Bluegrass Early Cuts 1931-1953: Classic Recordings Remastered

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Annotation

Track listing for disc A on CD case is incorrect. Correct track list appears on the outer box and the disc itself.
Disc B, track 18 is labeled "The Last Love Letter" but is actually "Barbara Allen".

Annotation last modified on 2020-07-02 03:42 UTC.

Tracklist

▶ CD 1: 1947-1953
▶ CD 2: 1945-1953
▼ CD 3: 1938-1951
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1Florida Blues
recorded in:
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States (in 1951)
banjo:
Hubert Davis (US bluegrass banjoist) (in 1951)
guitar:
Jim Eanes (in 1951)
vocals:
Jim Eanes (in 1951)
recording of:
Florida Blues (in 1951)
composer:
Arthur Smith
Jim Eanes & The Shenandoah Valley Boys2:21
2Blue Yodel #1
recorded in:
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States (in 1951)
banjo:
Hubert Davis (US bluegrass banjoist) (in 1951)
guitar:
Jim Eanes (in 1951)
vocals:
Jim Eanes (in 1951)
recording of:
Blue Yodel (Blue Yodel No. 1 (T for Texas)) (in 1951)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
publisher:
Ralph Peer (publisher 1920s) (on 1928-02-03)
part of:
Blue Yodels by Jimmie Rodgers
Jim Eanes & The Shenandoah Valley Boys2:19
3Missing in Action
recorded in:
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States (in 1951)
banjo:
Hubert Davis (US bluegrass banjoist) (in 1951)
guitar:
Jim Eanes (in 1951)
vocals:
Jim Eanes (in 1951)
Jim Eanes & The Shenandoah Valley Boys3:03
4Curtains of Sorrow
recorded in:
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States (in 1951)
banjo:
Hubert Davis (US bluegrass banjoist) (in 1951)
guitar:
Jim Eanes (in 1951)
vocals:
Jim Eanes (in 1951)
Jim Eanes & The Shenandoah Valley Boys2:48
5Little Brown Hand
recorded in:
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States (in 1951)
banjo:
Hubert Davis (US bluegrass banjoist) (in 1951)
guitar:
Jim Eanes (in 1951)
vocals:
Jim Eanes (in 1951)
Jim Eanes & The Shenandoah Valley Boys2:21
6Down Among the Budded Roses
recorded in:
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States (in 1951)
banjo:
Hubert Davis (US bluegrass banjoist) (in 1951)
guitar:
Jim Eanes (in 1951)
vocals:
Jim Eanes (in 1951)
Jim Eanes & The Shenandoah Valley Boys2:56
7Tomorrow May Be Different
recorded in:
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States (in 1951)
banjo:
Hubert Davis (US bluegrass banjoist) (in 1951)
guitar:
Jim Eanes (in 1951)
vocals:
Jim Eanes (in 1951)
Jim Eanes & The Shenandoah Valley Boys2:39
8Come Back My Little Pal
recorded in:
Columbia, South Carolina, United States (in 1938-11)
guitar:
Roy Hall (30s US bluegrass guitarist) (in 1938-11)
vocals:
Roy Hall (30s US bluegrass guitarist) (in 1938-11)
Roy Hall & His Blue Ridge Entertainers2:41
9Wabash Cannon Ball
recorded in:
Columbia, South Carolina, United States (in 1938-11)
guitar:
Roy Hall (30s US bluegrass guitarist) (in 1938-11)
vocals:
Roy Hall (30s US bluegrass guitarist) (in 1938-11)
recording of:
Wabash Cannonball (in 1938-11)
composer:
A.P. Carter and William Kindt
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI))
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4228)
Roy Hall & His Blue Ridge Entertainers2:29
10Lonesome Dove
recorded in:
Columbia, South Carolina, United States (in 1938-11)
guitar:
Roy Hall (30s US bluegrass guitarist) (in 1938-11)
vocals:
Roy Hall (30s US bluegrass guitarist) (in 1938-11)
Roy Hall & His Blue Ridge Entertainers2:36
11Where the Roses Never Fade
recorded in:
Columbia, South Carolina, United States (in 1938-11)
guitar:
Roy Hall (30s US bluegrass guitarist) (in 1938-11)
vocals:
Roy Hall (30s US bluegrass guitarist) (in 1938-11)
Roy Hall & His Blue Ridge Entertainers2:40
12Natural Bridge Blues
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1941-10-01)
fiddle:
Tommy Magness (on 1941-10-01)
guitar:
Jim Eanes (on 1941-10-01) and Roy Hall (30s US bluegrass guitarist) (on 1941-10-01)
Roy Hall & His Blue Ridge Entertainers2:29
13The Best of Friends Must Part Sometime
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1941-10-01)
fiddle:
Tommy Magness (on 1941-10-01)
guitar:
Jim Eanes (on 1941-10-01) and Roy Hall (30s US bluegrass guitarist) (on 1941-10-01)
Roy Hall & His Blue Ridge Entertainers2:35
14Polecat Blues
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1941-10-01)
fiddle:
Tommy Magness (on 1941-10-01)
guitar:
Jim Eanes (on 1941-10-01) and Roy Hall (30s US bluegrass guitarist) (on 1941-10-01)
Roy Hall & His Blue Ridge Entertainers2:34
15I Wonder Where You Are Tonight
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1941-10-01)
fiddle:
Tommy Magness (on 1941-10-01)
guitar:
Jim Eanes (on 1941-10-01) and Roy Hall (30s US bluegrass guitarist) (on 1941-10-01)
recording of:
I Wonder Where You Are Tonight (on 1941-10-01)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Bond
publisher:
Red River Songs and Sunshine Music Co., Inc. (on 1941-12-12)
Roy Hall & His Blue Ridge Entertainers2:52
16Don't Let Your Sweet Love Die
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1940-10-09)
guitar:
Roy Hall (30s US bluegrass guitarist) (on 1940-10-09)
vocals:
Roy Hall (30s US bluegrass guitarist) (on 1940-10-09)
Roy Hall & His Blue Ridge Entertainers2:48
17Can You Forgive
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1940-10-09)
guitar:
Roy Hall (30s US bluegrass guitarist) (on 1940-10-09)
vocals:
Roy Hall (30s US bluegrass guitarist) (on 1940-10-09)
recording of:
Can You Forgive
lyricist and composer:
Roy Hall (30s US bluegrass guitarist)
Roy Hall & His Blue Ridge Entertainers3:03
18Loving You Too Well
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1940-10-09)
guitar:
Roy Hall (30s US bluegrass guitarist) (on 1940-10-09)
vocals:
Roy Hall (30s US bluegrass guitarist) (on 1940-10-09)
Roy Hall & His Blue Ridge Entertainers2:47
19'Neath the Bridge at the Foot of the Hill
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1940-10-09)
guitar:
Roy Hall (30s US bluegrass guitarist) (on 1940-10-09)
vocals:
Roy Hall (30s US bluegrass guitarist) (on 1940-10-09)
Roy Hall & His Blue Ridge Entertainers2:50
20Little Sweetheart Come and Kiss Me
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1940-10-09)
guitar:
Roy Hall (30s US bluegrass guitarist) (on 1940-10-09)
vocals:
Roy Hall (30s US bluegrass guitarist) (on 1940-10-09)
Roy Hall & His Blue Ridge Entertainers2:30
21Little Mohee
guitar:
Jay Hugh Hall (in 1938-02) and Roy Hall (30s US bluegrass guitarist) (in 1938-02)
vocals:
Roy Hall (30s US bluegrass guitarist) (in 1938-02)
The Hall Brothers3:04
22The Wrong Road
fiddle:
Steve Ledford (in 1938-02)
guitar:
Jay Hugh Hall (in 1938-02) and Roy Hall (30s US bluegrass guitarist) (in 1938-02)
vocals:
Roy Hall (30s US bluegrass guitarist) (in 1938-02)
The Hall Brothers2:18
23Orange Blossom Special
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-06-16)
vocals:
Ervin Rouse (on 1939-06-16) and Gordon Rouse (on 1939-06-16)
recording of:
Orange Blossom Special (on 1939-06-16)
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 Brothers2:59
24Let Me Be Your Salty Dog
guitar:
Zeke Morris (in 1938)
mandolin:
Wiley Morris (American country musician) (in 1938)
recording of:
Old Salty Dog Blues (in 1938)
composer:
Wiley Morris (American country musician) and Zeke Morris
The Morris Brothers2:38
▶ CD 4: 1931-1946

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