Absolutely Bluegrass

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Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Don’t Get Above Your Rising
recording of:
Don't Get Above Your Raising
writer:
Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:42
2Man of Constant Sorrow
recording of:
Man of Constant Sorrow (traditional, arranger neutral)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Southern Music Publishing Co. (publishing company)
The Stanley Brothers2:57
3Great Speckled Bird
recording of:
The Great Speckled Bird (on 1936-10-20)
lyricist:
Guy Smith (Reverend)
composer:
Roy Carter (country songwriter)
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated)
Roy Acuff2:54
4Orange Blossom Special
recording of:
Orange Blossom Special
lyricist and composer:
Ervin Thomas Rouse
publisher:
Glanco Music (BMI-affiliated) and MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
Rouse Brothers2:57
5Y’all Come
producer:
Paul Cohen (Nashville country producer)
banjo:
Rudy Lyle (on 1954-01-08)
double bass:
Ernie Newton (contrabassist) (on 1954-01-08)
fiddle:
Charlie Cline (on 1954-01-08)
guitar:
Grady Martin (country/rockabilly guitarist) (on 1954-01-08) and Jimmy Martin (American bluegrass musician) (on 1954-01-08)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1954-01-08)
recording of:
Y’ All Come (You All Come) (on 1954-01-08)
lyricist and composer:
Arlie Duff
Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys2:10
6Are You From Dixie?
The Blue Sky Boys2:43
7Cotton Eyed Joe
Fiddlin’ John Carson3:04
8Foggy Mountain Breakdown
recording of:
Foggy Mountain Breakdown
composer:
Earl Scruggs
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:40
9Going 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 Brothers2:48
10Air Mail Special
Jim and Jesse2:06
11Blue Grass Breakdown
Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys2:17
12Little Glass of Wine
recording of:
Little Glass of Wine
writer:
Carter Stanley and Ralph Stanley
The Stanley Brothers2:56
13Earl’s Breakdown
recording of:
Earl’s Breakdown
composer:
Earl Scruggs
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:59
14Pretty Polly
recording of:
Pretty Polly
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 15)
The Coon Creek Girls2:48
15Heart’s Hall of Fame
Bailey Brothers3:00
16Will the Circle Be Unbroken?
The Monroe Brothers2:28
17Twin Banjo Special
Joe Maphis2:12
18Story of the Knoxville Girl
The Blue Sky Boys3:35
19Blue Eyed Darling
Jimmy Martin & the Sunny Mountain Boys2:21
20I’m Gone Long Gone
Don Reno & The Tennessee Cut-Ups2:19
21Sally Goodin
Ernest V. Stoneman and His Dixie Mountaineers3:39
22Uncle Pen
Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys2:44
23Cannon Ball Blues
autoharp:
Sara Carter (of the Carter Family) (on 1935-05-10)
guitar:
Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1935-05-10)
vocals:
A.P. Carter (on 1935-05-10), Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1935-05-10) and Sara Carter (of the Carter Family) (on 1935-05-10)
recorded at:
American Record Corporation Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1935-05-10)
recording of:
Cannonball Blues (on 1935-05-10)
lyricist and composer:
A.P. Carter
The Carter Family2:54
24Don’t Let Your Deal Go Down
Charlie Poole & The North Carolina Ramblers2:51
25When the Train Comes Along
Uncle Dave Macon3:04
26Foggy Mountain Special
recording of:
Foggy Mountain Special
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs1:59
27Save It, Save It
Jimmy Martin & the Sunny Mountain Boys1:59
▼ CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1I Long to See the Old Folks
The Stanley Brothers3:05
2In the Hills of Roane County
The Blue Sky Boys3:15
3Alabama Waltz
Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys2:17
4Foggy Mountain Chimes
recording of:
Foggy Mountain Chimes
composer:
Earl Scruggs
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:17
5Little Birdie
Wade Mainer2:48
6Beautiful Brown Eyes
Bailey Brothers2:38
7When I Safely Reach the Other Shore
Tommy Magness1:42
8Crazy Finger Blues
Reno and Smiley2:49
9I’ll Wash Your Love From My Heart
recording of:
I'll Wash Your Love From My Heart
writer:
Jesse McReynolds and Jim McReynolds
publisher:
Central Songs
Jim and Jesse2:24
10I’m Going Back to Old Kentucky
Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys1:50
11Harbour of Love
The Stanley Brothers2:18
12Lonely Tombs
J.E. Mainer’s Mountaineers2:34
13I’m Lonesome and Blue
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:47
14Doin’ My Time
Jimmie Skinner2:34
15Can’t Live With ’Em
Mattie, Martha and Minnie2:45
16Wiggle Worm Wiggle
Jim Eanes2:29
17Can’t You Hear Me Callin?
Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys3:17
18Tomorrow May Be Different
Jim Eanes & The Shenandoah Valley Boys2:29
19Our Last Goodbye
The Stanley Brothers2:36
20My Lonely Heart
Jimmy Martin & the Sunny Mountain Boys2:16
21It Won’t Be Long
Hodges Brothers2:44
22Banjo Twist
The McCormick Brothers2:13
23Don’t This Road Look Rough and Rocky
recording of:
Don’t This Road Look Rough and Rocky
writer:
Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs
publisher:
Peermusic III, Ltd. (BMI) and Scruggs Music, Inc.
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs3:06
24Hawkins Rag
Gid Tanner & His Skillet Lickers2:48
25I’m the Talk of the Town
Reno and Smiley2:42
26Blues Stay Away From Me
producer:
Henry Glover
double bass:
Louie Innis (on 1949-05-05)
electric guitar:
Zeke Turner (on 1949-05-05)
guitar:
Alton Delmore (on 1949-05-05)
harmonica:
Lonnie Glosson (on 1949-05-05) and Wayne Raney (on 1949-05-05)
tenor guitar:
Rabon Delmore (on 1949-05-05)
vocals:
Alton Delmore (on 1949-05-05), Rabon Delmore (on 1949-05-05) and Wayne Raney (on 1949-05-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Gusto Records, Inc. (fka King Records, Inc.) (in 1979)
recorded at:
King Studios in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (on 1949-05-05)
recording of:
Blues Stay Away From Me (on 1949-05-05)
lyricist:
Alton Delmore, Rabon Delmore and Wayne Raney
composer:
Henry Glover
publisher:
Fort Knox Music, Fort Knox Music Co, Lois, Lois Publishing and Trio Music (publisher)
The Delmore Brothers2:48
27Heavy Traffic Ahead
Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys2:49
28Roll Down the Line
The Allen Brothers2:58
▼ CD 3
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Shine Hallelujah Shine
Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys2:33
2Just Because
The Lone Star Cowboys2:53
3Dim Lights Thick Smoke
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:53
4Poison Lies
The Stanley Brothers2:40
5The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee
Wade Mainer2:46
6Little Country Preacher
Tommy Magness2:32
7There’s Another Baby Waiting for Me Down the Line
banjo and tenor vocals:
Don Reno (bluegrass banjoist, Reno & Smiley member, father of Don Wayne Reno) (on 1952-01-15)
double bass:
Jay Haney (US bluegrass musician) (on 1952-01-15)
fiddle:
Gopher Addis (US bluegrass musician) (on 1952-01-15)
guitar and lead vocals:
Red Smiley (American bluegrass and country musician) (on 1952-01-15)
mandolin:
Chuck Haney (US bluegrass musican, not to be confused with Carlton Haney) (on 1952-01-15)
recorded at:
King Studios in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (on 1952-01-15)
recording of:
There’s Another Baby Waiting for Me Down the Line
writer:
Don Reno (bluegrass banjoist, Reno & Smiley member, father of Don Wayne Reno) and Red Smiley (American bluegrass and country musician)
Reno and Smiley2:28
8Ready to Go Home
Jimmie Skinner2:24
9It’s Mighty Dark to Travel
Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys2:50
10Dickson County Breakdown
The Stanley Brothers2:14
11Get in Line Brothers
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:16
12She’s Just a Cute Thing
Jimmy Martin & the Sunny Mountain Boys1:55
13The Intoxicated Rat
Dixon Brothers2:34
14Sold Down the River
The Blue Sky Boys2:43
15Hang Out the Front Door Key
recording of:
Hang Out The Front Door Key (on 1935-02-22)
lyricist and composer:
Leon Chappelear
publisher:
Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) (on 1934-01-13)
The Shelton Brothers2:57
16Be Ready for Tomorrow May Never Come
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:40
17The Wandering Boy
The Stanley Brothers2:32
18Summertime Is Past and Gone
Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys2:53
19The Nashville Blues
recorded in:
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1936-02-17)
producer:
Eli Oberstein
guitar and lead vocals:
Alton Delmore (on 1936-02-17)
tenor guitar and background vocals:
Rabon Delmore (on 1936-02-17)
vocals:
Alton Delmore (on 1936-02-17) and Rabon Delmore (on 1936-02-17)
recording of:
Nashville Blues ("I got the blues, the Nashville blues...") (on 1936-02-17)
writer:
Alton Delmore and Rabon Delmore
The Delmore Brothers2:21
20Alabama
Bailey Brothers2:53
21If I Should Wander Back to You
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:35
22Are You Waiting Just for Me?
recording of:
Are You Waiting Just for Me?
lyricist and composer:
Ernest Tubb
The Stanley Brothers2:16
23The Meanest Man in Town
The Maddox Brothers & Rose2:39
24Alabamy Stomp
Farr Brothers2:05
25Seven Year Blues
The Louvin Brothers2:48
26Were You There?
Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys2:46
27Someone Took My Place With You
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:43
28Salty Dog Blues
recorded in:
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1945-11-14)
guitar and lead vocals:
Zeke Morris
mandolin and background vocals [vocal harmony]:
Wiley Morris (American country musician)
recording of:
Old Salty Dog Blues
composer:
Wiley Morris (American country musician) and Zeke Morris
The Morris Brothers2:37