The Essential Earl Scruggs

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

Tracklist

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1Heavy Traffic Ahead
producer:
Art Satherly
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1946-09-16)
double bass:
Howard Watts (bluegrass bassist, aka Cedric Rainwater) (on 1946-09-16)
fiddle:
Chubby Wise (on 1946-09-16)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1946-09-16)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1946-09-16)
recorded at:
WBBM Studio (radio/tv station) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1946-09-16)
recording of:
Heavy Traffic Ahead (on 1946-09-16)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI)) and Bill Monroe Music
Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys2:53
2It’s Mighty Dark to Travel
producer:
Art Satherly
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1947-10-27)
double bass:
Howard Watts (bluegrass bassist, aka Cedric Rainwater) (on 1947-10-27)
fiddle:
Chubby Wise (on 1947-10-27)
guitar and lead vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1947-10-27)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1947-10-27)
recorded at:
WBBM Studio (radio/tv station) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1947-10-27)
recording of:
It's Mighty Dark to Travel (on 1947-10-27)
composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys2:54
3Molly and Tenbrooks (The Race Horse Song)
producer:
Art Satherly
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1947-10-28)
double bass:
Howard Watts (bluegrass bassist, aka Cedric Rainwater) (on 1947-10-28)
fiddle:
Chubby Wise (on 1947-10-28)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1947-10-28)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1947-10-28)
recorded at:
WBBM Studio (radio/tv station) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1947-10-28)
recording of:
Molly and Tenbrooks (on 1947-10-28)
composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
publisher:
Bill Monroe Music
is based on:
Molly and Tenbrooks
Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys2:46
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)
Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys2:41
5Foggy 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
Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys42:41
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)
Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys2:38
7Old 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
Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys2:30
8Pike 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”)
Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys2:44
9Come Back Darling
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1950-11-21)
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1950-11-21)
double bass [string bass]:
Jody Rainwater (American bluegrass bassist) (on 1950-11-21)
fiddle:
Benny Sims (American fiddler) (on 1950-11-21)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1950-11-21)
mandolin:
Curly Seckler (on 1950-11-21)
vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1950-11-21) and Curly Seckler (on 1950-11-21)
recording of:
Come Back Darling (on 1950-11-21)
lyricist and composer:
Lester Flatt
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI))
Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys2:42
10Don’t Get Above Your Raising
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1951-05-09)
double bass [string bass]:
Jody Rainwater (American bluegrass bassist) (on 1951-05-09)
fiddle:
Chubby Wise (on 1951-05-09)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1951-05-09)
mandolin:
Everett Lilly (on 1951-05-09)
vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1951-05-09)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1951-05-09)
recording of:
Don't Get Above Your Raising (on 1951-05-09)
writer:
Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs
Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys2:45
11Jimmie 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 Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys2:45
12Earl’s Breakdown
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1951-10-24)
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1951-10-24)
double bass [string bass]:
Jody Rainwater (American bluegrass bassist) (on 1951-10-24)
fiddle:
Howdy Forrester (on 1951-10-24)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Lester Flatt (on 1951-10-24)
mandolin:
Everett Lilly (on 1951-10-24)
recording of:
Earl’s Breakdown (on 1951-10-24)
composer:
Earl Scruggs
Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys33:01
13Get in Line Brother
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1951-10-24)
double bass [string bass]:
Jody Rainwater (American bluegrass bassist) (on 1951-10-24)
fiddle:
Howdy Forrester (on 1951-10-24)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1951-10-24)
mandolin:
Everett Lilly (on 1951-10-24)
vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1951-10-24), Everett Lilly (on 1951-10-24), Jody Rainwater (American bluegrass bassist) (on 1951-10-24) and Earl Scruggs (on 1951-10-24)
recording of:
Get in Line Brother (on 1951-10-24)
lyricist and composer:
Lester Flatt
Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys2:23
14Dear Old Dixie
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1952-11-09)
double bass [string bass]:
Jody Rainwater (American bluegrass bassist) (on 1952-11-09)
fiddle:
Benny Martin (bluegrass fiddler and guitar player) (on 1952-11-09)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1952-11-09)
mandolin:
Curly Seckler (on 1952-11-09)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1952-11-09)
recording of:
Dear Old Dixie (on 1952-11-09)
Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys2:31
15Flint Hill Special
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1952-11-09)
double bass [string bass]:
Jody Rainwater (American bluegrass bassist) (on 1952-11-09)
fiddle:
Benny Martin (bluegrass fiddler and guitar player) (on 1952-11-09)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Lester Flatt (on 1952-11-09)
mandolin:
Curly Seckler (on 1952-11-09)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1952-11-09)
recording of:
Flint Hill Special (on 1952-11-09)
composer:
Earl Scruggs
Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys32:47
16Foggy Mountain Chimes
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1953-08-29)
double bass [string bass]:
Bob L. Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader) (on 1953-08-29)
fiddle:
Benny Martin (bluegrass fiddler and guitar player) (on 1953-08-29)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1953-08-29)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Louis T. Innis (on 1953-08-29)
mandolin:
Curly Seckler (on 1953-08-29)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1953-08-29)
recording of:
Foggy Mountain Chimes (on 1953-08-29)
composer:
Earl Scruggs
Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys2:18
17Till the End of the World Rolls Round
recorded in:
United States (on 1954-05-19)
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1954-05-19)
bass and double bass [string bass]:
Jake Tullock (country stand-up bass) (on 1954-05-19)
fiddle:
Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1954-05-19)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Lester Flatt (on 1954-05-19) and Louis T. Innis (on 1954-05-19)
mandolin:
Curly Seckler (on 1954-05-19)
vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1954-05-11, on 1954-05-19), Curly Seckler (on 1954-05-11, on 1954-05-19) and Earl Scruggs (on 1954-05-19)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1954-05-19)
recording of:
Till the End of the World Rolls Round
writer:
Newton Thomas
publisher:
Universal Cedarwood Publishing
Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys2:36
18Foggy Mountain Special
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1954-05-19)
double bass [string bass]:
Jake Tullock (country stand-up bass) (on 1954-05-19)
fiddle:
Chubby Wise (on 1954-05-19)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1954-05-19)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Louis T. Innis (on 1954-05-19)
mandolin:
Curly Seckler (on 1954-05-19)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1954-05-19)
recording of:
Foggy Mountain Special (on 1954-05-19)
Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys32:04
19Randy Lynn Rag
producer:
Don Law
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1955-09-02)
double bass [string bass]:
Ernie Newton (contrabassist) (on 1955-09-02)
fiddle:
Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1955-09-02)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1955-09-02)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Jack Shook (on 1955-09-02)
mandolin:
Curly Seckler (on 1955-09-02)
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Buck "Josh" Graves (on 1955-09-02)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1955-09-02)
recording of:
Randy Lynn Rag (on 1955-09-02)
composer:
Earl Scruggs
Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys2:06
20Shuckin’ the Corn
producer:
Don Law
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1957-01-27)
double bass [string bass]:
Howard Watts (bluegrass bassist, aka Cedric Rainwater) (on 1957-01-27)
fiddle:
Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1957-01-27)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1957-01-27)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Ray Edenton (on 1957-01-27)
mandolin:
Curly Seckler (on 1957-01-27)
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Josh Graves (on 1957-01-27)
recorded at:
Bradley Film & Recording Studio (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1957-01-27)
recording of:
Shuckin' the Corn (on 1957-01-27)
composer:
Burkett Graves, Gladys Stacey and Louise Certain
Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys2:03
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Credits

Release

art direction:Howard Fritzson
photography:Larry Dixon (photographer)
David Gahr (photographer)
Les Leverett
Norman Seeff
liner notes:Rich Kienzle
Earl Scruggs
Béla Fleck (in 2004-01)
engineer:Matt Cavaluzzo
Ken Robertson (sound engineer)
producer:Gregg Geller (task: compilation)
mastering:Vic Anesini
design:Risa Noah (designer)
mastered at and engineered at:Sony Music Studios (NYC, closed 2007) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/5702637 [info]
ASIN:US: B0001FGBHA [info]

Release group

part of:The Essential (Sony/Legacy compilations) (order: 56)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/3135321 [info]