Bluegrass from Roots to Branches

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Tracklist

1▼CD: Roots of Bluegrass
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1My Long Journey Home
recording of:
My Long Journey Home
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
The Monroe Brothers2:29
2Lonesome Valley
recording of:
Lonesome Valley (folk song)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 7098)
The Monroe Brothers2:13
3Sally Gooden
recording of:
Sally Goodin’
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 739)
Eck Robertson3:12
4Peddlar & His Wife
Appalachian Vagabond3:22
5I'm Bound to Ride
recorded in:
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1937-08-03)
banjo:
Arthur Smith (on 1937-08-03)
guitar:
Alton Delmore (on 1937-08-03)
tenor guitar:
Rabon Delmore (on 1937-08-03)
vocals:
Arthur Smith (on 1937-08-03)
recording of:
I'm Bound to Ride (on 1937-08-03)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Arthur Smith2:21
6Handsome Molly
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1927-10-18)
fiddle:
G.B. Grayson (on 1927-10-18)
guitar and spoken vocals:
Henry Whitter (on 1927-10-18)
vocals:
G.B. Grayson (on 1927-10-18)
recording of:
Handsome Molly (on 1927-10-18)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 454)
Grayson & Whitter52:42
7Ride Old Buck to Water
The Skillet Lickers3:07
8I'm Going Away in the Morn
recording of:
I'm Going Away (Traditional folk song)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Uncle Dave Macon3:08
9In the Pines
recorded in:
Rock Hill, South Carolina, United States (on 1938-09-27)
double bass [bass]:
Joe Forrester (US country bassist/guitarist) (on 1938-09-27)
fiddle:
Arthur Smith (on 1938-09-27)
fiddle [2nd fiddle]:
Howdy Forrester (on 1938-09-27)
guitar:
Billy Byrd (US country guitarist) (on 1938-09-27)
vocals:
Arthur Smith (on 1938-09-27)
recording of:
In the Pines (Black Girl) (on 1938-09-27)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3421)
Arthur Smith2:16
10Once I Had a Darling Mother
Charlie Monroe3:13
11Don't Let Your Deal Go Down
recording of:
Don't Let Your Deal Go Down
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4854)
Charlie Poole2:52
12Soldier's Joy
recording of:
Soldier's Joy
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
The Skillet Lickers2:43
13Black-Eyed Susie
recording of:
Black-Eyed Susie
composer:
J.P. Nester (US country musician, 1920s)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI)
JP Nestor & Norman Edmonds2:57
14Sail Away Ladies
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1927-05-07)
banjo:
Uncle Dave Macon (on 1927-05-07)
fiddle:
Kirk McGee (on 1927-05-07) and Mazy Todd (on 1927-05-07)
guitar:
Sam McGee (from Franklin, Tennessee, USA) (on 1927-05-07)
vocals:
Uncle Dave Macon (on 1927-05-07), Kirk McGee (on 1927-05-07) and Sam McGee (from Franklin, Tennessee, USA) (on 1927-05-07)
recording of:
Sail Away Ladies (on 1927-05-07)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 17635)
Uncle Dave Macon52:57
15Hook & Line
recording of:
Hook and Line
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Dykes Magic City Trio3:10
16Take a Drink on Me
recording of:
Have a Drink on Me (Lonnie Donegan version)
writer:
Peter Buchanan, Lonnie Donegan, Lead Belly and Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
is based on:
Take a Drink on Me
Charlie Poole3:16
17Baby All Night Long
Blue Ridge Mountain Entertainers2:46
18Buddy Won't You Roll Down the Line
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1928-07-25)
banjitar [banjo-guitar]:
Sam McGee (from Franklin, Tennessee, USA) (on 1928-07-25)
banjo:
Uncle Dave Macon (on 1928-07-25)
vocals:
Uncle Dave Macon (on 1928-07-25) and Sam McGee (from Franklin, Tennessee, USA) (on 1928-07-25)
recording of:
Buddy Better Get On Down the Line (on 1928-07-25)
writer:
Jane Bowers and Dave Guard
Uncle Dave Macon3:13
19Rock That Cradle Lucy
The Skillet Lickers2:58
20Short Life of Trouble
recording of:
Short Life of Trouble
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3418)
Blue Ridge Mountain Entertainers2:47
21Dark Road Is a Hard Road to Travel
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1928-07-31)
Grayson & Whitter3:12
22You'd Better Be Somewhere Praying
Charlie Monroe & His Kentucky Pardners2:22
23Nine Pound Hammer Is Too Heavy
recording of:
Nine Pound Hammer (Merle Travis version)
writer:
Merle Travis
version of:
Nine Pound Hammer
The Monroe Brothers2:13
24New River Train
The Monroe Brothers3:36
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