The Essential Guide to Bluegrass

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD: CD 1 - Classic Songs
2▼CD: CD 2 - Legends
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Bluegrass Breakdown
producer:
Art Satherly
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1947-10-27)
double bass:
Howard Watts (bluegrass bassist, aka Cedric Rainwater) (on 1947-10-27)
fiddle:
Chubby Wise (on 1947-10-27)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1947-10-27)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1947-10-27)
recorded at:
WBBM Studio (radio/tv station) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1947-10-27)
recording of:
Blue Grass Breakdown (on 1947-10-27)
composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
Bill Monroe?:??
2The Great Speckled Bird
Charlie Monroe?:??
3Dim Lights, Thick Smoke
recording of:
Dim Lights, Thick Smoke (and Loud Loud Music)
writer:
Max Fidler and Rose Lee Maphis
composer:
Joe Maphis (country guitarist)
publisher:
Comet Music Publishing Co.
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs?:??
4The Little Glass of Wine
The Stanley Brothers?:??
5I'm Gone, Long Gone
Reno and Smiley?:??
6Ruby
The Osborne Brothers?:??
7Going Back to the Blue Ridge Mountains
double bass:
Unknown, possibly Roy Starkey ([unknown], Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1946-09)
guitar:
Alton Delmore (in 1946-09) and Unknown, possibly Jethro Burns ([unknown], Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1946-09)
harmonica:
Wayne Raney (in 1946-09)
tenor guitar:
Rabon Delmore (in 1946-09)
vocals:
Alton Delmore (in 1946-09) and Rabon Delmore (in 1946-09)
recorded at:
E.T. Herzog Recording Company in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (in 1946-09)
recording of:
Going Back to the Blue Ridge Mountains (in 1946-09)
lyricist and composer:
Jim Scott
publisher:
Lois
The Delmore Brothers?:??
8Heart's Hall of Fame
Bailey Brothers?:??
9Air Mail Special
producer:
Ken Nelson (US record producer (’48‐’76) Capitol Records, country music)
banjo:
Owen Jenkins (US bluegrass banjoist) (on 1953-03-16)
double bass:
Bob Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader) (on 1953-03-16)
fiddle:
Tommy Jackson (bluegrass fiddler) (on 1953-03-16)
guitar:
Lloyd Bell (US country guitarist/singer) (on 1953-03-16) and Jim McReynolds (on 1953-03-16)
mandolin:
Jesse McReynolds (on 1953-03-16)
vocals:
Jesse McReynolds (on 1953-03-16) and Jim McReynolds (on 1953-03-16)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1953-03-16)
recording of:
Air Mail Special on the Fly (on 1953-03-16)
writer:
Ossie Godson and Leon Rusk
Jim and Jesse?:??
10Save It, Save It
Jimmy Martin?:??
11Foggy Mountain Special
recording of:
Foggy Mountain Special
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs?:??
12Nobody's Love Is Like Mine
The Stanley Brothers?:??
13When the Train Comes Along
recorded in:
Richmond, Indiana, United States (on 1934-08-14)
banjo:
Uncle Dave Macon (on 1934-08-14) and Kirk McGee (on 1934-08-14)
guitar:
Sam McGee (from Franklin, Tennessee, USA) (on 1934-08-14)
vocals:
Uncle Dave Macon (on 1934-08-14) and Kirk McGee (on 1934-08-14)
Uncle Dave Macon?:??
14In the Hills of Roane County
The Blue Sky Boys?:??
15Hawkins Rag
Gid Tanner & His Skillet Lickers?:??
16Hop Light Ladies
Ernest Stoneman?:??
17Doin’ My Time
Jimmie Skinner?:??
18Going Back to Old Kentucky
Bill Monroe?:??
3▶CD: CD 3 - Contemporary Bluegrass