:
Ezra Cline (US bluegrass bassist) (on 1952-05-14)
fiddle:
“Curly” Ray Cline (Fiddler) (on 1952-05-14)
guitar and tenor vocals:
Paul Williams (US bluegrass/gospel mandolin player, tenor vocalist) (on 1952-05-14)
mandolin:
Charles Parker (US bluegrass mandolinist) (on 1952-05-14)
lead vocals:
Ray Goins (on 1952-05-14) and Paul Williams (US bluegrass/gospel mandolin player, tenor vocalist) (on 1952-05-14)
recorded at:
Brown Radio Productions in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1952-05-14)
recording of:
Twenty-One Years (on 1952-05-14)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Miller (songwriter, producer)
The Lonesome Pine Fiddlers2:19
19Radio Boogie
fiddle:
Ralph Mayo
guitar:
L.C. Smith
vocals:
L.C. Smith
recording of:
Radio Boogie
composer:
Ralph Mayo and L.C. Smith
L.C. Smith & Ralph Mayo2:24
20Little Bessie
The Alabama Barnstormers3:17
21'Tis Sweet to Be Remembered
Mac Wiseman2:55
22Footprints in the Snow
Bill Monroe and his Bluegrass Boys2:39
23Wake Up Sweetheart
The Stanley Brothers2:37
24Roll 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 Scruggs2:37
25When the Saints Go
Fiddlin’ John Carson & Moonshine Kate3:06
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