Rebel Records 35 Years of Kickin' 'Grass

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Annotation

To commemorate the anniversary of the label, Rebel is releasing a 4-CD boxed set which contains a representative sampling of virtually every artist that has recorded for the label. Accompanying the discs is a twenty page booklet which highlights the history of the label and offers overviews of the artists and songs. The booklet is generously illustrated with many rare photographs.

Tracklist

1CD
#TitleArtistLength
1Little Birdie
engineer:
Pete Kuykendall
producer:
Pete Kuykendall, Red Allen and Frank Wakefield
banjo and baritone vocals [baritone vocals on last verse]:
Bill Emerson
guitar, lead vocals [lead vocals on verses] and tenor vocals [tenor vocals on last verse]:
Red Allen
mandolin and lead vocals [lead vocals on last verse]:
Frank Wakefield
recorded at:
Wynwood Studio in Falls Church, Virginia, United States
Red Allen2:33
2I Could Change My Mind
engineer:
Pete Kuykendall
producer:
Charles R. Freeland
banjo:
Smiley Hobbs
bass and tenor vocals:
Charlie Tomlinson
fiddle and baritone vocals:
Billy Baker
guitar and lead vocals:
Jack Cooke
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Russ Hooper
recorded at:
Wynwood Studio in Falls Church, Virginia, United States
recording of:
I Could Change My Mind
lyricist and composer:
Earl Taylor
Charlie Tomlinson1:54
3Earl’s BreakdownReno & Adcock2:05
4Fox on the RunEmerson & Waldron2:32
5Ice Covered BirchesCliff Waldron2:35
6Don’t Cheat in Our HometownWhitley & Skaggs2:34
7Cold Wind
engineer:
Roy Homer
producer:
Charles R. Freeland
banjo:
Ray Edwards
bass and tenor vocals:
Darrell Rowland
fiddle:
Carl Joyner
guitar and baritone vocals:
Grady Bullins
mandolin and lead vocals:
Roy McMillan
recorded at:
Roy Homer and Associates in Maryland, United States (on 1972-10-28)
recording of:
Cold Wind
lyricist and composer:
Roy McMillan
Roy McMillan2:48
8Uncle Bill’s Still
engineer:
Roy Homer
producer:
Charles R. Freeland
banjo, lead vocals and tenor vocals:
Al Wood
bass:
Odell Wood
drums (drum set):
Ronnie Freeland
guitar and lead vocals [lead vocals on chorus]:
Lester Deaton
mandolin and baritone vocals:
Dewey Farmer
recorded at:
Roy Homer and Associates in Maryland, United States (on 1972-12-09)
recording of:
Uncle Bill's Still
writer:
Odell Wood and Al Wood
A.L. Wood2:17
9Wait a Minute
engineer:
George Massenburg
producer:
Charles R. Freeland
banjo:
Ben Eldridge
bass:
Tom Gray
guitar:
Paul Craft and John Starling
mandolin and tenor vocals:
John Duffey
resonator guitar [dobro] and baritone vocals:
Mike Auldridge
lead vocals:
John Starling
recorded at:
Track Recorders in Silver Spring, Maryland, United States (in 1974-03)
cover recording of:
Wait a Minute
lyricist and composer:
Herb Pedersen
Seldom Scene3:35
10Dark as a Dungeon
engineer:
Bill Tate and Fran Tate
producer:
John Starling
bass:
Tom Gray
guitar:
Ben Eldridge
guitar [lead and rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
Tony Rice
mandolin:
Larry Rice
vocals:
Mike Auldridge
recorded at:
Track Recorders in Silver Spring, Maryland, United States (in 1974-09)
cover recording of:
Dark as a Dungeon
lyricist and composer:
Merle Travis
Tony Rice3:59
11Travelling the Highway HomeRalph Stanley2:04
12Pastures of Plenty
producer:
Dave Evans
banjo, lead vocals and tenor vocals:
Dave Evans
bass and baritone vocals:
Kevin Williamson
fiddle:
Tommy Cordell
guitar and lead vocals [lead vocals on chorus]:
Clancy Fields
mandolin:
Larry Johnson
recorded at:
Riverside Sound Studios in Kentucky, United States (in 1981)
cover recording of:
Pastures of Plenty
lyricist and composer:
Woody Guthrie
publisher:
Ludlow Music, Inc.
Dave Evans4:07
13Lost River
engineer:
Howard Beasley
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
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 Brothers2:44
14Harvest Time
engineer:
Harold Thompson
producer:
Lost & Found
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 and Chris Moore
publisher:
Golden Horn
Lost & Found2:09
15In 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
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 Family2:35
16Don’t Neglect the RoseLarry Sparks3:14
17Goin’ GoneRhonda Vincent4:21
18Jack Rabbit TrailButch Baldassari2:39
19Grandpa’s Mandolin
engineer:
Bil VornDick
producer:
IIIrd Tyme Out and Bil VornDick
bass [electric bass] and tenor vocals:
Ray Deaton
fiddle:
Mike Hartgrove
guitar and lead vocals:
Russell Moore
mandolin:
Wayne Benson
percussion:
Kenny Malone
baritone vocals:
Barry Abernathy
recorded at:
Music Row Audio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1993-05-20)
cover recording of:
Grandpa's Mandolin
writer:
Mark Irwin, Billy Smith and Terry Smith
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc.
IIIrd Tyme Out3:24
20Lonesome Pine
engineer:
Rich Adler
producer:
Blue Highway
banjo:
Jason Burleson (from 1995-02-27 until 1995-03-02)
bass:
Wayne Taylor
double bass and lead vocals:
Wayne Taylor (from 1995-02-27 until 1995-03-02)
guitar:
Tim Stafford (from 1995-02-27 until 1995-03-02)
mandolin:
Shawn Lane (from 1995-02-27 until 1995-03-02)
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Rob Ickes (from 1995-02-27 until 1995-03-02)
background vocals [harmony vocal]:
Shawn Lane (from 1995-02-27 until 1995-03-02) and Tim Stafford (from 1995-02-27 until 1995-03-02)
other vocals [harmony vocals]:
Shawn Lane
recorded at:
Suite 2,000 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1995-02-28) and Suite 2000 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (from 1995-02-27 until 1995-03-02)
recording of:
Lonesome Pine (from 1995-02-27 until 1995-03-02)
writer:
Wayne Taylor
publisher:
Forty WAT Music
Blue Highway3:06