Time Life’s Treasury of Bluegrass

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Tracklist

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1Blue Moon of Kentucky
double bass:
Ernie Newton (contrabassist) (on 1954-09-04)
fiddle:
Charlie Cline (on 1954-09-04), Merle "Red" Taylor (country/bluegrass fiddler, songwriter, and singer) (on 1954-09-04) and Gordon Terry (Bluegrass/Country artist, guitarist and fiddle player.) (on 1954-09-04)
guitar:
Edd Mayfield (on 1954-09-04)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1954-09-04)
recorded at:
Bradley Studios (Hillsboro Village location, circa 1952-1954) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1954-09-04)
recording of:
Blue Moon of Kentucky (on 1954-09-04)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (in 1946)
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI)), Peer International Corporation (BMI), Southern Music Publishing ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic), Southern Music Publishing Company Limited and ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
Bill Monroe2:09
2Sunny Side of the Mountain
recording of:
Sunny Side of the Mountain
composer:
Bob Gregory and Harry C. McAuliffe
Jimmy Martin & the Sunny Mountain Boys2:33
3I Wonder How the Old Folks Are
recording of:
Homestead on the Farm
lyricist and composer:
A.P. Carter
is based on:
I Wonder How the Old Folks Are at Home
Mac Wiseman3:03
4Mountain Dew
recording of:
Mountain Dew
lyricist:
Scott Wiseman and Bascom Lamar Lunsford (in 1920)
composer:
Bascom Lamar Lunsford (in 1920)
arranger:
Lulu Belle (in 1939) and Scott Wiseman (in 1939)
is based on:
Old Mountain Dew (original lyrics, begins "On my first day in court...")
Grandpa Jones2:13
5Foggy Mountain Breakdown
producer:
Frank Jones (producer for Columbia, often with Don Law; also singer/songwiter) and Don Law
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1965-09-03)
double bass:
Jake Tullock (country stand-up bass) (on 1965-09-03) and Joe Zinkan (on 1965-09-03)
fiddle:
Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1965-09-03)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1965-09-03)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Grady Martin (country/rockabilly guitarist) (on 1965-09-03)
harmonica:
Charlie McCoy (white blues harmonica player, 1960s-present) (on 1965-09-03)
resonator guitar:
Josh Graves (on 1965-09-03)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1965-09-03)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 57)
recording of:
Foggy Mountain Breakdown (on 1965-09-03)
composer:
Earl Scruggs
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:23
6Two Highways
recording of:
Two Highways
composer:
Larry Cordle
Alison Krauss & Union Station3:38
7Legend of the Rebel Soldier
arranger:
Charlie Moore (bluegrass artist from South Carolina)
recording of:
Legend of the Rebel Soldier
lyricist and arranger:
Charlie Moore (bluegrass artist from South Carolina)
composer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
is based on:
Shall My Soul Pass Through Old Ireland
The Country Gentlemen2:57
8Smokey Mountain Memories
banjo:
Mike Lilly
bass:
Art Wynder (US bluegrass bassist)
fiddle, mandolin and baritone vocals [high baritone vocals]:
Ricky Skaggs
guitar:
Larry Sparks
resonator guitar [dobro] and tenor vocals:
Tommy Boyd (Bluegrass banjo & dobro player)
vocals:
Larry Sparks
recording of:
Smokey Mountain Memories
writer and composer:
Earl Thomas Conley and Richard Heard
Larry Sparks3:33
9High on a Mountain
recording of:
High on a Mountain
composer:
Ola Belle Reed (old-time singer & banjo player)
Del McCoury and The Dixie Pals2:51
10New Mule Skinner Blues
banjo:
Rudy Lyle (on 1950-02-03)
double bass:
Joel Price (on 1950-02-03)
fiddle:
Vassar Clements (on 1950-02-03)
guitar:
Jimmy Martin (US bluegrass musician) (on 1950-02-03)
mandolin and lead 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:
New Mule Skinner Blues (revised lyrics, first recorded by Bill Monroe ca. 1950) (on 1950-02-03)
lyricist:
George Vaughn
composer:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI))
version of:
Blue Yodel No. 8 (Mule Skinner Blues)
Bill Monroe2:30
11Ruby, Are You Mad
recording of:
Ruby, Are You Mad
composer:
Cousin Emmy
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (in 1979)
The Osborne Brothers & Red Allen3:00
12Orange Blossom Special
recording of:
Orange Blossom Special
lyricist and composer:
Ervin Rouse
publisher:
Glanco Music (BMI-affiliated) and MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
The Johnson Mountain Boys2:37