1948–1959

~ Release by Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Packaging is LP sized box with individual jewel cases + large format booklet.

Annotation last modified on 2018-04-02 02:28 UTC.

Tracklist

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1No Doubt About It
producer:
Don Law
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1956-05-06)
double bass [string bass]:
Onie Wheeler (American country and bluegrass musician) (on 1956-05-06)
fiddle:
Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1956-05-06)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1956-05-06)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Harold Bradley (on 1956-05-06)
mandolin:
Curly Seckler (on 1956-05-06)
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Josh Graves (on 1956-05-06)
vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1956-05-06) and Curly Seckler (on 1956-05-06)
recorded at:
Music City Recording (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1956-05-06)
recording of:
No Doubt About It
lyricist and composer:
Stanley Johnson (Country songwriter, active 1950s (or earlier))
2:33
2Who Will Sing for Me
producer:
Don Law
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1956-05-06)
double bass [string bass]:
Onie Wheeler (American country and bluegrass musician) (on 1956-05-06)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1956-05-06)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Harold Bradley (on 1956-05-06)
mandolin:
Curly Seckler (on 1956-05-06)
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Josh Graves (on 1956-05-06)
vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1956-05-06), Earl Scruggs (on 1956-05-06), Curly Seckler (on 1956-05-06) and Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1956-05-06)
recorded at:
Music City Recording (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1956-05-06)
recording of:
Who Will Sing for Me
lyricist and composer:
J.T. Ely (gospel songwriter)
previously attributed to:
Gladys Stacey, Jerry Organ (songwriting pseudonym for Troy Martin), Louise Certain and Carter Stanley
2:32
3Give Mother My Crown
producer:
Don Law
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1956-06-03)
double bass [string bass]:
Onie Wheeler (American country and bluegrass musician) (on 1956-06-03)
fiddle:
Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1956-06-03)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1956-06-03)
mandolin:
Curly Seckler (on 1956-06-03)
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Josh Graves (on 1956-06-03)
vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1956-06-03), Earl Scruggs (on 1956-06-03), Curly Seckler (on 1956-06-03) and Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1956-06-03)
recorded at:
Music City Recording (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1956-06-03)
recording of:
Give Mother My Crown
lyricist and composer:
Walter Bailes
2:52
4Six White Horses
producer:
Don Law
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1957-01-27)
double bass [string bass]:
Howard Watts (bluegrass bassist, aka Cedric Rainwater) (on 1957-01-27)
fiddle:
Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1957-01-27)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1957-01-27)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Ray Edenton (on 1957-01-27)
mandolin:
Curly Seckler (on 1957-01-27)
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Josh Graves (on 1957-01-27)
vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1957-01-27)
recorded at:
Bradley Film & Recording Studio (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1957-01-27)
2:44
5Shuckin’ the Corn
producer:
Don Law
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1957-01-27)
double bass [string bass]:
Howard Watts (bluegrass bassist, aka Cedric Rainwater) (on 1957-01-27)
fiddle:
Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1957-01-27)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1957-01-27)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Ray Edenton (on 1957-01-27)
mandolin:
Curly Seckler (on 1957-01-27)
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Josh Graves (on 1957-01-27)
recorded at:
Bradley Film & Recording Studio (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1957-01-27)
recording of:
Shuckin' the Corn (on 1957-01-27)
composer:
Burkett Graves, Gladys Stacey and Louise Certain
2:04
6I’ll Take the Blame
producer:
Don Law
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1957-01-27)
double bass [string bass]:
Howard Watts (bluegrass bassist, aka Cedric Rainwater) (on 1957-01-27)
fiddle:
Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1957-01-27)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1957-01-27)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Ray Edenton (on 1957-01-27)
mandolin:
Curly Seckler (on 1957-01-27)
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Josh Graves (on 1957-01-27)
vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1957-01-27)
recorded at:
Bradley Film & Recording Studio (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1957-01-27)
2:19
7Don’t Let Your Deal Go Down
producer:
Don Law
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1957-03-24)
double bass [string bass]:
Junior Huskey (father of Roy Huskey, Jr.) (on 1957-03-24)
fiddle:
Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1957-03-24)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1957-03-24)
mandolin:
Curly Seckler (on 1957-03-24)
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Josh Graves (on 1957-03-24)
vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1957-03-24), Earl Scruggs (on 1957-03-24), Curly Seckler (on 1957-03-24) and Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1957-03-24)
recorded at:
Bradley Film & Recording Studio (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1957-03-24)
recording of:
Don't Let Your Deal Go Down (on 1957-03-24)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4854)
2:08
8A Hundred Years From Now
producer:
Don Law
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1957-03-24)
double bass [string bass]:
Junior Huskey (father of Roy Huskey, Jr.) (on 1957-03-24)
fiddle:
Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1957-03-24)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1957-03-24)
mandolin:
Curly Seckler (on 1957-03-24)
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Josh Graves (on 1957-03-24)
vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1957-03-24)
recorded at:
Bradley Film & Recording Studio (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1957-03-24)
recording of:
Hundred Years From Now (on 1957-03-24)
writer:
Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs
2:12
9Give Me the Flowers While I’m Living
producer:
Don Law
double bass [string bass]:
Junior Huskey (father of Roy Huskey, Jr.) (on 1957-03-24)
fiddle:
Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1957-03-24)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1957-03-24) and Earl Scruggs (on 1957-03-24)
mandolin:
Curly Seckler (on 1957-03-24)
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Josh Graves (on 1957-03-24)
vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1957-03-24), Earl Scruggs (on 1957-03-24), Curly Seckler (on 1957-03-24) and Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1957-03-24)
recorded at:
Bradley Film & Recording Studio (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1957-03-24)
recording of:
Give Me Flowers While I'm Living
writer:
Elvin Bigger (US country guitarist/singer, 1920s/30s), Gladys Stacey and Louise Certain
2:25
10Is There Room for Me
producer:
Don Law
double bass [string bass]:
Junior Huskey (father of Roy Huskey, Jr.) (on 1957-03-24)
fiddle:
Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1957-03-24)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1957-03-24) and Earl Scruggs (on 1957-03-24)
mandolin:
Curly Seckler (on 1957-03-24)
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Josh Graves (on 1957-03-24)
vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1957-03-24), Earl Scruggs (on 1957-03-24), Curly Seckler (on 1957-03-24) and Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1957-03-24)
recorded at:
Bradley Film & Recording Studio (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1957-03-24)
2:21
11I’ll Take the Blame
producer:
Don Law
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1957-07-11)
double bass [string bass]:
Hylo Brown (on 1957-07-11)
fiddle:
Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1957-07-11)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1957-07-11)
mandolin:
Curly Seckler (on 1957-07-11)
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Josh Graves (on 1957-07-11)
vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1957-07-11), Earl Scruggs (on 1957-07-11) and Curly Seckler (on 1957-07-11)
recorded at:
Bradley Film & Recording Studio (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1957-07-11)
2:17
12Let Those Brown Eyes Smile at Me
producer:
Don Law
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1957-07-11)
double bass [string bass]:
Hylo Brown (on 1957-07-11)
fiddle:
Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1957-07-11)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1957-07-11)
mandolin:
Curly Seckler (on 1957-07-11)
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Josh Graves (on 1957-07-11)
vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1957-07-11), Earl Scruggs (on 1957-07-11), Curly Seckler (on 1957-07-11) and Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1957-07-11)
recorded at:
Bradley Film & Recording Studio (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1957-07-11)
2:14
13I’ll Never Shed Another Tear
producer:
Don Law
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1957-07-11)
double bass [string bass]:
Hylo Brown (on 1957-07-11)
fiddle:
Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1957-07-11)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1957-07-11)
mandolin:
Curly Seckler (on 1957-07-11)
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Josh Graves (on 1957-07-11)
vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1957-07-11), Earl Scruggs (on 1957-07-11) and Curly Seckler (on 1957-07-11)
recorded at:
Bradley Film & Recording Studio (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1957-07-11)
recording of:
I'll Never Shed Another Tear (on 1957-07-11)
lyricist and composer:
Lester Flatt
2:28
14I Won’t Be Hanging Around
producer:
Don Law
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1957-07-11)
double bass [string bass]:
Hylo Brown (on 1957-07-11)
fiddle:
Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1957-07-11)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1957-07-11)
mandolin:
Curly Seckler (on 1957-07-11)
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Josh Graves (on 1957-07-11)
vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1957-07-11)
recorded at:
Bradley Film & Recording Studio (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1957-07-11)
2:12
15I Don’t Care Anymore
producer:
Don Law
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1958-01-14)
double bass [string bass]:
Ike Inman (US country bassist, active in 1950s) (on 1958-01-14)
fiddle:
Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1958-01-14)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1958-01-14)
mandolin:
Curly Seckler (on 1958-01-14)
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Josh Graves (on 1958-01-14)
vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1958-01-14) and Curly Seckler (on 1958-01-14)
recorded at:
Bradley Film & Recording Studio (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1958-01-14)
2:41
16Big Black Train
producer:
Don Law
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1958-01-14)
double bass [string bass]:
Ike Inman (US country bassist, active in 1950s) (on 1958-01-14)
fiddle:
Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1958-01-14)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1958-01-14)
mandolin:
Curly Seckler (on 1958-01-14)
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Josh Graves (on 1958-01-14)
vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1958-01-14)
recorded at:
Bradley Film & Recording Studio (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1958-01-14)
recording of:
Big Black Train (on 1958-01-14)
writer:
George Sherry (country producer and publisher) and Stan Johnson (US rockabilly artist recorded at Ruby Records, small label of Ohio)
2:27
17Mama’s and Daddy’s Little Girl
producer:
Don Law
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1958-01-14)
double bass [string bass]:
Ike Inman (US country bassist, active in 1950s) (on 1958-01-14)
fiddle:
Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1958-01-14)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1958-01-14)
mandolin:
Curly Seckler (on 1958-01-14)
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Josh Graves (on 1958-01-14)
vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1958-01-14)
recorded at:
Bradley Film & Recording Studio (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1958-01-14)
2:23
18Crying Alone
producer:
Don Law
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1958-01-14)
double bass [string bass]:
Ike Inman (US country bassist, active in 1950s) (on 1958-01-14)
fiddle:
Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1958-01-14)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1958-01-14)
mandolin:
Curly Seckler (on 1958-01-14)
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Josh Graves (on 1958-01-14)
vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1958-01-14)
recorded at:
Bradley Film & Recording Studio (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1958-01-14)
2:48
19A Million Years in Glory
producer:
Don Law
double bass [string bass]:
Jake Tullock (country stand-up bass) (on 1958-04-26)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1958-04-26)
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Josh Graves (on 1958-04-26)
vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1958-04-26), Earl Scruggs (on 1958-04-26), Curly Seckler (on 1958-04-26) and Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1958-04-26)
recorded at:
Bradley Film & Recording Studio (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1958-04-26)
2:34
20Heaven
producer:
Don Law
double bass [string bass]:
Jake Tullock (country stand-up bass) (on 1958-04-26)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1958-04-26) and Earl Scruggs (on 1958-04-26)
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Josh Graves (on 1958-04-26)
vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1958-04-26), Earl Scruggs (on 1958-04-26), Curly Seckler (on 1958-04-26) and Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1958-04-26)
recorded at:
Bradley Film & Recording Studio (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1958-04-26)
recording of:
Heaven (chorus starts: "heaven, happy home above, heaven, land of peace and love...")
writer:
Boyd McSpadden (US gospel songwriter) and Helen McSpadden (US gospel songwriter)
2:37
21Building on Sand
producer:
Don Law
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1958-04-26)
double bass [string bass]:
Jake Tullock (country stand-up bass) (on 1958-04-26)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1958-04-26)
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Josh Graves (on 1958-04-26)
vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1958-04-26), Earl Scruggs (on 1958-04-26), Curly Seckler (on 1958-04-26) and Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1958-04-26)
recorded at:
Bradley Film & Recording Studio (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1958-04-26)
2:34
22Jesus Savior Pilot Me
producer:
Don Law
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1958-04-26)
double bass [string bass]:
Jake Tullock (country stand-up bass) (on 1958-04-26)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1958-04-26)
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Josh Graves (on 1958-04-26)
vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1958-04-26), Earl Scruggs (on 1958-04-26), Curly Seckler (on 1958-04-26) and Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1958-04-26)
recorded at:
Bradley Film & Recording Studio (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1958-04-26)
2:08
23Crying My Heart Out Over You
producer:
Don Law
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1959-01-23)
double bass [string bass]:
Jake Tullock (country stand-up bass) (on 1959-01-23)
fiddle:
Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1959-01-23)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1959-01-23) and Curly Seckler (on 1959-01-23)
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Josh Graves (on 1959-01-23)
vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1959-01-23), Earl Scruggs (on 1959-01-23) and Curly Seckler (on 1959-01-23)
recorded at:
Bradley Film & Recording Studio (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1959-01-23)
2:37
24Ground Speed
producer:
Don Law
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1959-01-23)
double bass [string bass]:
Jake Tullock (country stand-up bass) (on 1959-01-23)
fiddle:
Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1959-01-23)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1959-01-23) and Curly Seckler (on 1959-01-23)
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Josh Graves (on 1959-01-23)
recorded at:
Bradley Film & Recording Studio (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1959-01-23)
recording of:
Ground Speed (on 1959-01-23)
composer:
Earl Scruggs
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI))
2:11
25Who Knows Right From Wrong
producer:
Don Law
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1959-01-23)
double bass [string bass]:
Jake Tullock (country stand-up bass) (on 1959-01-23)
fiddle:
Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1959-01-23)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1959-01-23) and Curly Seckler (on 1959-01-23)
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Josh Graves (on 1959-01-23)
vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1959-01-23), Earl Scruggs (on 1959-01-23) and Curly Seckler (on 1959-01-23)
recorded at:
Bradley Film & Recording Studio (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1959-01-23)
2:23
26Iron Curtain
producer:
Don Law
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1959-01-23)
double bass [string bass]:
Jake Tullock (country stand-up bass) (on 1959-01-23)
fiddle:
Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1959-01-23)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1959-01-23) and Curly Seckler (on 1959-01-23)
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Josh Graves (on 1959-01-23)
vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1959-01-23)
recorded at:
Bradley Film & Recording Studio (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1959-01-23)
2:42
27Cabin on the Hill
producer:
Don Law
double bass [string bass]:
Joe Zinkan (on 1959-04-05)
guitar:
Hylo Brown (on 1959-04-05), Lester Flatt (on 1959-04-05), Earl Scruggs (on 1959-04-05) and Jake Tullock (country stand-up bass) (on 1959-04-05)
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Josh Graves (on 1959-04-05)
vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1959-04-05), Culley Holt (on 1959-04-05), Curley Lambert (on 1959-04-05), Earl Scruggs (on 1959-04-05), Jake Tullock (country stand-up bass) (on 1959-04-05) and Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1959-04-05)
recorded at:
Bradley Film & Recording Studio (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1959-04-05)
2:30
28Someone You Have Forgotten
producer:
Don Law
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1959-04-05)
double bass [string bass]:
Joe Zinkan (on 1959-04-05)
fiddle:
Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1959-04-05)
guitar:
Hylo Brown (on 1959-04-05), Lester Flatt (on 1959-04-05) and Jake Tullock (country stand-up bass) (on 1959-04-05)
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Josh Graves (on 1959-04-05)
vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1959-04-05), Culley Holt (on 1959-04-05), Curley Lambert (on 1959-04-05), Jake Tullock (country stand-up bass) (on 1959-04-05) and Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1959-04-05)
recorded at:
Bradley Film & Recording Studio (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1959-04-05)
2:42
29Foggy Mountain Rock
producer:
Don Law
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1959-04-05)
double bass [string bass]:
Joe Zinkan (on 1959-04-05)
fiddle:
Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1959-04-05)
guitar:
Hylo Brown (on 1959-04-05), Lester Flatt (on 1959-04-05) and Jake Tullock (country stand-up bass) (on 1959-04-05)
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Josh Graves (on 1959-04-05)
recorded at:
Bradley Film & Recording Studio (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1959-04-05)
recording of:
Foggy Mountain Rock (on 1959-04-05)
composer:
Burkett Graves, Gladys Stacey and Louise Certain
2:23
30You Put Me on My Feet
producer:
Don Law
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1959-04-05)
double bass [string bass]:
Joe Zinkan (on 1959-04-05)
fiddle:
Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1959-04-05)
guitar:
Hylo Brown (on 1959-04-05), Lester Flatt (on 1959-04-05) and Jake Tullock (country stand-up bass) (on 1959-04-05)
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Josh Graves (on 1959-04-05)
vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1959-04-05)
recorded at:
Bradley Film & Recording Studio (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1959-04-05)
2:03