Treasury of Bluegrass, Volume 1

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

Tracklist

▶ CD 1
▼ CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
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