The Complete Mercury Sessions

~ Release by Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

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Tracklist

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1Pike 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”)
2:45
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
2:49
3My Little Girl in Tennessee
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:
My Little Girl in Tennessee (on 1949-12-11)
lyricist and composer:
Lester Flatt
2:43
4Down 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)
2:41
5Old 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
6Roll 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)
2:40
7My Cabin in Caroline
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)
recording of:
My Cabin in Caroline (in 1948)
writer:
Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs
2:39
8Foggy Mountain Breakdown
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)
recording of:
Foggy Mountain Breakdown (on 1949-12-11)
composer:
Earl Scruggs
42:43
9I’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
2:30
10Pain in My Heart
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) and Curly Seckler (on 1950-10-20)
recording of:
Pain in My Heart (on 1950-10-20)
writer:
Bobby Osborne and Larry Richardson (Banjo player)
2:47
11Is 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
2:38
12Why Don’t You Tell Me So
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), Curly Seckler (from 1949-04 until 1949-05) and Howard Watts (bluegrass bassist, aka Cedric Rainwater) (from 1949-04 until 1949-05)
recording of:
Why Don't You Tell Me So (from 1949-04 until 1949-05)
lyricist and composer:
Lester Flatt
2:41
13Cora 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)
2:23
14I’ll Never Love Another
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:
I'll Never Love Another (on 1949-12-11)
lyricist and composer:
Lester Flatt
3:03
15Baby Blue Eyes
recorded in:
Knoxville, Tennessee, 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:
Baby Blue Eyes (from 1949-04 until 1949-05)
lyricist and composer:
Jim Eanes
2:59
16I’ll Never Shed Another Tear
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:
I'll Never Shed Another Tear (on 1949-12-11)
lyricist and composer:
Lester Flatt
2:25
17We’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
18Farewell 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
19Will the Roses Bloom (Where She Lies Sleeping)
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) and Curly Seckler (on 1950-10-20)
recording of:
Will the Roses Bloom (on 1950-10-20)
lyricist and composer:
The Bevins Brothers
2:34
20Back 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
2:54
21Take 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
2:14
22I’m Going to Make Heaven My Home
recorded in:
Knoxville, Tennessee, United States (in 1948)
double bass [string bass]:
Howard Watts (bluegrass bassist, aka Cedric Rainwater) (in 1948)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (in 1948) and Earl Scruggs (in 1948)
vocals:
Lester Flatt (in 1948), Earl Scruggs (in 1948) and Mac Wiseman (in 1948)
recording of:
I'm Going to Make Heaven My Home (in 1948)
writer:
Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs
2:39
23Bouquet in Heaven
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), Curly Seckler (from 1949-04 until 1949-05) and Howard Watts (bluegrass bassist, aka Cedric Rainwater) (from 1949-04 until 1949-05)
recording of:
Bouquet in Heaven (from 1949-04 until 1949-05)
lyricist and composer:
Lester Flatt
2:52
24No 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
25I’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)
2:34
26So 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
2:31
27God Loves His Children
recorded in:
Knoxville, Tennessee, United States (in 1948)
double bass [string bass]:
Howard Watts (bluegrass bassist, aka Cedric Rainwater) (in 1948)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (in 1948) and Earl Scruggs (in 1948)
vocals:
Lester Flatt (in 1948), Earl Scruggs (in 1948) and Mac Wiseman (in 1948)
recording of:
God Loves His Children (in 1948)
writer:
Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs
2:42
28Preachin’, Prayin’, Singin’
recorded in:
Tampa, Florida, United States (on 1950-10-20)
double bass [string bass]:
Jody Rainwater (American bluegrass bassist) (on 1950-10-20)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1950-10-20) and Earl Scruggs (on 1950-10-20)
vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1950-10-20), Earl Scruggs (on 1950-10-20), Curly Seckler (on 1950-10-20) and Benny Sims (American fiddler) (on 1950-10-20)
recording of:
Preachin', Prayin', Singin' (on 1950-10-20)
lyricist and composer:
E.C. McCarty
2:24