Rebel Records: 35 Years of the Best In Bluegrass 1960-1995

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Tracklist

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1Maple on the Hill
engineer:
Roy Homer (Engineer)
producer:
Charles R. Freeland (Rebel Records founder and producer)
banjo and tenor vocals:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player)
bass:
Jack Cooke (bluegrass musician, bass, guitar & voaclist)
fiddle:
Curly Ray Cline (Fiddler)
guitar and lead vocals:
Roy Lee Centers (bluegrass guitarist, banjo player, singer & composer)
recorded at:
Roy Homer Associates in Maryland, United States (on 1971-08-31)
cover recording of:
Maple on the Hill
lyricist and composer:
Gussie Davis (19th century songwriter) (in 1880)
Ralph Stanley2:00
2Last Train From Poor Valley
engineer:
Bob Dawson (engineer and producer) and Bill McElroy
producer:
Charles R. Freeland (Rebel Records founder and producer)
banjo:
Ben Eldridge
bass:
Tom Gray (US bluegrass bassist)
guitar and lead vocals:
John Starling
mandolin and tenor vocals:
John Duffey
resonator guitar [dobro] and baritone vocals:
Mike Auldridge
recorded at:
Bias Studios (Falls Church location, 1973-1980) in Falls Church, Virginia, United States
cover recording of:
Last Train From Poor Valley
lyricist and composer:
Norman Blake (bluegrass guitarist)
recording of:
Last Train From Poor Valley
lyricist and composer:
Norman Blake (bluegrass guitarist)
live recording of:
Last Train From Poor Valley
lyricist and composer:
Norman Blake (bluegrass guitarist)
The Seldom Scene3:42
3Cold Wind
engineer:
Roy Homer (Engineer)
producer:
Charles R. Freeland (Rebel Records founder and producer)
banjo:
Ray Edwards (bluegrass multi-instrumentalist and songwriter)
bass and tenor vocals:
Darrell Rowland (bluegrass bass player)
fiddle:
Carl Joyner (bluegrass fiddle player)
guitar and baritone vocals:
Grady Bullins (bluegrass guitar player)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Roy McMillan (bluegrass mandolin player)
recorded at:
Roy Homer and Associates in Maryland, United States (on 1972-10-28)
recording of:
Cold Wind
lyricist and composer:
Roy McMillan (bluegrass mandolin player)
Roy McMillan2:52
4Uncle Bill’s Still
engineer:
Roy Homer (Engineer)
producer:
Charles R. Freeland (Rebel Records founder and producer)
banjo, lead vocals and tenor vocals:
Al Wood (Bluegrass banjo player - singer)
bass:
Odell Wood (Bluegrass bass player)
drums (drum set):
Ronnie Freeland
guitar and lead vocals [lead vocals on chorus]:
Lester Deaton (Bluegrass guitar player)
mandolin and baritone vocals:
Dewey Farmer (bluegrass mandolin player)
recorded at:
Roy Homer and Associates in Maryland, United States (on 1972-12-09)
recording of:
Uncle Bill's Still
writer:
Odell Wood (Bluegrass bass player) and Al Wood (Bluegrass banjo player - singer)
Al Wood2:20
5Eli Renfro
engineer:
Roy Homer (Engineer)
producer:
Charles R. Freeland (Rebel Records founder and producer)
banjo and lead vocals:
Tom McKinney (bluegrass banjo & guitar player)
bass:
John Palmer (US bluegrass bassist)
drums (drum set) and tambourine:
Ronnie Freeland
fiddle and baritone vocals:
Tater Tate
guitar:
Wesley Golding
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Herschel Sizemore (mandolinist)
recorded at:
Roy D. Homer Associates in Maryland, United States (on 1973-06-11)
recording of:
Ghost Of Eli Renfro
lyricist and composer:
Don Humphries (US bluegrass guitarist and songwriter)
Shenandoah Cut Ups4:21
6I Know You Rider
engineer:
George Massenburg
producer:
Charles R. Freeland (Rebel Records founder and producer)
banjo and baritone vocals:
Ben Eldridge
bass:
Tom Gray (US bluegrass bassist)
fiddle:
Ricky Skaggs
guitar and lead vocals:
John Starling
mandolin and tenor vocals:
John Duffey
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Mike Auldridge
recorded at:
ITI Recording Inc. in Maryland, United States (in 1973-07)
The Seldom Scene5:28
7My Little Georgia Rose
engineer:
George Massenburg
producer:
Charles R. Freeland (Rebel Records founder and producer)
banjo:
Ben Eldridge
bass:
Tom Gray (US bluegrass bassist)
guitar and tenor vocals [low tenor vocals]:
John Starling
mandolin and lead vocals [high lead vocals]:
John Duffey
resonator guitar [dobro] and baritone vocals:
Mike Auldridge
recorded at:
ITI Recording Inc. in Maryland, United States (in 1973-07)
cover recording of:
My Little Georgia Rose
composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
recording of:
My Little Georgia Rose
composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
The Seldom Scene2:58
8Wait a Minute
engineer:
George Massenburg
producer:
Charles R. Freeland (Rebel Records founder and producer)
banjo:
Ben Eldridge
bass:
Tom Gray (US bluegrass bassist)
guitar:
Paul Craft and John Starling
mandolin and tenor vocals:
John Duffey
resonator guitar [dobro] and baritone vocals:
Mike Auldridge
lead vocals:
John Starling
recorded at:
Track Recorders (location listed as Maryland or Washington, DC) in Silver Spring, Maryland, United States (in 1974-03)
cover recording of:
Wait a Minute
lyricist and composer:
Herb Pedersen
The Seldom Scene3:37
9Panhandle Rag
engineer:
Roy Homer (Engineer)
producer:
Charles R. Freeland (Rebel Records founder and producer)
banjo:
Jimmy Arnold (banjo, fiddle, lead guitar, rhythm guitar, & harmonica)
bass:
Ed Ferris (bluegrass bass player)
drums (drum set):
Ronnie Freeland
fiddle:
Gakusei Ryo (Japanese Bluegrass)
guitar:
Cliff Waldron
mandolin:
Akira Otsuka (Bluegrass mandolin and lead guitar player)
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Mike Auldridge
recorded at:
Roy Homer and Associates in Maryland, United States (on 1974-05-16)
cover recording of:
Panhandle Rag
composer:
Leon McAuliffe
publisher:
Peer International (BMI)
Jimmy Arnold2:54
10Train
engineer:
Cory Pearson (engineer)
producer:
Charles R. Freeland (Rebel Records founder and producer)
banjo, resonator guitar [dobro] and baritone vocals:
Eddie Adcock
bass:
Johnny Castle (US bassist, bluegrass/country/rock)
drums (drum set):
Michael Clem (drums)
fiddle and viola:
Jeff Wisor
guitar:
Eddie Adcock, Martha Hearon and Wendy Thatcher (guitar player)
mandolin:
Gene Johnson (Mandolin player known for country and bluegrass)
lead vocals:
Martha Hearon and Wendy Thatcher (guitar player)
tenor vocals:
Gene Johnson (Mandolin player known for country and bluegrass) and Wendy Thatcher (guitar player)
tenor vocals [high tenor vocals]:
Martha Hearon
recorded at:
Track Recorders (location listed as Maryland or Washington, DC) in Silver Spring, Maryland, United States (from 1974-06-01 until 1974-06-02)
recording of:
Train
lyricist and composer:
Wendy Thatcher (guitar player)
II Generation3:02
11Children Go Where I Send Thee
engineer:
Roy Homer (Engineer)
producer:
Charles R. Freeland (Rebel Records founder and producer)
baritone vocals:
Ben Marshall (gospel / bluegrass artist)
bass vocals:
Danny Marshall (bluegrass mandolinist)
lead vocals:
David Marshall (gospel / bluegrass artist)
tenor vocals:
Judy Marshall
arranger:
Marshall Family
recorded at:
Roy Homer and Associates in Maryland, United States (on 1974-08-13)
Marshall Family2:05
12Rain and Snow
engineer:
Roy Homer (Engineer)
producer:
Charles R. Freeland (Rebel Records founder and producer)
banjo:
Bill Runkle (bluegrass musician)
bass:
Dewey Renfro (bluegrass bass player)
fiddle:
Bill Poffinberger (Bluegrass fiddle player)
guitar and lead vocals:
Del McCoury
mandolin:
Donnie Eldreth (bluegrass mandolin player)
recorded at:
Roy Homer and Associates in Maryland, United States (on 1974-08-19)
Del McCoury3:30
13Call Collect on Christmas
engineer:
Roy Homer (Engineer)
producer:
Charles R. Freeland (Rebel Records founder and producer)
banjo and tenor vocals:
Bill Runkle (bluegrass musician)
bass:
Dewey Renfro (bluegrass bass player)
fiddle:
Bill Poffinberger (Bluegrass fiddle player)
guitar, baritone vocals [high baritone vocals on chorus] and lead vocals [lead vocals on verses]:
Del McCoury
mandolin and lead vocals [lead vocals on chorus]:
Don Eldreth (bluegrass mandolin player)
recorded at:
Roy Homer and Associates in Maryland, United States (on 1974-08-19)
recording of:
Call Collect on Christmas
lyricist and composer:
Richard S. Staber
Del McCoury3:47
14Billy in the Lowground
engineer:
George Massenburg, Bill Tate (Producer and engineer) and Fran Tate
producer:
John Starling
banjo:
Ben Eldridge
bass:
Tom Gray (US bluegrass bassist)
guitar [lead and rhythm guitar]:
Tony Rice
mandolin:
Larry Rice (bluegrass mandolinist, singer, songwriter)
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Mike Auldridge and Jerry Douglas (US guitar and dobro player)
recorded at:
Track Recorders (location listed as Maryland or Washington, DC) in Silver Spring, Maryland, United States (in 1974-09)
recording of:
Billy in the Lowground
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Tony Rice2:45
15Dark as a Dungeon
engineer:
Bill Tate (Producer and engineer) and Fran Tate
producer:
John Starling
bass:
Tom Gray (US bluegrass bassist)
guitar:
Ben Eldridge
guitar [lead and rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
Tony Rice
mandolin:
Larry Rice (bluegrass mandolinist, singer, songwriter)
vocals:
Mike Auldridge
recorded at:
Track Recorders (location listed as Maryland or Washington, DC) in Silver Spring, Maryland, United States (in 1974-09)
cover recording of:
Dark as a Dungeon
lyricist and composer:
Travis
Tony Rice4:02
16Georgia on My Mind
engineer:
Bill Tate (Producer and engineer) and Fran Tate
producer:
John Starling
mixer:
George Massenburg
bass:
Tom Gray (US bluegrass bassist)
fiddle:
Ricky Skaggs
guitar:
Tony Rice
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Mike Auldridge
vocals:
Tony Rice
recorded at:
Track Recorders (location listed as Maryland or Washington, DC) in Silver Spring, Maryland, United States (in 1974-09)
cover recording of:
Georgia on My Mind
anthem of:
Georgia, United States (from 1979 to present)
lyricist:
Stuart Gorrell (in 1930)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1930)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI), Peermusic III, Ltd. (BMI), Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. (from 1930 to present) and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) (from 1930 to present)
sub-publisher:
ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
arrangement of:
Georgia on My Mind (Solo piano arrangement)
Tony Rice3:18
17Drifting Too Far From the Shore
engineer:
Bill Tate (Producer and engineer) and Fran Tate
producer:
John Starling
mixer:
George Massenburg
guitar:
John Starling
mandolin:
Ricky Skaggs
vocals:
Ricky Skaggs and John Starling
recorded at:
Track Recorders (location listed as Maryland or Washington, DC) in Silver Spring, Maryland, United States (in 1974-09)
cover recording of:
Drifting Too Far From the Shore
lyricist and composer:
Charles Ernest Moody (20th-century American gospel songwriter)
Ricky Skaggs & John Starling2:12
18Hang Your Head in Shame
engineer:
Roy Homer (Engineer)
producer:
Charles R. Freeland (Rebel Records founder and producer)
banjo:
Bill Runkle (bluegrass musician)
bass:
Dewey Renfro (bluegrass bass player)
fiddle:
Bill Poffinberger (Bluegrass fiddle player)
guitar and lead vocals:
Del McCoury
mandolin:
Donnie Eldreth (bluegrass mandolin player)
recorded at:
Roy Homer and Associates in Maryland, United States (on 1974-11-13)
cover recording of:
Hang Your Head in Shame
writer:
Ed G. Nelson (Popular music songwriter and bandleader), Steve Nelson (US songwriter who co-wrote “Frosty the Snowman”) and Fred Rose (songwriter)
Del McCoury2:41
19Across the Sea Blues
engineer:
Roy Homer (Engineer)
producer:
Charles R. Freeland (Rebel Records founder and producer)
banjo and tenor vocals:
Ray Goins
bass:
Ed Ferris (bluegrass bass player)
fiddle:
Joe Meadows (US bluegrass fiddler)
guitar and lead vocals:
Melvin Goins
mandolin:
Jimmy Gaudreau
recorded at:
Roy Homer and Associates in Maryland, United States
recording of:
Across the Sea Blues
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Martin (US bluegrass musician)
Goins Brothers1:59
20Draggin’ the Bow
engineer:
Roy Homer (Engineer)
producer:
Charles R. Freeland (Rebel Records founder and producer)
banjo:
Don Reno (bluegrass banjoist, Reno & Smiley member, father of Don Wayne Reno)
bass:
Ed Ferris (bluegrass bass player)
fiddle:
Buck Ryan
guitar:
Bill Harrell
mandolin:
Ronnie Reno (Country music singer-songwriter and musician)
recorded at:
Roy Homer and Associates in Maryland, United States (on 1975-04-01)
recording of:
Draggin’ the Bow
composer:
Arnold W. Ryan
Buck Ryan1:59
21Hook and Line
engineer:
Steve Ham
producer:
Charles R. Freeland (Rebel Records founder and producer)
banjo [clawhammer banjo], fiddle and mandolin:
Ricky Skaggs
bass:
Tom Gray (US bluegrass bassist)
guitar:
Hobert Skaggs
recorded at:
Track Recorders (location listed as Maryland or Washington, DC) in Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
Ricky Skaggs2:33
2221 Fiddle Salute
engineer:
Steve Ham
producer:
Charles R. Freeland (Rebel Records founder and producer)
banjo:
Marc Pruett (bluegrass banjo player)
bass:
Tom Gray (US bluegrass bassist)
fiddle [6 fiddles]:
Terry Baucom
fiddle [15 fiddles]:
Ricky Skaggs
guitar:
Hobert Skaggs
recorded at:
Track Recorders (location listed as Maryland or Washington, DC) in Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
Ricky Skaggs2:42
23Lord, Don’t Leave Me Here
engineer:
Ronnie Freeland, O.B. and Ronnie Bucke (bluegrass drummer, percussionist, engineer and songwriter) (in 1976-04)
producer:
Charles R. Freeland (Rebel Records founder and producer)
mixer:
Ronnie Bucke (bluegrass drummer, percussionist, engineer and songwriter)
background vocals [harmony vocals]:
Bill Holden (US bluegrass banjoist and guitarist) (in 1976-04), Doyle Lawson (in 1976-04) and Charlie Waller (American bluegrass musician) (in 1976-04)
baritone vocals:
Bill Holden (US bluegrass banjoist and guitarist)
bass vocals:
Charlie Waller (American bluegrass musician)
lead vocals:
Bill Yates (US bluegrass bassist) (in 1976-04)
lead vocals [lead vocal on the chorus] and tenor vocals:
Doyle Lawson
tenor vocals [tenor vocal on the chorus]:
Bill Yates (US bluegrass bassist)
recorded at:
Track Recorders (location listed as Maryland or Washington, DC) in Silver Spring, Maryland, United States (from 1976-04-06 until 1976-04-07)
The Country Gentlemen2:21
24Ages and Ages Ago
engineer:
Ronnie Freeland and Obie O’Brien
producer:
Charles R. Freeland (Rebel Records founder and producer)
banjo:
Bill Holden (US bluegrass banjoist and guitarist)
bass:
Ed Ferris (bluegrass bass player)
guitar and lead vocals:
Charlie Waller (American bluegrass musician)
mandolin and baritone vocals [high baritone vocals]:
Doyle Lawson
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Mike Auldridge
tenor vocals:
Bill Yates (US bluegrass bassist)
recorded at:
Track Recorders (location listed as Maryland or Washington, DC) in Silver Spring, Maryland, United States (in 1976-04)
cover recording of:
Ages and Ages Ago
writer:
Gene Autry (“The Singing Cowboy”), Fred Rose (songwriter) and Ray Whitley (country & western singer/songwriter)
The Country Gentlemen2:20
25Carolina in the Pines
engineer:
Ronnie Freeland
producer:
Charles R. Freeland (Rebel Records founder and producer)
banjo and tenor vocals:
Louis Pyrtle
bass:
Doug Campbell
guitar and lead vocals:
Jimmy Haley
mandolin and baritone vocals:
Dennis Severt (bluegrass mandolin player)
recorded at:
Track Recorders (location listed as Maryland or Washington, DC) in Silver Spring, Maryland, United States (in 1977-03)
recording of:
Carolina in the Pines
lyricist and composer:
Michael Martin Murphey
Southbound3:28
26Wandering Soul
engineer:
Ronnie Freeland
producer:
Charles R. Freeland (Rebel Records founder and producer)
banjo and tenor vocals:
Ray Goins
bass:
Conley Goins (bluegrass bass player)
fiddle and bass vocals:
Buddy Griffin (folk/bluegrass fiddler)
guitar and lead vocals:
Melvin Goins
mandolin and baritone vocals:
Curley Lambert
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Mike Auldridge
recorded at:
Track Recorders (location listed as Maryland or Washington, DC) in Silver Spring, Maryland, United States (in 1977-03)
recording of:
Wandering Soul
writer:
Bill Dudley (country musician) and George Jones (US country music vocalist)
Goins Brothers3:05
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liner notes and booklet editor:Bill Vernon (Bluegrass Music, Radio Personality and Writer)
purchase for download:https://rebelrecords.com/albums/box-sets/reb-4000/ [info]
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