True Bluegrass Essentials

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Sitting on Top of the World
The Lonesome River Band2:01
2Fox on the Run
recording of:
Fox on the Run
lyricist and composer:
Tony Hazzard (songwriter)
The Country Gentlemen2:35
3Rain and Snow
Del McCoury3:30
4John Hardy
Tony Rice3:31
5Shady Grove
James Alan Shelton3:12
6Little Birdie
engineer:
Pete Kuykendall
producer:
Pete Kuykendall, Red Allen (bluegrass singer and guitarist) and Frank Wakefield
banjo and baritone vocals:
Bill Emerson (on 1963-10-02)
double bass [bass]:
Tom Morgan (Bluegrass bass player) (on 1963-10-02)
fiddle:
Billy Baker (bluegrass fiddle player) (on 1963-10-02)
guitar and tenor vocals:
Red Allen (bluegrass singer and guitarist) (on 1963-10-02)
mandolin:
Frank Wakefield (on 1963-10-02)
lead vocals:
Red Allen (bluegrass singer and guitarist) (on 1963-10-02) and Frank Wakefield (on 1963-10-02)
recorded at:
Wynwood Studio (Pete Kuykendall's) in Falls Church, Virginia, United States (on 1963-10-02)
recording of:
Little Birdie
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 5742)
Harley "Red" Allen2:38
7Man of Constant Sorrow
engineer:
Roy Homer (Engineer)
producer:
Charles R. Freeland (Rebel Records founder and producer)
banjo and lead vocals:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player)
bass:
Jack Cooke (bluegrass musician, bass, guitar & voaclist)
fiddle:
Curly Ray Cline (Fiddler)
guitar:
Roy Lee Centers (bluegrass guitarist, banjo player, singer & composer)
recorded at:
Roy Homer and Associates in Maryland, United States (on 1971-08-31)
recording of:
Man of Constant Sorrow (traditional, arranger neutral)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Southern Music Publishing Co. (publishing company)
Ralph Stanley2:52
8Don’t Let Your Deal Go Down
Lost & Found2:08
9Orange Blossom Special
James Price2:19
10Going Across the Sea
Kenny Smith2:55
11Wildwood Flower
Keith Whitley3:06
12Roll in My Sweet Baby’s Arms
Curly Seckler & Nashville Grass2:23
13Home Sweet Home
Bill Emerson2:39
14Little Maggie
engineer:
Roy Homer (Engineer) (on 1971-08-31)
producer:
Charles R. Freeland (Rebel Records founder and producer) and Charles R. Freeland (Engineer)
banjo and lead vocals:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1971-08-31)
bass:
Jack Cooke (bluegrass musician, bass, guitar & voaclist) (on 1971-08-31)
double bass [bass]:
Jack Cooke (bluegrass musician, bass, guitar & voaclist)
fiddle:
Curly Ray Cline (Fiddler) (on 1971-08-31)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Roy Lee Centers (bluegrass guitarist, banjo player, singer & composer) (on 1971-08-31)
arranger:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player)
recorded at:
R.D. Homer & Assoc. in Maryland, United States (on 1971-08-31)
recording of:
Little Maggie (Ralph Stanley version)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player)
is based on:
Little Maggie (catch-all for arrangements)
Ralph Stanley2:46
15Black Mountain Rag
recorded in:
Reidsville, North Carolina, United States (from 1970-09-01 until 1970-09-02)
recording engineer:
Charles Faurot
banjo:
Butch Robins (from 1970-09-01 until 1970-09-02)
bass:
Ebo Walker (from 1970-09-01 until 1970-09-02)
fiddle:
Kenny Baker (US fiddler) (from 1970-09-01 until 1970-09-02)
guitar:
John Kaparakis (US bluegrass/old-time guitarist) (from 1970-09-01 until 1970-09-02)
mandolin:
Sammy Bush (bluegrass fiddler/mandolinist) (from 1970-09-01 until 1970-09-02)
Kenny Baker3:20
16Down in the Willow Garden
Karl Shiflett2:41
17Handsome Molly
recording of:
Handsome Molly
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 454)
Lou Reid & Carolina2:18
18Stone Coal West Virginia
recording of:
Stone Coal West Virginia
lyricist and composer:
Dave Evans (Bluegrass artist (banjo) from Portsmouth, OH)
publisher:
Markyle Music
Dave Evans3:56
19Pretty Polly
Wilma Lee Cooper3:28
20Long Journey Home
The Lilly Brothers2:13

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Release

ASIN:US: B000HWXRII [info]