The Early Years 1957-1958

~ Release by Bill Clifton (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee
engineer:
Selby Coffeen
producer:
Bill Clifton (American bluegrass musician and singer)
banjo and tenor vocals:
Johnny Clark (US bluegrass banjoist) (in 1958-11)
double bass [bass]:
Joe Zinkan (in 1958-11)
fiddle:
Tommy Jackson (bluegrass fiddler) (in 1958-11) and Tommy Vaden (US country fiddler) (in 1958-11)
guitar and lead vocals:
Bill Clifton (American bluegrass musician and singer) (in 1958-11)
guitar [rhythm guitar] and baritone vocals:
Jimmy Self (in 1958-11)
recorded at:
RCA Studio (Nashville, TN) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (in 1958-11)
recording of:
The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee
composer:
Bill Clifton (American bluegrass musician and singer)
publisher:
Fort Knox Music Inc. and Trio Music Company
2:49
2Dixie Darlin’
engineer:
Mike Seeger
producer:
Bill Clifton (American bluegrass musician and singer)
autoharp:
Mike Seeger (in 1958-08)
banjo:
Johnny Clark (US bluegrass banjoist) (in 1958-08)
double bass [bass]:
Roy Self (US country/bluegrass bassist) (in 1958-08)
fiddle:
Carl Nelson (bluegrass musician) (in 1958-08) and Cal Newman (US country/bluegrass fiddler) (in 1958-08)
guitar and lead vocals:
Bill Clifton (American bluegrass musician and singer) (in 1958-08)
mandolin:
John Duffey (in 1958-08)
recorded at:
Capitol Transcription Service in Washington, D.C., United States (in 1958-08)
recording of:
Dixie Darling (in 1958-08)
lyricist and composer:
A.P. Carter
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 15143)
2:22
3You Don’t Think About Me When I’m Gone
engineer:
Selby Coffeen
producer:
Bill Clifton (American bluegrass musician and singer)
banjo and tenor vocals:
Johnny Clark (US bluegrass banjoist) (in 1958-11)
double bass [bass]:
Joe Zinkan (in 1958-11)
fiddle:
Tommy Jackson (bluegrass fiddler) (in 1958-11) and Tommy Vaden (US country fiddler) (in 1958-11)
guitar and lead vocals:
Bill Clifton (American bluegrass musician and singer) (in 1958-11)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Jimmy Self (in 1958-11)
recorded at:
RCA Studio (Nashville, TN) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (in 1958-11)
recording of:
You Don’t Think About Me When I’m Gone
writer:
Paul Clayton and Bill Clifton (American bluegrass musician and singer)
publisher:
Fort Knox Music Inc. and Trio Music Company
2:21
4I’ll Be There Mary Dear
engineer:
Selby Coffeen
producer:
Bill Clifton (American bluegrass musician and singer)
banjo and tenor vocals:
Johnny Clark (US bluegrass banjoist) (in 1957-04)
double bass [bass]:
Junior Huskey (father of Roy Huskey, Jr.) (in 1957-04)
fiddle:
Tommy Jackson (bluegrass fiddler) (in 1957-04) and Gordon Terry (Bluegrass/Country artist, guitarist and fiddle player.) (in 1957-04)
guitar and lead vocals:
Bill Clifton (American bluegrass musician and singer) (in 1957-04)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Johnny Johnson (US country guitarist/bassist, active 1950s-1974) (in 1957-04)
baritone vocals:
Tommy Jackson (bluegrass fiddler) (in 1957-04)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (Nashville, TN) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (in 1957-04)
2:57
5Paddy on the Turnpike
engineer:
Mike Seeger
producer:
Bill Clifton (American bluegrass musician and singer)
banjo:
Johnny Clark (US bluegrass banjoist) (in 1958-08)
double bass [bass]:
Roy Self (US country/bluegrass bassist) (in 1958-08)
fiddle:
Carl Nelson (bluegrass musician) (in 1958-08) and Cal Newman (US country/bluegrass fiddler) (in 1958-08)
guitar and lead vocals:
Bill Clifton (American bluegrass musician and singer) (in 1958-08)
mandolin:
John Duffey (in 1958-08)
recorded at:
Capitol Transcription Service in Washington, D.C., United States (in 1958-08)
recording of:
Paddy on the Turnpike (in 1958-08)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
1:45
6I’ll Wander Back Someday
engineer:
Selby Coffeen
producer:
Bill Clifton (American bluegrass musician and singer)
banjo and tenor vocals:
Johnny Clark (US bluegrass banjoist) (in 1958-11)
double bass [bass]:
Joe Zinkan (in 1958-11)
fiddle:
Tommy Jackson (bluegrass fiddler) (in 1958-11) and Tommy Vaden (US country fiddler) (in 1958-11)
guitar and lead vocals:
Bill Clifton (American bluegrass musician and singer) (in 1958-11)
guitar [rhythm guitar] and baritone vocals:
Jimmy Self (in 1958-11)
recorded at:
RCA Studio (Nashville, TN) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (in 1958-11)
recording of:
I’ll Wander Back Someday
composer:
Bill Clifton (American bluegrass musician and singer)
publisher:
Fort Knox Music Inc. and Trio Music Company
2:27
7Darlin’ Corey
engineer:
Selby Coffeen
producer:
Bill Clifton (American bluegrass musician and singer) and Don Pierce (US country/R&B producer, record company director)
banjo:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (in 1958-03)
double bass [bass]:
Junior Huskey (father of Roy Huskey, Jr.) (in 1958-03)
fiddle:
Tommy Jackson (bluegrass fiddler) (in 1958-03) and Benny Martin (bluegrass fiddler and guitar player) (in 1958-03)
guitar and lead vocals:
Bill Clifton (American bluegrass musician and singer) (in 1958-03)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Jimmy Self (in 1958-03)
mandolin:
John Duffey (in 1958-03) and Curley Lambert (in 1958-03)
tenor vocals:
Curley Lambert (in 1958-03)
recorded at:
RCA Studio (Nashville, TN) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (in 1958-03)
recording of:
Darling Corey (in 1958-03)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 5723) and Roud Folk Song Index (number: 5723)
2:26
8When You Kneel at Mother’s Grave
engineer:
Selby Coffeen
producer:
Bill Clifton (American bluegrass musician and singer) and Don Pierce (US country/R&B producer, record company director)
banjo:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (in 1958-03)
double bass [bass]:
Junior Huskey (father of Roy Huskey, Jr.) (in 1958-03)
fiddle:
Tommy Jackson (bluegrass fiddler) (in 1958-03) and Benny Martin (bluegrass fiddler and guitar player) (in 1958-03)
guitar and lead vocals:
Bill Clifton (American bluegrass musician and singer) (in 1958-03)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Jimmy Self (in 1958-03)
mandolin:
John Duffey (in 1958-03) and Curley Lambert (in 1958-03)
resonator guitar [dobro] and baritone vocals [high baritone vocals]:
John Duffey (in 1958-03)
tenor vocals:
Curley Lambert (in 1958-03)
recorded at:
RCA Studio (Nashville, TN) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (in 1958-03)
recording of:
When You Kneel at Mother’s Grave
composer:
Bill Clifton (American bluegrass musician and singer)
publisher:
Fort Knox Music Inc. and Trio Music Company
2:28
9Blue Ridge Mountain Blues
engineer:
Selby Coffeen
producer:
Bill Clifton (American bluegrass musician and singer)
banjo and tenor vocals:
Johnny Clark (US bluegrass banjoist) (in 1957-11)
double bass [bass]:
Junior Huskey (father of Roy Huskey, Jr.) (in 1957-11)
fiddle:
Tommy Jackson (bluegrass fiddler) (in 1957-11)
guitar and lead vocals:
Bill Clifton (American bluegrass musician and singer) (in 1957-11)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Jimmy Self (in 1957-11)
mandolin:
Curley Lambert (in 1957-11)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (Nashville, TN) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (in 1957-11)
recording of:
Blue Ridge Mountain Blues (in 1957-11)
lyricist and composer:
Cliff Hess
previously attributed to:
Bill Clifton (American bluegrass musician and singer) and Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
2:27
10Are You Alone
engineer:
Selby Coffeen
producer:
Bill Clifton (American bluegrass musician and singer) and Don Pierce (US country/R&B producer, record company director)
banjo:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (in 1958-03)
double bass [bass]:
Junior Huskey (father of Roy Huskey, Jr.) (in 1958-03)
fiddle:
Tommy Jackson (bluegrass fiddler) (in 1958-03) and Benny Martin (bluegrass fiddler and guitar player) (in 1958-03)
guitar and lead vocals:
Bill Clifton (American bluegrass musician and singer) (in 1958-03)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Jimmy Self (in 1958-03)
mandolin:
John Duffey (in 1958-03) and Curley Lambert (in 1958-03)
resonator guitar [dobro] and baritone vocals [high baritone vocals]:
John Duffey (in 1958-03)
tenor vocals:
Curley Lambert (in 1958-03)
recorded at:
RCA Studio (Nashville, TN) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (in 1958-03)
recording of:
Are You Alone
composer:
Paul Clayton
publisher:
Fort Knox Music Inc. and Trio Music Company
2:41
11Springhill Disaster
engineer:
Selby Coffeen
producer:
Bill Clifton (American bluegrass musician and singer)
banjo and tenor vocals:
Johnny Clark (US bluegrass banjoist) (in 1958-11)
double bass [bass]:
Joe Zinkan (in 1958-11)
fiddle:
Tommy Jackson (bluegrass fiddler) (in 1958-11) and Tommy Vaden (US country fiddler) (in 1958-11)
guitar and lead vocals:
Bill Clifton (American bluegrass musician and singer) (in 1958-11)
guitar [rhythm guitar] and baritone vocals:
Jimmy Self (in 1958-11)
recorded at:
RCA Studio (Nashville, TN) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (in 1958-11)
recording of:
Springhill Disaster
writer:
Paul Clayton and Bill Clifton (American bluegrass musician and singer)
2:57
12I’m Living the Right Life Now
engineer:
Selby Coffeen
producer:
Bill Clifton (American bluegrass musician and singer)
banjo and tenor vocals:
Johnny Clark (US bluegrass banjoist) (in 1957-11)
double bass [bass]:
Junior Huskey (father of Roy Huskey, Jr.) (in 1957-11)
fiddle:
Tommy Jackson (bluegrass fiddler) (in 1957-11)
guitar and lead vocals:
Bill Clifton (American bluegrass musician and singer) (in 1957-11)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Jimmy Self (in 1957-11)
mandolin:
Curley Lambert (in 1957-11)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (Nashville, TN) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (in 1957-11)
2:12
13Lonely Heart Blues
engineer:
Selby Coffeen
producer:
Bill Clifton (American bluegrass musician and singer)
banjo and tenor vocals:
Johnny Clark (US bluegrass banjoist) (in 1957-04)
double bass [bass]:
Junior Huskey (father of Roy Huskey, Jr.) (in 1957-04)
fiddle:
Tommy Jackson (bluegrass fiddler) (in 1957-04) and Gordon Terry (Bluegrass/Country artist, guitarist and fiddle player.) (in 1957-04)
guitar and lead vocals:
Bill Clifton (American bluegrass musician and singer) (in 1957-04)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Johnny Johnson (US country guitarist/bassist, active 1950s-1974) (in 1957-04)
baritone vocals:
Tommy Jackson (bluegrass fiddler) (in 1957-04)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (Nashville, TN) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (in 1957-04)
recording of:
Lonely Heart Blues
composer:
Bill Clifton (American bluegrass musician and singer)
publisher:
Fort Knox Music Inc. and Trio Music Company
2:55
14Cedar Grove
engineer:
Selby Coffeen
producer:
Bill Clifton (American bluegrass musician and singer)
banjo:
Johnny Clark (US bluegrass banjoist) (in 1957-11)
double bass [bass]:
Junior Huskey (father of Roy Huskey, Jr.) (in 1957-11)
fiddle:
Tommy Jackson (bluegrass fiddler) (in 1957-11)
guitar:
Bill Clifton (American bluegrass musician and singer) (in 1957-11)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Jimmy Self (in 1957-11)
mandolin:
Curley Lambert (in 1957-11)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (Nashville, TN) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (in 1957-11)
recording of:
Cedar Grove
composer:
Bill Clifton (American bluegrass musician and singer)
publisher:
Fort Knox Music Inc. and Trio Music Company
1:53
15You Go to Your Church
engineer:
Selby Coffeen
producer:
Bill Clifton (American bluegrass musician and singer) and Don Pierce (US country/R&B producer, record company director)
banjo:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (in 1958-03)
double bass [bass]:
Junior Huskey (father of Roy Huskey, Jr.) (in 1958-03)
fiddle:
Tommy Jackson (bluegrass fiddler) (in 1958-03) and Benny Martin (bluegrass fiddler and guitar player) (in 1958-03)
guitar and lead vocals:
Bill Clifton (American bluegrass musician and singer) (in 1958-03)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Jimmy Self (in 1958-03)
mandolin:
John Duffey (in 1958-03) and Curley Lambert (in 1958-03)
resonator guitar [dobro] and baritone vocals [high baritone vocals]:
John Duffey (in 1958-03)
tenor vocals:
Curley Lambert (in 1958-03)
recorded at:
RCA Studio (Nashville, TN) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (in 1958-03)
recording of:
You Go to Your Church I'll Go to Mine
writer:
Bill Clifton (American bluegrass musician and singer) and Buddy Dee (American songwriter and bluegrass musician)
publisher:
Fort Knox Music Inc. and Trio Music Company
2:33
16Walking in My Sleep
engineer:
Mike Seeger
producer:
Bill Clifton (American bluegrass musician and singer)
banjo:
Johnny Clark (US bluegrass banjoist) (in 1958-08) and Mike Seeger (in 1958-08)
double bass [bass]:
Roy Self (US country/bluegrass bassist) (in 1958-08)
fiddle:
Carl Nelson (bluegrass musician) (in 1958-08) and Cal Newman (US country/bluegrass fiddler) (in 1958-08)
guitar and lead vocals:
Bill Clifton (American bluegrass musician and singer) (in 1958-08)
mandolin:
John Duffey (in 1958-08)
recorded at:
Capitol Transcription Service in Washington, D.C., United States (in 1958-08)
recording of:
Walking in My Sleep
composer:
Bill Clifton (American bluegrass musician and singer)
publisher:
Fort Knox Music Inc. and Trio Music Company
2:09
17Pal of Yesterday
engineer:
Selby Coffeen
producer:
Bill Clifton (American bluegrass musician and singer)
banjo and tenor vocals:
Johnny Clark (US bluegrass banjoist) (in 1957-04)
double bass [bass]:
Junior Huskey (father of Roy Huskey, Jr.) (in 1957-04)
fiddle:
Tommy Jackson (bluegrass fiddler) (in 1957-04) and Gordon Terry (Bluegrass/Country artist, guitarist and fiddle player.) (in 1957-04)
guitar and lead vocals:
Bill Clifton (American bluegrass musician and singer) (in 1957-04)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Johnny Johnson (US country guitarist/bassist, active 1950s-1974) (in 1957-04)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (Nashville, TN) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (in 1957-04)
recording of:
Pal of Yesterday
writer:
Bill Clifton (American bluegrass musician and singer) and Buddy Dee (American songwriter and bluegrass musician)
publisher:
Fort Knox Music Inc. and Trio Music Company
2:35
18Just Another Broken Heart
engineer:
Selby Coffeen
producer:
Bill Clifton (American bluegrass musician and singer) and Don Pierce (US country/R&B producer, record company director)
banjo:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (in 1958-03)
double bass [bass]:
Junior Huskey (father of Roy Huskey, Jr.) (in 1958-03)
fiddle:
Tommy Jackson (bluegrass fiddler) (in 1958-03) and Benny Martin (bluegrass fiddler and guitar player) (in 1958-03)
guitar and lead vocals:
Bill Clifton (American bluegrass musician and singer) (in 1958-03)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Jimmy Self (in 1958-03)
mandolin:
John Duffey (in 1958-03) and Curley Lambert (in 1958-03)
resonator guitar [dobro] and baritone vocals [high baritone vocals]:
John Duffey (in 1958-03)
tenor vocals:
Curley Lambert (in 1958-03)
recorded at:
RCA Studio (Nashville, TN) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (in 1958-03)
recording of:
Just Another Broken Heart (in 1958-03)
lyricist and composer:
A.P. Carter
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI))
2:41
19Little White Washed Chimney
engineer:
Selby Coffeen
producer:
Bill Clifton (American bluegrass musician and singer)
banjo and tenor vocals:
Johnny Clark (US bluegrass banjoist) (in 1957-04)
double bass [bass]:
Junior Huskey (father of Roy Huskey, Jr.) (in 1957-04)
fiddle:
Tommy Jackson (bluegrass fiddler) (in 1957-04) and Gordon Terry (Bluegrass/Country artist, guitarist and fiddle player.) (in 1957-04)
guitar and lead vocals:
Bill Clifton (American bluegrass musician and singer) (in 1957-04)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Johnny Johnson (US country guitarist/bassist, active 1950s-1974) (in 1957-04)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (Nashville, TN) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (in 1957-04)
recording of:
Little White Washed Chimney (in 1957-04)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Clifton (American bluegrass musician and singer)
2:28