Songs of the Famous Carter Family

~ Release by Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs featuring Mother Maybelle Carter & the Foggy Mountain Boys (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Annotation

Copyright: ℗ Originally released 1961. All rights reserved by Sony BMG Music Entertainment

Annotation last modified on 2025-12-26 23:56 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Keep on the Sunny Side
producer:
Don Law
autoharp:
Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1961-02-10)
double bass:
Jake Tullock (country stand-up bass) (on 1961-02-10)
guitar and lead vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1961-02-10)
guitar [lead guitar] and baritone vocals:
Earl Scruggs (on 1961-02-10)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Curly Seckler (on 1961-02-10)
bass vocals:
Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1961-02-10)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1961-02-10)
recording of:
Keep on the Sunny Side (on 1961-02-10)
lyricist:
Ada Blenkhorn and A.P. Carter
composer:
A.P. Carter and J. Howard Entwisle
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs with Mother Maybelle Carter & the Foggy Mountain Boys3:06
2Foggy Mountain Top
producer:
Don Law
autoharp:
Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1961-02-10)
banjo and baritone vocals:
Earl Scruggs (on 1961-02-10)
double bass and baritone vocals [high baritone vocals]:
Jake Tullock (country stand-up bass) (on 1961-02-10)
fiddle and bass vocals:
Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1961-02-10)
guitar and lead vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1961-02-10)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Curly Seckler (on 1961-02-10)
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Josh Graves (on 1961-02-10)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1961-02-10)
recording of:
Foggy Mountain Top (on 1961-02-10)
lyricist and composer:
A.P. Carter
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs with Mother Maybelle Carter & the Foggy Mountain Boys2:24
3False Hearted Lover
producer:
Don Law
autoharp:
Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1961-02-10)
double bass:
Jake Tullock (country stand-up bass) (on 1961-02-10)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1961-02-10)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Earl Scruggs (on 1961-02-10)
mandolin:
Curly Seckler (on 1961-02-10)
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Josh Graves (on 1961-02-10)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1961-02-10)
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs with Mother Maybelle Carter & the Foggy Mountain Boys2:21
4Jimmie Brown, the Newsboy
producer:
Don Law
autoharp:
Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1961-02-10)
double bass:
Jake Tullock (country stand-up bass) (on 1961-02-10)
guitar and lead vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1961-02-10)
guitar [lead guitar] and baritone vocals:
Earl Scruggs (on 1961-02-10)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Curly Seckler (on 1961-02-10)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1961-02-10)
recording of:
Jimmy Brown the Newsboy (on 1961-02-10)
lyricist and composer:
A.P. Carter
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI))
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs with Mother Maybelle Carter & the Foggy Mountain Boys2:33
5You Are My Flower
producer:
Don Law
autoharp and guitar [lead guitar]:
Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1961-02-10)
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1961-02-10)
double bass:
Jake Tullock (country stand-up bass) (on 1961-02-10)
fiddle:
Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1961-02-10)
guitar and lead vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1961-02-10)
mandolin:
Curly Seckler (on 1961-02-10)
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Josh Graves (on 1961-02-10)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1961-02-10)
recording of:
You Are My Flower (on 1961-02-10)
lyricist and composer:
A.P. Carter
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI))
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs with Mother Maybelle Carter & the Foggy Mountain Boys2:43
6On the Rock Where Moses Stood
producer:
Don Law
autoharp:
Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1961-02-10)
banjo and baritone vocals:
Earl Scruggs (on 1961-02-10)
double bass:
Jake Tullock (country stand-up bass) (on 1961-02-10)
fiddle and bass vocals:
Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1961-02-10)
guitar and lead vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1961-02-10)
handclaps:
Curly Seckler (on 1961-02-10) and Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1961-02-10)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Curly Seckler (on 1961-02-10)
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Josh Graves (on 1961-02-10)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1961-02-10)
recording of:
On the Rock Where Moses Stood (on 1961-02-10)
writer:
The Carter Family (the original Carter Family, 1927–1943)
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs with Mother Maybelle Carter & the Foggy Mountain Boys2:25
7Forsaken Love
producer:
Don Law
autoharp:
Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1961-02-10)
double bass and baritone vocals [high baritone vocals]:
Jake Tullock (country stand-up bass) (on 1961-02-10)
fiddle and bass vocals:
Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1961-02-10)
guitar and lead vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1961-02-10)
guitar [lead guitar] and baritone vocals:
Earl Scruggs (on 1961-02-10)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Curly Seckler (on 1961-02-10)
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Josh Graves (on 1961-02-10)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1961-02-10)
recording of:
Forsaken Love (on 1961-02-10)
lyricist and composer:
A.P. Carter
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs with Mother Maybelle Carter & the Foggy Mountain Boys2:25
8The Homestead on the Farm
producer:
Don Law
autoharp:
Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1961-02-10)
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1961-02-10)
double bass:
Jake Tullock (country stand-up bass) (on 1961-02-10)
fiddle:
Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1961-02-10)
guitar and lead vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1961-02-10)
mandolin:
Curly Seckler (on 1961-02-10)
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Josh Graves (on 1961-02-10)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1961-02-10)
recording of:
Homestead on the Farm (on 1961-02-10)
lyricist and composer:
A.P. Carter
is based on:
I Wonder How the Old Folks Are at Home
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs with Mother Maybelle Carter & the Foggy Mountain Boys2:08
9Pickin’ in the Wildwood
producer:
Don Law
autoharp:
Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1961-02-10)
double bass:
Jake Tullock (country stand-up bass) (on 1961-02-10)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1961-02-10)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Earl Scruggs (on 1961-02-10)
mandolin:
Curly Seckler (on 1961-02-10)
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Josh Graves (on 1961-02-10)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1961-02-10)
instrumental recording of:
Wildwood Flower (Carter family version) (on 1961-02-10)
lyricist and composer:
A.P. Carter
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI)) and Peer International Corporation (BMI)
version of:
I'll Twine 'mid the Ringlets (parlour song, source for Wildwood Flower)
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs with Mother Maybelle Carter & the Foggy Mountain Boys2:15
10Worried Man Blues
producer:
Don Law
autoharp:
Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1961-02-10)
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1961-02-10)
double bass and baritone vocals [high baritone vocals]:
Jake Tullock (country stand-up bass) (on 1961-02-10)
fiddle and bass vocals:
Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1961-02-10)
guitar and lead vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1961-02-10)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Curly Seckler (on 1961-02-10)
resonator guitar [dobro] and baritone vocals:
Josh Graves (on 1961-02-10)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1961-02-10)
recording of:
Worried Man Blues (on 1961-02-10)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
A.P. Carter
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI)) and Peer International Corporation (BMI)
arrangement of:
Worried Man Blues
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs with Mother Maybelle Carter & the Foggy Mountain Boys1:59
11The Storms Are on the Ocean
producer:
Don Law
autoharp:
Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1961-02-10)
double bass:
Jake Tullock (country stand-up bass) (on 1961-02-10)
guitar and lead vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1961-02-10)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Earl Scruggs (on 1961-02-10)
mandolin:
Curly Seckler (on 1961-02-10)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1961-02-10)
recording of:
Storms Are on the Ocean (on 1961-02-10)
lyricist and composer:
A.P. Carter
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI)
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs with Mother Maybelle Carter & the Foggy Mountain Boys2:44
12Gathering Flowers From the Hillside
producer:
Don Law
autoharp:
Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1961-02-10)
double bass:
Jake Tullock (country stand-up bass) (on 1961-02-10)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1961-02-10)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Earl Scruggs (on 1961-02-10)
mandolin:
Curly Seckler (on 1961-02-10)
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Josh Graves (on 1961-02-10)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1961-02-10)
instrumental recording of:
Gathering Flowers From the Hillside (on 1961-02-10)
lyricist and composer:
A.P. Carter
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs with Mother Maybelle Carter & the Foggy Mountain Boys2:10