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

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Tracklist

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1The Children Are Crying
producer:
Charles R. Freeland (Rebel Records founder and producer)
banjo:
Walter Hensley (banjo player)
bass:
Vernon "Boatwhistle" McIntyre, Sr.
fiddle:
Scotty Stoneman
guitar:
Jim McCall (bluegrass guitar player)
mandolin:
Earl Taylor (bluegrass musician)
vocals:
Earl Taylor (bluegrass musician)
recorded at:
Capitol Transcriptions (Transcription service for Capitol Records) in Washington, D.C., United States
recording of:
The Children Are Crying
lyricist and composer:
Earl Taylor (bluegrass musician)
Earl Taylor2:06
2This Morning at Nine
banjo:
Ross Branham (Bluegrass guitar & banjo player)
bass:
Chuck Cordle (bluegrass bass player)
guitar and lead vocals:
Sid Campbell (songwriter, "This Morning at Nine"; also guitarist and singer)
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Danny Milhon (US dobro player)
recording of:
This Morning at Nine
lyricist and composer:
Sid Campbell (songwriter, "This Morning at Nine"; also guitarist and singer)
publisher:
Zap Publishing Co.
Sidney Campbell2:09
3I Could Change My Mind
engineer:
Pete Kuykendall
producer:
Charles R. Freeland (Rebel Records founder and producer)
banjo:
Smiley Hobbs
bass and tenor vocals:
Charlie Tomlinson
fiddle and baritone vocals:
Billy Baker (bluegrass fiddle player)
guitar and lead vocals:
Jack Cooke (bluegrass musician, bass, guitar & voaclist)
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Russ Hooper (Bluegrass dobro player)
recorded at:
Wynwood Studio (Pete Kuykendall's) in Falls Church, Virginia, United States
recording of:
I Could Change My Mind
lyricist and composer:
Earl Taylor (bluegrass musician)
Charlie Tomlinson, Billy Baker & the Shady Valley Boys1:57
4Little Birdie
engineer:
Pete Kuykendall
producer:
Pete Kuykendall, Red Allen (bluegrass singer and guitarist) and Frank Wakefield
banjo and baritone vocals [baritone vocals on last verse]:
Bill Emerson
guitar, lead vocals [lead vocals on verses] and tenor vocals [tenor vocals on last verse]:
Red Allen (bluegrass singer and guitarist)
mandolin and lead vocals [lead vocals on last verse]:
Frank Wakefield
recorded at:
Wynwood Studio (Pete Kuykendall's) in Falls Church, Virginia, United States
Red Allen & Frank Wakefield2:37
5In the Pines
engineer:
Pete Kuykendall
producer:
Charles R. Freeland (Rebel Records founder and producer)
banjo:
Lamar Grier
fiddle:
Billy Baker (bluegrass fiddle player)
guitar:
Pete Pike (US bluegrass/country guitarist and singer)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
John Duffey
lead vocals:
John Duffey and Pete Pike (US bluegrass/country guitarist and singer)
recorded at:
Wynwood Studio (Pete Kuykendall's) in Falls Church, Virginia, United States (on 1963-05-12)
Pete Pike2:56
6Blackberry Blossom
engineer:
Pete Kuykendall
producer:
Charles R. Freeland (Rebel Records founder and producer)
banjo:
Bill Keith
bass:
Jerry McCoury (US bluegrass bassist)
fiddle:
Billy Baker (bluegrass fiddle player)
guitar:
Del McCoury
recorded at:
Wynwood Studio (Pete Kuykendall's) in Falls Church, Virginia, United States
Billy Baker2:30
7Bringing Mary Home
engineer:
Gary Sanford (enginner - Recording, Inc., Baltimore, MD) (from 1965-02-23 until 1965-02-25)
producer:
Charles R. Freeland (Rebel Records founder and producer)
banjo:
Eddie Adcock (from 1965-02-23 until 1965-02-25)
bass:
Ed Ferris (bluegrass bass player) (from 1965-02-23 until 1965-02-25)
guitar:
Charlie Waller (American bluegrass musician) (from 1965-02-23 until 1965-02-25)
mandolin:
John Duffey (from 1965-02-23 until 1965-02-25)
baritone vocals:
Eddie Adcock
lead vocals [lead vocals on chorus]:
Charlie Waller (American bluegrass musician)
lead vocals [lead vocals on verses] and tenor vocals [tenor vocals on chorus]:
John Duffey
recorded at:
University of Syracuse in Syracuse, New York, United States (in 1965-02) and Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York, United States (from 1965-02-23 until 1965-02-25)
recording of:
Bringing Mary Home
writer:
John Duffey, Joe Kingston (bluegrass musician/writer) and Chaw Mank (bluegrass musician/writer)
publisher:
Belinda AB (in 1978)
The Country Gentlemen3:04
8Close By
producer:
Charles R. Freeland (Rebel Records founder and producer)
banjo:
Porter Church
bass:
Bill Yates (US bluegrass bassist)
fiddle:
Scotty Stoneman
guitar and lead vocals:
Red Allen (bluegrass singer and guitarist)
mandolin:
Wayne Yates (US bluegrass musician)
cover recording of:
Close By
composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) and Robert Van Winkle
publisher:
Universal Cedarwood Publishing
Red Allen2:55
9Mandolin Twist
recorded in:
Baltimore, Maryland, United States (in 1965-11)
producer:
Charles R. Freeland (Rebel Records founder and producer)
banjo:
Johnnie Whisnant
bass:
Tom Gray (US bluegrass bassist)
fiddle:
Billy Baker (bluegrass fiddle player)
guitar:
Charlie Waller (American bluegrass musician)
mandolin:
Buzz Busby (US bluegrass mandolinist)
recording of:
Mandolin Twist
composer:
Buzz Busby (US bluegrass mandolinist)
Buzz Busby2:10
10Your Old Standby
engineer:
Gary Sanford (enginner - Recording, Inc., Baltimore, MD)
producer:
Charles R. Freeland (Rebel Records founder and producer)
banjo:
Walter Hensley (banjo player)
bass:
Ed Ferris (bluegrass bass player)
guitar:
Jim Eanes and Charlie Waller (American bluegrass musician)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
John Duffey
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Russ Hooper (Bluegrass dobro player)
lead vocals:
Jim Eanes
recorded at:
Recording, Inc. in Baltimore, Maryland, United States (on 1967-02-05)
recording of:
Your Old Standby
writer:
Jim Eanes and Wade Perry
Jim Eanes2:18
11No One to Love Me Now
engineer:
Gary Sanford (enginner - Recording, Inc., Baltimore, MD)
producer:
Charles R. Freeland (Rebel Records founder and producer)
banjo:
Walter Hensley (banjo player)
bass:
Ed Ferris (bluegrass bass player)
guitar:
Jim Eanes and Charlie Waller (American bluegrass musician)
mandolin:
John Duffey
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Russ Hooper (Bluegrass dobro player)
lead vocals:
Jim Eanes
tenor vocals:
Charlie Waller (American bluegrass musician)
recorded at:
Recording, Inc. in Baltimore, Maryland, United States (on 1967-02-05)
recording of:
No One to Love Me Now
lyricist and composer:
Milly Hypes
Jim Eanes2:17
12Flat Tops a Pickin’
producer:
Charles R. Freeland (Rebel Records founder and producer)
guitar:
Bill Harrell, Don Reno (bluegrass banjoist, Reno & Smiley member, father of Don Wayne Reno) and George Shuffler
recording of:
Flat Tops a Pickin’
composer:
George Shuffler
Don Reno & Bill Harrell1:45
13Earl’s Breakdown
engineer:
Roy Homer (Engineer)
producer:
Charles R. Freeland (Rebel Records founder and producer)
banjo:
Eddie Adcock and Don Reno (bluegrass banjoist, Reno & Smiley member, father of Don Wayne Reno)
bass:
George Shuffler
guitar:
Charlie Waller (American bluegrass musician)
mandolin:
Ronnie Reno (Country music singer-songwriter and musician)
recorded at:
Roy Homer and Associates in Maryland, United States (in 1968-01)
recording of:
Earl’s Breakdown
composer:
Earl Scruggs
Eddie Adcock & Don Reno2:09
14Amelia Earhart
engineer:
Roy Homer (Engineer)
producer:
Charles R. Freeland (Rebel Records founder and producer)
banjo and baritone vocals:
Eddie Adcock
bass:
Ed Ferris (bluegrass bass player)
guitar and lead vocals:
Charlie Waller (American bluegrass musician)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
John Duffey
recorded at:
Roy Homer and Associates in Maryland, United States (in 1968-01)
recording of:
Amelia Earhart's Last Flight
lyricist and composer:
David L. McEnery
The Country Gentlemen2:33
15Is It Time
engineer:
Roy Homer (Engineer)
producer:
Charles R. Freeland (Rebel Records founder and producer)
banjo:
Johnnie Whisnant
bass:
Paul Cain (bluegrass musician)
guitar:
Vallie Cain (bluegrass musician and singer)
mandolin:
Benny Cain (bluegrass musician and singer)
vocals:
Benny Cain (bluegrass musician and singer) and Vallie Cain (bluegrass musician and singer)
recorded at:
Roy Homer and Associates in Maryland, United States (in 1968-11)
recording of:
Is It Time
writer:
Benny Cain (bluegrass musician and singer) and Vallie Cain (bluegrass musician and singer)
publisher:
Zap Publishing Co.
Benny Cain & Vallie Cain2:31
16I Can’t Stand This Misery
engineer:
Roy Homer (Engineer)
producer:
Charles R. Freeland (Rebel Records founder and producer)
banjo and lead vocals [lead vocals on chorus]:
Larry Hall (Bluegrass banjoist)
bass:
William Goad (Bluegrass bassist)
fiddle:
Bonny Beverly (bluegrass musician)
guitar, lead vocals [lead vocals on verses] and tenor vocals [tenor vocals on chorus]:
Clinton King (Bluegrass guitar player - singer)
mandolin:
Stanley King (Bluegrass mandolinist)
recorded at:
Roy Homer and Associates in Maryland, United States
recording of:
I Can’t Stand This Misery
lyricist and composer:
Clinton Cephus King (Bluegrass guitar player - singer)
publisher:
Zap Publishing Co.
Clinton King2:47
17Fox on the Run
engineer:
Jim Hall (engineer)
producer:
Charles R. Freeland (Rebel Records founder and producer)
banjo and tenor vocals:
Bill Emerson
bass:
Ed Ferris (bluegrass bass player)
fiddle:
Bill Poffinberger (Bluegrass fiddle player)
guitar and lead vocals:
Cliff Waldron
resonator guitar [dobro] and baritone vocals:
Mike Auldridge
vocals:
Mike Auldridge, Bill Emerson and Cliff Waldron
recorded at:
Roy Homer and Associates in Maryland, United States
recording of:
Fox on the Run
lyricist and composer:
Tony Hazzard (songwriter)
Emerson & Waldron2:36
18Lonesome Night
engineer:
Jim Hall (engineer)
producer:
Charles R. Freeland (Rebel Records founder and producer)
banjo and tenor vocals:
Bill Emerson
bass:
Ed Ferris (bluegrass bass player)
fiddle:
Bill Poffinberger (Bluegrass fiddle player)
guitar and lead vocals:
Cliff Waldron
resonator guitar [dobro] and baritone vocals:
Mike Auldridge
recorded at:
Roy Homer and Associates in Maryland, United States
recording of:
A Lonesome Night
lyricist and composer:
Carter Stanley
Emerson & Waldron2:39
19Wheels
engineer:
Roy Homer (Engineer)
producer:
Charles R. Freeland (Rebel Records founder and producer)
banjo:
Bill Emerson
bass:
Ed Ferris (bluegrass bass player)
fiddle:
Bill Poffinberger (Bluegrass fiddle player)
guitar:
Cliff Waldron
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Mike Auldridge
recorded at:
Roy Homer and Associates in Maryland, United States
Emerson & Waldron2:23
20Teach Your Children
recording engineer and engineer:
Roy Homer (Engineer)
producer:
Charles R. Freeland (Rebel Records founder and producer)
banjo:
Bill Emerson
bass:
Bill Yates (US bluegrass bassist)
guitar and lead vocals:
Charlie Waller (American bluegrass musician)
mandolin:
Jimmy Gaudreau
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Mike Auldridge
baritone vocals and tenor vocals:
Bill Emerson and Jimmy Gaudreau
recorded at:
Roy Homer & Associates in Maryland, United States
cover recording of:
Teach Your Children
lyricist and composer:
Graham Nash
publisher:
Giving Room Music, Nash Notes and Nashnotes, Inc.
The Country Gentlemen2:36
21Four Strong Winds
engineer:
Roy Homer (Engineer)
producer:
Charles R. Freeland (Rebel Records founder and producer)
banjo:
Ben Eldridge
bass:
Ed Ferris (bluegrass bass player)
fiddle:
Bill Poffinberger (Bluegrass fiddle player)
guitar and lead vocals:
Cliff Waldron
resonator guitar [dobro] and baritone vocals:
Mike Auldridge
tenor vocals:
Dave Auldridge (bluegrass mandolin player & vocalist)
recorded at:
Roy Homer and Associates in Maryland, United States (on 1970-10-27)
cover recording of:
Four Strong Winds
lyricist and composer:
Ian Tyson
publisher:
M. Witmark & Sons and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
Cliff Waldron3:24
22Dixon County Blues
engineer:
Roy Homer (Engineer)
producer:
Charles R. Freeland (Rebel Records founder and producer)
banjo:
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 1971-01-14)
recording of:
Dixon County Blues
composer:
Arthur Smith
Curly Ray Cline2:09
23Old-Time Pickin’
engineer:
Roy Homer (Engineer)
producer:
Charles R. Freeland (Rebel Records founder and producer)
banjo:
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)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Keith Whitley (American country music singer)
mandolin:
Ricky Skaggs
recorded at:
Roy Homer and Associates in Maryland, United States (on 1971-02-23)
recording of:
Old-Time Pickin’
composer:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player)
publisher:
Zap Publishing Co.
Ralph Stanley1:49
24Ice Covered Birches
engineer:
Roy Homer (Engineer)
producer:
Charles R. Freeland (Rebel Records founder and producer)
banjo:
Ben Eldridge
bass:
Ed Ferris (bluegrass bass player)
fiddle:
Bill Poffinberger (Bluegrass fiddle player)
guitar and lead vocals:
Cliff Waldron
resonator guitar [dobro] and baritone vocals:
Mike Auldridge
snare drum:
Jack Auldridge
tenor vocals:
Dave Auldridge (bluegrass mandolin player & vocalist)
recorded at:
Roy Homer and Associates in Maryland, United States (on 1971-04-06)
recording of:
Ice Covered Birches
lyricist and composer:
Carl E. Hoffman
publisher:
Zap Publishing Co.
Cliff Waldron2:38
25Falling Leaves
engineer:
Roy Homer (Engineer)
producer:
Charles R. Freeland (Rebel Records founder and producer)
banjo:
Ben Eldridge
bass:
Ed Ferris (bluegrass bass player)
fiddle:
Bill Poffinberger (Bluegrass fiddle player)
guitar and lead vocals:
Cliff Waldron
resonator guitar [dobro] and baritone vocals:
Mike Auldridge
snare drum:
Jack Auldridge
tenor vocals:
Dave Auldridge (bluegrass mandolin player & vocalist)
recorded at:
Roy Homer and Associates in Maryland, United States (on 1971-04-06)
recording of:
Fallen Leaves
lyricist and composer:
Louis M. Jones
Cliff Waldron3:17
26Satan’s Jeweled Crown
engineer:
Roy Homer (Engineer)
producer:
Charles R. Freeland (Rebel Records founder and producer)
bass:
Ed Ferris (bluegrass bass player)
fiddle:
Bill Poffinberger (Bluegrass fiddle player)
guitar and lead vocals:
Cliff Waldron
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Mike Auldridge
tenor vocals:
Dave Auldridge (bluegrass mandolin player & vocalist)
recorded at:
Roy Homer and Associates in Maryland, United States (on 1971-05-23)
cover recording of:
Satan’s Jeweled Crown
writer:
Edgar L. Eden
Cliff Waldron3:23
27Fuji Mountain Breakdown
engineer:
Roy Homer (Engineer)
producer:
Charles R. Freeland (Rebel Records founder and producer)
banjo:
Saburo "Sab" Watanabe (Japanese bluegrass)
bass:
Toshio "Speedy" Watanabe (Japanese bluegrass)
fiddle:
Gakusei "Reo" Ryo (Japanese Bluegrass)
guitar:
Tsuyoshi Otsuka (Japanese bluegrass)
mandolin:
Akira "John" Otsuka (Bluegrass mandolin and lead guitar player)
recorded at:
Roy Homer and Associates in Maryland, United States
recording of:
Fuji Mountain Breakdown
composer:
Tsuyoshi Otsuka (Japanese bluegrass)
Bluegrass 452:10
28Don’t Cheat in Our Hometown
engineer:
Roy Homer (Engineer)
producer:
Charles R. Freeland (Rebel Records founder and producer)
banjo:
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:
Keith Whitley (American country music singer)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Roy Lee Centers (bluegrass guitarist, banjo player, singer & composer)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Ricky Skaggs
recorded at:
Roy Homer and Associates in Maryland, United States (in 1971-06)
recording of:
Don’t Cheat in Our Hometown
writer:
Ray Pennington and Roy Marcum
publisher:
Fort Knox Music and Trio Music (publisher)
Keith Whitley & Ricky Skaggs2:36
29Man 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
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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]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/mr0000082393 [info]