Treasury of Bluegrass, Volume 1

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▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Blue Moon of Kentucky
double bass:
Ernie Newton (contrabassist) (on 1954-09-04)
fiddle:
Charlie Cline (on 1954-09-04), Merle "Red" Taylor (country/bluegrass fiddler, songwriter, and singer) (on 1954-09-04) and Gordon Terry (Bluegrass/Country artist, guitarist and fiddle player.) (on 1954-09-04)
guitar:
Edd Mayfield (on 1954-09-04)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1954-09-04)
recorded at:
Bradley Studios (Hillsboro Village location, circa 1952-1954) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1954-09-04)
recording of:
Blue Moon of Kentucky (on 1954-09-04)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe (in 1946)
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI)), Peer International Corporation (BMI), Southern Music Publishing ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic), Southern Music Publishing Company Limited and ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
Bill Monroe2:09
2Foggy Mountain Breakdown
recorded in:
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (on 1949-12-11)
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1949-12-11)
double bass [string bass]:
Howard Watts (bluegrass bassist, aka Cedric Rainwater) (on 1949-12-11)
fiddle:
Benny Sims (American fiddler) (on 1949-12-11)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1949-12-11)
mandolin:
Curly Seckler (on 1949-12-11)
recording of:
Foggy Mountain Breakdown (on 1949-12-11)
composer:
Earl Scruggs
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:42
3You Don’t Know My Mind
recording of:
You Don't Know My Mind
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Skinner
Jimmy Martin2:56
4Don’t Let Your Sweet Love Die
Reno and Smiley2:29
5How Mountain Girls Can Love
banjo and tenor vocals:
Ralph Stanley (on 1958-09-30)
double bass and baritone vocals:
Al Elliott (US bluegrass mandolinist and bassist) (on 1958-09-30)
fiddle:
Ralph Mayo (on 1958-09-30)
guitar and lead vocals:
Carter Stanley (on 1958-09-30)
mandolin:
Bill Napier (mandolin, guitar) (on 1958-09-30)
recorded at:
King Studios in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (on 1958-09-30)
recording of:
How Mountain Girls Can Love (on 1958-09-30)
lyricist and composer:
Ruby Rakes
The Stanley Brothers2:08
6Jimmy Brown the Newsboy
recording of:
Jimmy Brown the Newsboy
lyricist and composer:
A.P. Carter
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI))
Mac Wiseman2:11
7Footprints in the Snow
producer:
Paul Cohen (Nashville country producer)
banjo:
Sonny Osborne (on 1952-07-18)
double bass:
Ernie Newton (contrabassist) (on 1952-07-18)
fiddle:
Charlie Cline (on 1952-07-18)
guitar:
Jimmy Martin (American bluegrass musician) (on 1952-07-18)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1952-07-18)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1952-07-18)
recording of:
Footprints in the Snow (on 1952-07-18)
additional composer:
Bill Monroe
composer:
Rupert Jones
is based on:
I Traced Her Little Footmarks in the Snow
Bill Monroe2:42
8Cabin on the Hill
producer:
Don Law
double bass [string bass]:
Joe Zinkan (on 1959-04-05)
guitar:
Hylo Brown (on 1959-04-05), Lester Flatt (on 1959-04-05), Earl Scruggs (on 1959-04-05) and Jake Tullock (country stand-up bass) (on 1959-04-05)
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Josh Graves (on 1959-04-05)
vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1959-04-05), Culley Holt (on 1959-04-05), Curley Lambert (on 1959-04-05), Earl Scruggs (on 1959-04-05), Jake Tullock (country stand-up bass) (on 1959-04-05) and Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1959-04-05)
recorded at:
Bradley Film & Recording Studio (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1959-04-05)
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:32
9Little Maggie
Ralph Stanley2:47
10High on a Mountain
recording of:
High on a Mountain
composer:
Ola Belle Reed (old-time singer & banjo player)
Del McCoury and The Dixie Pals2:52
11Fox on the Run
engineer:
Jim Hall (engineer)
producer:
Charles R. Freeland (Rebel Records founder and producer)
banjo and tenor vocals:
Bill Emerson
bass:
Ed Ferris (bluegrass bass player)
fiddle:
Bill Poffinberger (Bluegrass fiddle player)
guitar and lead vocals:
Cliff Waldron
resonator guitar [dobro] and baritone vocals:
Mike Auldridge
vocals:
Mike Auldridge, Bill Emerson and Cliff Waldron
recorded at:
Roy Homer and Associates in Maryland, United States
recording of:
Fox on the Run
lyricist and composer:
Tony Hazzard (songwriter)
Emerson & Waldron2:36
12Orange Blossom Special
The Johnson Mountain Boys2:43
13Legend of the Rebel Soldier
arranger:
Charlie Moore
recording of:
Legend of the Rebel Soldier
lyricist:
Charlie Moore
composer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
is based on:
Shall My Soul Pass Through Old Ireland
The Country Gentlemen2:59
14Smokey Mountain Memories
banjo:
Mike Lilly
bass:
Art Wynder (US bluegrass bassist)
fiddle, mandolin and baritone vocals [high baritone vocals]:
Ricky Skaggs
guitar:
Larry Sparks
resonator guitar [dobro] and tenor vocals:
Tommy Boyd (Bluegrass banjo & dobro player)
vocals:
Larry Sparks
recording of:
Smokey Mountain Memories
composer:
Earl Thomas Conley and Richard Heard
recording of:
Smoky Mountain Memories
writer:
Earl Thomas Conley and Richard Heard
Larry Sparks3:33
15Two Highways
recording of:
Two Highways
composer:
Larry Cordle
Alison Krauss & Union Station43:34
▼ CD 2
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1New Mule Skinner Blues
banjo:
Rudy Lyle (on 1950-02-03)
double bass:
Joel Price (on 1950-02-03)
fiddle:
Vassar Clements (on 1950-02-03)
guitar:
Jimmy Martin (American bluegrass musician) (on 1950-02-03)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1950-02-03)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1950-02-03)
recording of:
New Mule Skinner Blues (revised lyrics, first recorded by Bill Monroe ca. 1950) (on 1950-02-03)
lyricist:
George Vaughn
composer:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI))
version of:
Blue Yodel No. 8 (Mule Skinner Blues)
Bill Monroe2:32
2Nine Pound Hammer
recording of:
Nine Pound Hammer
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Elvis Presley Music and Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (publisher)
Jim and Jesse2:08
3Ruby, Are You Mad
The Osborne Brothers & Red Allen3:01
4Ballad of Jed Clampett
producer:
Frank Jones (producer for Columbia, often with Don Law; also singer/songwiter) and Don Law
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1962-09-24)
double bass:
Jake Tullock (country stand-up bass) (on 1962-09-24)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Harman (on 1962-09-24)
fiddle:
Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1962-09-24)
guitar and lead vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1962-09-24)
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Josh Graves (on 1962-09-24)
recorded at:
Columbia Studio B (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1962-09-24)
recording of:
The Ballad of Jed Clampett (on 1962-09-24)
lyricist and composer:
Paul Henning (TV screenwriter and songwriter)
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:05
5Sunny Side of the Mountain
producer:
Owen Bradley
banjo:
Mike Miller (US bluegrass banjoist) (on 1964-08-13)
double bass:
Junior Huskey (father of Roy Huskey, Jr.) (on 1964-08-13)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Harman (on 1964-08-13)
guitar and lead vocals:
Jimmy Martin (American bluegrass musician) (on 1964-08-13)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Grady Martin (country/rockabilly guitarist) (on 1964-08-13)
mandolin:
Vernon Derrick (on 1964-08-13)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1964-08-13)
recording of:
Sunny Side of the Mountain (on 1964-08-13)
composer:
Bob Gregory and Harry C. McAuliffe
Jimmy Martin2:35
6I Know You Are Married
banjo and tenor vocals:
Don Reno (bluegrass banjoist, Reno & Smiley member, father of Don Wayne Reno) (on 1956-08-27)
double bass:
John Palmer (US bluegrass bassist) (on 1956-08-27)
fiddle:
Mack Magaha (Bluegrass Fiddler) (on 1956-08-27) and Benny Williams (US bluegrass fiddler/multi-instrumentalist) (on 1956-08-27)
guitar and lead vocals:
Red Smiley (American bluegrass and country musician) (on 1956-08-27)
mandolin:
Benny Williams (US bluegrass fiddler/multi-instrumentalist) (on 1956-08-27)
recorded at:
King Studios in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (on 1956-08-27)
recording of:
I Know You’re Married but I Love You Still (on 1956-08-27)
writer:
Mack Magaha (Bluegrass Fiddler) and Don Reno (bluegrass banjoist, Reno & Smiley member, father of Don Wayne Reno)
Reno and Smiley2:38
7I Wonder How the Old Folks Are
recording of:
Homestead on the Farm
lyricist and composer:
A.P. Carter
is based on:
I Wonder How the Old Folks Are at Home
Mac Wiseman2:54
8Rank Strangers
The Stanley Brothers3:09
9Mountain Dew
recording of:
Mountain Dew
lyricist:
Scott Wiseman and Bascom Lamar Lunsford (in 1920)
composer:
Bascom Lamar Lunsford (in 1920)
arranger:
Lulu Belle (in 1939) and Scott Wiseman (in 1939)
is based on:
Old Mountain Dew (original lyrics, begins "On my first day in court...")
Grandpa Jones2:13
10Rocky Top
The Osborne Brothers2:39
11Kentucky Waltz
producer:
Walter Haynes
banjo:
Bobby Thompson (guitar & banjo player) (on 1970-12-02)
double bass:
Joe Stuart (US bluegrass musician) (on 1970-12-02)
fiddle:
Kenny Baker (US fiddler) (on 1970-12-02), Red Hayes (on 1970-12-02) and Gordon Terry (Bluegrass/Country artist, guitarist and fiddle player.) (on 1970-12-02)
guitar:
James Monroe (on 1970-12-02)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1970-12-02)
recorded at:
Bradley’s Barn in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, United States (on 1970-12-02)
recording of:
Kentucky Waltz (on 1970-12-02)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe (in 1945)
Bill Monroe3:07
12Dueling Banjos
Eric Weissberg & Steve Mandell2:20
13Rider
engineer:
George Motion
producer:
Charles R. Freeland (Rebel Records founder and producer)
banjo and baritone vocals:
Ben Eldridge (in 1973-07)
bass:
Tom Gray (US bluegrass bassist) (in 1973-07)
fiddle:
Ricky Skaggs (in 1973-07)
guitar and lead vocals:
John Starling (in 1973-07)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
John Duffey (in 1973-07)
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Mike Auldridge (in 1973-07)
recorded at:
ITI-Recording, Inc. in Maryland, United States (in 1973-07)
The Seldom Scene5:28
14Uncle Pen
recording of:
Uncle Pen
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Unichappell Music, Unichappell Music, Inc. and Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (publisher) (in 1975)
cover recording of:
Uncle Pen
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Unichappell Music, Unichappell Music, Inc. and Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (publisher) (in 1975)
Ricky Skaggs2:26
15Old Home Place
banjo and baritone vocals:
J.D. Crowe (in 1975-01)
double bass [bass]:
Bobby Slone (Bluegrass fiddle player) (in 1975-01)
guitar and lead vocals:
Tony Rice (in 1975-01)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Ricky Skaggs (in 1975-01)
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Jerry Douglas (US guitar and dobro player) (in 1975-01)
recorded at:
Track Recorders (location listed as Maryland or Washington, DC) in Silver Spring, Maryland, United States (in 1975-01)
cover recording of:
Old Home Place (bluegrass standard: "what have they done to the old home place...") (in 1975-01)
writer:
Mitch Jayne and Dean Webb (US bluegrass mandolinist, member of The Dillards)
publisher:
Lansdowne Music Publishers and WINSTON MUSIC PUBLISHERS
J.D. Crowe and the New South2:47