The Essential Guide to Bluegrass

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1CD: CD 1 - Classic Songs
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1Orange Blossom Special
recording of:
Orange Blossom Special
lyricist and composer:
Ervin Rouse
publisher:
Glanco Music and MCA Music
Rouse Brothers?:??
2Blue Moon of KentuckyThe Osborne Brothers?:??
3Man of Constant Sorrow
producer:
Don Law and Art Satherly
banjo and lead vocals:
Ralph Stanley (on 1950-11-03)
double bass:
Ernie Newton (on 1950-11-03)
fiddle:
Les Woodie (on 1950-11-03)
guitar:
Carter Stanley (on 1950-11-03)
mandolin:
Darrell "Pee Wee" Lambert (on 1950-11-03)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1950-11-03)
recording of:
Man of Constant Sorrow (traditional, arranger neutral) (on 1950-11-03)
writer:
[traditional]
publisher:
Southern Music Publishing Co.
The Stanley Brothers?:??
4Foggy Mountain BreakdownLester Flatt & Earl Scruggs?:??
5Y'all Come
producer:
Paul Cohen
banjo:
Rudy Lyle (on 1954-01-08)
double bass:
Ernie Newton (on 1954-01-08)
fiddle:
Charlie Cline (on 1954-01-08)
guitar:
Grady Martin (on 1954-01-08) and Jimmy Martin (on 1954-01-08)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1954-01-08)
recording of:
Y’all Come (on 1954-01-08)
lyricist and composer:
Arlie Duff
Bill Monroe?:??
6Feudin' Banjos
Don Reno, Arthur Smith?:??
7Cotton Eyed Joe
Fiddlin’ John Carson?:??
8Footprints in the Snow
Cliff Carlisle?:??
9Earl's Breakdown
recording of:
Earl’s Breakdown
composer:
Earl Scruggs
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs?:??
10Sally Goodin
Ernest Stoneman?:??
11Uncle Penn
Bill Monroe?:??
12Molly & Tenbrooks
banjo:
Ralph Stanley (in 1948)
fiddle:
Art Wooten (in 1948)
guitar:
Carter Stanley (in 1948)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Darrell "Pee Wee" Lambert (in 1948)
recorded at:
Radio Station WOPI in Bristol, Virginia, United States (in 1948)
recording of:
Molly and Tenbrooks (in 1948)
composer:
Bill Monroe
publisher:
Bill Monroe Music
is based on:
Molly and Tenbrooks
The Stanley Brothers?:??
13Are You From Dixie?
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1939-08-21)
producer:
Dan Hornsby and Frank Walker
guitar:
Earl Bolick (on 1939-08-21)
mandolin:
Bill Bolick (on 1939-08-21)
vocals:
Bill Bolick (on 1939-08-21) and Earl Bolick (on 1939-08-21)
recording of:
Are You From Dixie (’cause I’m From Dixie Too) (on 1939-08-21)
lyricist:
Jack Yellen
composer:
George L. Cobb
The Blue Sky Boys?:??
14Poor Ellen Smith
Molly O’Day?:??
15Muleskinner Blues
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1940-10-07)
double bass [string bass]:
Bill Wesbrooks (on 1940-10-07)
fiddle:
Tommy Magness (on 1940-10-07)
guitar and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1940-10-07)
recording of:
Blue Yodel No. 8 (Mule Skinner Blues) (on 1940-10-07)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Rodgers
publisher:
Peer International Corporation
part of:
Blue Yodels by Jimmie Rodgers
Bill Monroe?:??
16Don't Get Above Your Raisin'Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs?:??
17Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms
recorded in:
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1936-10-12)
producer:
Eli Oberstein
guitar and lead vocals:
Charlie Monroe (on 1936-10-12)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1936-10-12)
vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1936-10-12) and Charlie Monroe (on 1936-10-12)
recorded at:
Southern Radio Building in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1936-10-12)
recording of:
Roll in My Sweet Baby’s Arms (on 1936-10-12)
writer:
[traditional]
Bill Monroe, Charlie Monroe?:??
18Will the Circle Be Unbroken?
producer:
Eli Oberstein
guitar and lead vocals:
Charlie Monroe (on 1936-10-12)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1936-10-12)
recorded at:
Southern Radio Building in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1936-10-12)
cover recording of:
Can the Circle Be Unbroken (By and By) (on 1936-10-12)
publisher:
Charles M. Alexander, Chicago, Illinois (on 1907-04-30)
additional lyricist and additional composer:
A.P. Carter
lyricist:
Ada Ruth Habershon (in 1907)
composer:
Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (in 1907)
publisher:
Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. (on 1935-06-22)
version of:
Will the Circle Be Unbroken?
Bill Monroe, Charlie Monroe?:??
2CD: CD 2 - Legends
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1Bluegrass Breakdown
producer:
Art Satherly
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1947-10-27)
double bass:
Howard Watts (on 1947-10-27)
fiddle:
Chubby Wise (on 1947-10-27)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1947-10-27)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (on 1947-10-27)
recorded at:
WBBM Studio in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1947-10-27)
recording of:
Blue Grass Breakdown (on 1947-10-27)
composer:
Bill Monroe
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
Bill Monroe?:??
2The Great Speckled Bird
Charlie Monroe?:??
3Dim Lights, Thick SmokeLester 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 (in 1946-09)
guitar:
Alton Delmore (in 1946-09) and Unknown, possibly Jethro Burns (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
banjo:
Owen Jenkins (on 1953-03-16)
double bass:
Bob Moore (on 1953-03-16)
fiddle:
Tommy Jackson (on 1953-03-16)
guitar:
Lloyd Bell (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 SpecialLester 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 (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?:??
3CD: CD 3 - Contemporary Bluegrass
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1So Long, So WrongAlison Krauss & Union Station?:??
2Think About You Everyday
Dan Tyminski?:??
3Down Home Summertime Blues
Norman Blake?:??
4Lost and I'll Never Find the Way
Ricky Skaggs?:??
5Ridin' the Red Line
Rhonda Vincent & The Rage?:??
6Leavin's Heavy on My MindThe Grascals?:??
7Love LightClaire Lynch?:??
8Black Mountain Rag
Doc & Merle Watson?:??
9Love Me or Leave Me Alone
assistant engineer:
Jim Fox
engineer:
Ronnie Freeland
banjo and fiddle:
Ron Stewart (from 1997-12 until 1998-05)
bass:
Marshall Wilborn
double bass [bass]:
Marshall Wilborn (from 1997-12 until 1998-05)
guitar:
Dudley Connell (from 1997-12 until 1998-05)
mandolin:
Barry Mitterhoff (from 1997-12 until 1998-05)
baritone vocals:
Carol Elizabeth Jones (from 1997-12 until 1998-05)
lead vocals:
Hazel Dickens (from 1997-12 until 1998-05)
tenor vocals:
Ginny Hawker (from 1997-12 until 1998-05)
vocals:
Carol Elizabeth Jones
recorded at:
Lion and Fox Recording in Washington, D.C., United States (from 1997-12 until 1998-05)
cover recording of:
Love Me or Leave Me Alone (from 1997-12 until 1998-05)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Bryson
Hazel Dickens, Carol Elizabeth Jones, Ginny Hawker?:??
10Shape of a Tear
Lynn Morris Band?:??
11Duncan 1 Brady (He's Been on the Job Too Long)
The Johnson Mountain Boys?:??
12Thirty Years of Farming
James King?:??
13I'll Stay Around
Alecia Nugent?:??
14Carolina Star
recording of:
Carolina Star
lyricist and composer:
Hugh Moffatt
publisher:
Atlantic Music Corp. and Gray Mouser Music
Tony Rice?:??
15North Carolina Breakdown
Michael Cleveland?:??
16Lost at Sea
Bradley Walker?:??
17Wild Fiddler's Rag
Mark O’Connor?:??
18Don't Stop the Music
Del McCoury?:??