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

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1Travelling the Highway Home
engineer:
Cecil Jones (American studio engineer)
producer:
Charles R. Freeland (Rebel Records founder and producer)
banjo and tenor vocals:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player)
bass and baritone vocals:
Jack Cooke (bluegrass musician, bass, guitar & voaclist)
fiddle:
Curly Ray Cline (Fiddler)
guitar:
Troy "Renfro" Profitt and Keith Whitley (American country music singer)
lead vocals:
Keith Whitley (American country music singer)
recorded at:
Lemco Recording Studio in Lexington, Kentucky, United States (on 1977-05-12)
cover recording of:
Traveling the Highway Home
writer:
Frankie Bailes and Walter Bailes
Ralph Stanley2:08
2The God That Never Fails
engineer:
Cecil Jones (American studio engineer) and Tom Underhill (engineer)
producer:
Robert Trout (producer)
bass vocals:
Danny Marshall (bluegrass mandolinist)
lead vocals:
David Marshall (gospel / bluegrass artist)
tenor vocals:
Ricky Skaggs
recorded at:
Lemco Recording Studio in Lexington, Kentucky, United States
Marshall Family2:01
3John Deere Tractor
engineer:
Cecil Jones (American studio engineer) and Tom Underhill (engineer)
producer:
Robert Trout (producer)
banjo, resonator guitar [dobro] and tenor vocals:
Tommy Boyd (Bluegrass banjo & dobro player)
bass:
Bob Goff (bluegrass bass player)
fiddle:
Kirk Brandenberger (bluegrass fiddle player)
guitar, mandolin, baritone vocals and lead vocals:
Larry Sparks
recorded at:
Lemco Recording Studio in Lexington, Kentucky, United States
recording of:
John Deere Tractor
lyricist and composer:
Lawrence A. Hammond
Larry Sparks44:29
4The Rock Pile
producer:
Josh Graves
bass:
Joe Pointer (bluegrass bass, guitar, harmonica player)
fiddle:
Benny Martin (bluegrass fiddler and guitar player)
fiddle [second fiddle]:
Joe Stuart (US bluegrass musician)
guitar:
Delia Bell
mandolin:
Bill Grant (US bluegrass musician, partner with Delia Bell)
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Josh Graves
vocals:
Delia Bell and Bill Grant (US bluegrass musician, partner with Delia Bell)
recorded at:
Gordon Reid Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1980-01-05)
recording of:
The Rock Pile
writer:
Bill J. Grant (US bluegrass musician, partner with Delia Bell) and Francis L. Bell
Bill Grant & Delia Bell4:28
5They’re Holding Up the Ladder
engineer:
Rick Salyer (engineer)
producer:
Easter Brothers (Bluegrass)
banjo and resonator guitar [dobro]:
Russell Easter, Jr
bass [bull bass fiddle]:
Tim Compton (bass player)
fiddle and mandolin:
Jimmy Edmonds
guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
Russell Easter, Sr.
baritone vocals:
Edd Easter
tenor vocals:
James Easter
recorded at:
Tri-State Recording in Kingsport, Tennessee, United States (on 1980-06-24)
recording of:
They’re Holding Up the Ladder
writer:
Edd Easter, James Easter, Russell Easter and Jimmy Edmonds
Easter Brothers2:57
6Pastures of Plenty
producer:
Dave Evans (Bluegrass artist (banjo) from Portsmouth, OH)
banjo, lead vocals and tenor vocals:
Dave Evans (Bluegrass artist (banjo) from Portsmouth, OH)
bass and baritone vocals:
Kevin Williamson (bluegrass musician)
fiddle:
Tommy Cordell (bluegrass fiddle player)
guitar and lead vocals [lead vocals on chorus]:
Clancy Fields (bluegrass guitar player)
mandolin:
Larry Johnson (bluegrass mandolin player)
recorded at:
Riverside Sound Studios in Kentucky, United States (in 1981)
cover recording of:
Pastures of Plenty
lyricist and composer:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Ludlow Music, Inc.
Dave Evans4:10
7One Loaf of Bread
producer:
Dave Evans (Bluegrass artist (banjo) from Portsmouth, OH)
banjo, lead vocals and tenor vocals:
Dave Evans (Bluegrass artist (banjo) from Portsmouth, OH)
bass:
Mike Smith (bluegrass bass player)
fiddle:
Tommy Cordell (bluegrass fiddle player)
guitar and lead vocals [lead vocals on chorus]:
Landon Messer (bluegrass guitar player)
mandolin and baritone vocals:
Lundy Fields (bluegrass mandolin player)
recorded at:
Riverside Sound Studios in Kentucky, United States (in 1981)
recording of:
One Loaf of Bread
lyricist and composer:
Dave Evans (Bluegrass artist (banjo) from Portsmouth, OH)
publisher:
Southern Music Publishing Company
Dave Evans4:53
8Harvest Time
engineer:
Harold Thompson (engineer)
producer:
Lost & Found (Bluegrass band)
banjo and baritone vocals:
Gene Parker
bass, lead vocals and tenor vocals:
Allen Mills
guitar:
Bubba Chandler
mandolin:
Dempsey Young
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Mike Auldridge
recorded at:
Threshold Recording in Roanoke, Virginia, United States (on 1981-12-08)
cover recording of:
Harvest Time
writer:
Carrol Dunham, Wild Bill Emerson (country singer/songwriter) and Chris Moore (US country songwriter)
publisher:
Golden Horn (country music)
Lost & Found2:13
9Wild Mountain Flowers
engineer:
Harold Thompson (engineer)
producer:
Lost & Found (Bluegrass band)
banjo and baritone vocals:
Gene Parker
bass, lead vocals and tenor vocals:
Allen Mills
fiddle:
Bobby Hicks (American bluegrass fiddler)
guitar and lead vocals [lead vocals on chorus]:
Bubba Chandler
mandolin:
Dempsey Young
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Mike Auldridge
recorded at:
Threshold Recordings in Roanoke, Virginia, United States (on 1981-12-08)
recording of:
Wild Mountain Flowers for Mary
lyricist and composer:
Allen Mills
Lost & Found2:42
10Lost River
engineer:
Howard Beasley (engineer - Threshold Recording Studio Roanoke, VA)
producer:
McPeak Brothers
banjo and lead vocals:
Dewey McPeak
bass and tenor vocals:
Larry McPeak
fiddle:
Gene Elders
guitar and baritone vocals:
Mike McPeak
mandolin:
Jeff Midkiff (mandolin and fiddler player)
recorded at:
Threshold Recordings in Roanoke, Virginia, United States (on 1982-11-07)
recording of:
Lost River
lyricist and composer:
Michael Martin Murphey
publisher:
Rocking Three M Music
McPeak Brothers2:47
11Daley’s Reel
producer:
Johnny Warren
banjo:
Charlie Cushman
bass:
Terry Smith (US bluegrass bassist)
fiddle:
Johnny Warren
mandolin:
Roland White
piano [rhythm piano]:
Buck White
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Jerry Douglas (US guitar and dobro player)
recorded at:
Pollyfox Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1983-01-04)
mixed at:
Scruggs Sound Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Johnny Warren2:50
12Jesse James
engineer:
Peter Bonta
producer:
Jimmy Arnold (banjo, fiddle, lead guitar, rhythm guitar, & harmonica) and Peter Bonta
banjo, fiddle, guitar [rhythm and lead guitar] and lead vocals:
Jimmy Arnold (banjo, fiddle, lead guitar, rhythm guitar, & harmonica)
bass:
Roy Self (US country/bluegrass bassist)
drums (drum set):
Jeff Scheneman (drums)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Tim Callahan (bluegrass guitar player)
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Mike Auldridge
other vocals [harmony vocals]:
Jimmy Arnold (banjo, fiddle, lead guitar, rhythm guitar, & harmonica) and Tommy Reynolds
recorded at:
Wally Cleaver's Recording Studio in Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States (on 1983-03-17)
recording of:
Jesse James
lyricist and composer:
James Edward Arnold (banjo, fiddle, lead guitar, rhythm guitar, & harmonica)
Jimmy Arnold3:39
13Reno Bound
engineer:
Billy Brady (engineer)
producer:
Bill Harrell
banjo:
Darrell Sanders (banjo player)
bass:
Ed Ferris (bluegrass bass player)
fiddle and baritone vocals:
Carl Nelson (bluegrass musician)
guitar and lead vocals:
Bill Harrell
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Larry Stephenson
recorded at:
Omega Studio in Rockville, Maryland, United States (in 1983-05)
recording of:
Reno Bound
writer:
Bill Harrell and Hope Harlow
publisher:
Fort Knox Music Inc. and Trio Music Co., Inc.
Bill Harrell2:30
14Your Memory
producer:
Pete Kuykendall and Summer Wages (Bluegrass)
banjo:
Craig Smith (banjoist)
bass and tenor vocals:
Garland Carter (bluegrass bass player)
guitar and lead vocals:
Barry Berrier
mandolin and baritone vocals:
Rick Allred (bluegrass multi-instrument musician)
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Kenneth Berrier (bluegrass dobro player)
recorded at:
Bias Studios (Springfield location, 1980 to present) in Springfield, Virginia, United States (from 1983-06-25 until 1983-06-26)
recording of:
Your Memory
writer:
Charles H. Quillen (Country songwriter) and John Schweers
publisher:
PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998)
Summer Wages3:44
15I Don’t Love Nobody
engineer:
Steve Heller
producer:
Jethro Burns and Red Rector (American bluegrass mandolin player)
bass:
Bob White (bluegrass bass player)
guitar:
Buck Peacock (bluegrass guitar player)
mandolin:
Jethro Burns and Red Rector (American bluegrass mandolin player)
recorded at:
Butterside Studios in Asheville, North Carolina, United States (on 1983-07-18)
Jethro Burns & Red Rector2:12
16In My Robe of White
engineer:
Jimmy Edmonds
producer:
Homer Forbes
banjo, fiddle and tenor vocals:
Homer Forbes
bass and alto vocals:
Lori Forbes
guitar:
Tracy Keenan
mandolin and bass vocals:
Jay Forbes (Forbes Family)
lead vocals:
Homer Forbes and Lisa Forbes
recorded at:
Granite City Studios in Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States (in 1983-08)
cover recording of:
In My Robe of White
lyricist and composer:
Andrea Geniece Ingold
publisher:
Homeward Bound Music
Forbes Family2:38
17Gloryland
engineer:
Jimmy Edmonds
producer:
Homer Forbes
alto vocals:
Lori Forbes
bass vocals:
Jay Forbes (Forbes Family)
lead vocals:
Lisa Forbes
tenor vocals:
Homer Forbes
arranger:
Forbes Family
recorded at:
Granite City Studios in Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States (in 1983-08)
Forbes Family3:31
18Cold Sheets of Rain
engineer:
Rich Adler (producer/engineer)
producer:
Sonny Osborne
banjo and baritone vocals:
Sammy Shelor
bass:
Ronnie Simpkins
fiddle, mandolin and lead vocals [lead vocals on chorus]:
Rickie Simpkins
guitar, lead vocals [lead vocals on verses] and tenor vocals [tenor vocals on chorus]:
Mark Newton (bluegrass guitar & mandolin player)
recorded at:
Studio 19 (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1984-10-03)
cover recording of:
Cold Sheets of Rain
lyricist and composer:
Randall Hylton
publisher:
Paul Craft Music
Virginia Squires2:12
19Tennessee 1949
engineer:
Denny Chandler (engineer)
producer:
Larry Sparks
banjo:
Barry Crabtree (banjo player)
bass and tenor vocals:
Larry D. Sparks
guitar and lead vocals:
Larry Sparks
mandolin:
David Harvey (mandolin player)
vocals:
Larry Sparks
recorded at:
Chandler Audio in Ashland, Kentucky, United States (on 1986-10-30)
recording of:
Tennessee 1949
writer:
Leroy Drumm and Pete Goble (American bluegrass musician and songwriter)
publisher:
Brandykeg Music
Larry Sparks3:28
20Sweet Dixie
engineer:
Wayne Busbice
producer:
Bill Emerson
banjo:
Bill Emerson
bass:
Mark Schatz
guitar:
Tony Rice
mandolin:
Jimmy Gaudreau
violin:
Jim Buchanan (US bluegrass fiddler)
recorded at:
Webco Recording Studio in Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States (on 1986-12-29)
Bill Emerson2:20
21Don’t Neglect the Rose
engineer:
Denny Chandler (engineer)
producer:
Larry Sparks
banjo:
Barry Crabtree (banjo player)
bass:
Larry D. Sparks
fiddle:
Art Stamper
guitar:
Larry Sparks
mandolin:
David Harvey (mandolin player)
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Tim Sargent (bluegrass dobro player)
vocals:
Larry Sparks
recorded at:
Chandler Audio in Ashland, Kentucky, United States (on 1987-01-12)
Larry Sparks3:17
22I Saw the Master This Morning
engineer:
Harold Thompson (engineer)
producer:
Bill Harrell
banjo, guitar [finger picked guitar] and resonator guitar [dobro]:
Darrell Sanders (banjo player)
bass:
Ed Ferris (bluegrass bass player)
fiddle:
Carl Nelson (bluegrass musician), Ward Stout (bluegrass fiddle player) and Travis Whetzel (bluegrass fiddle player)
guitar:
Paul Adkins (bluegrass musician) and Bill Harrell
mandolin:
Paul Adkins (bluegrass musician)
lead vocals:
Bill Harrell
other vocals [harmony vocals]:
Ward Stout (bluegrass fiddle player)
vocals:
Paul Adkins (bluegrass musician) and Darrell Sanders (banjo player)
recorded at:
Threshold Recording in Roanoke, Virginia, United States
Bill Harrell3:59
23Without Mentioning Your Name
engineer:
Billy Wolf (US engineer/producer)
producer:
Larry Rice (bluegrass mandolinist, singer, songwriter)
bass:
Ronnie Simpkins (from 1987-04-19 until 1987-04-27)
drums (drum set):
Bob Mater (from 1987-04-19 until 1987-04-27)
fiddle:
Vassar Clements (from 1987-04-19 until 1987-04-27)
guitar:
Wyatt Rice (from 1987-04-19 until 1987-04-27)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Tony Rice (from 1987-04-19 until 1987-04-27)
mandolin, lead vocals and tenor vocals:
Larry Rice (bluegrass mandolinist, singer, songwriter) (from 1987-04-19 until 1987-04-27)
resonator guitar [Dobro]:
Frank Poindexter (from 1987-04-19 until 1987-04-27)
steel guitar:
Paul Franklin (steel guitarist) (from 1987-04-19 until 1987-04-27)
baritone vocals [high baritone vocal]:
Sharon White Skaggs (US country musician) (from 1987-04-19 until 1987-04-27)
recorded at:
Nashville Sound Connection in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (in 1987-04, from 1987-04-19 until 1987-04-27)
recording of:
Without Mentioning Your Name
lyricist and composer:
Larry Rice (bluegrass mandolinist, singer, songwriter)
Larry Rice2:47
24I’ll Meet You in the Morning
engineer:
Bill McElroy
producer:
Appalachian Express
baritone vocals:
Clyde Bailey (banjo player)
bass vocals:
Earl West (bass player & bass singer)
lead vocals:
Cindy West
tenor vocals:
Vernon Hughes (mandolin player & vocalist)
recorded at:
Bias Studios (Springfield location, 1980 to present) in Springfield, Virginia, United States (on 1987-12-05)
cover recording of:
I'll Meet You in the Morning
composer:
Albert E. Brumley
Appalachian Express2:04
25Goin’ Gone
engineer:
Bil VornDick (engineer)
producer:
Darrin Vincent, Rhonda Vincent and Bil VornDick (engineer)
banjo:
John Hartford
bass:
Roy Husky (father of Roy Huskey, Jr.)
fiddle [fiddles]:
Blaine Sprouse
guitar:
David Grier
mandolin, lead vocals and other vocals [harmony locals]:
Rhonda Vincent
recorded at:
Denny's Den in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (in 1988-05) and Martin Sound Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (in 1988-05)
recording of:
Goin’ Gone
writer:
Pat Alger, Bill Dale (christian gospel songwriter) and Fred Koller
publisher:
Bait and Beer Music, Little Laurel Music (BMI), Lucrative Music (BMI), Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI) and Tunecore Digital Music (publisher; not a release label. Use [no label])
Rhonda Vincent4:23
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liner notes and booklet editor:Bill Vernon (Bluegrass Music, Radio Personality and Writer)
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