Very Best of Bluegrass

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

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
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1Foggy Mountain Breakdown
recording of:
Foggy Mountain Breakdown
composer:
Earl Scruggs
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs?:??
2I’m Man of Constant Sorrow
The Stanley Brothers?:??
3Blue Moon of Kentucky
Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys?:??
4Garden in the Sky
The Blue Sky Boys?:??
5Tennessee Cut Up Breakdown
Reno and Smiley?:??
6Lonesome, Sad and Blue
The Lonesome Pine Fiddlers?:??
7Will the Circle Be Unbroken?
guitar:
Alton Delmore (in 1946-01)
tenor guitar and tenor vocals:
Rabon Delmore (in 1946-01)
baritone vocals:
Alton Delmore (in 1946-01) and Grandpa Jones (in 1946-01)
bass vocals:
Red Foley (US country music musician) (in 1946-01)
recorded at:
King Studios in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (in 1946-01)
cover recording of:
Can the Circle Be Unbroken (By and By) (in 1946-01)
publisher:
Charles M. Alexander, Chicago, Illinois (gospel) (on 1907-04-30)
additional lyricist and additional composer:
A.P. Carter
lyricist:
Ada Ruth Habershon (in 1907)
composer:
Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (in 1907)
publisher:
Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) (on 1935-06-22)
version of:
Will the Circle Be Unbroken?
Brown’s Ferry Four?:??
8Are You Missing Me?
Jim and Jesse?:??
9Cripple Creek
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee?:??
10You Can’t Do Wrong and Get By
guitar:
Alton Delmore (on 1947-10-07)
tenor guitar:
Rabon Delmore (on 1947-10-07)
vocals:
Alton Delmore (on 1947-10-07) and Rabon Delmore (on 1947-10-07)
recorded at:
King Studios in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (on 1947-10-07)
The Delmore Brothers?:??
11Sunny Side of the Mountain
Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper?:??
12Higher in My Prayer
Molly O’Day & The Cumberland Mountain Folks?:??
13Tomorrow May Be Different
Jim Eanes & The Shenandoah Valley Boys?:??
14Going Back to Old Kentucky
Hobo Jack Adkins?:??
15Molly and Tenbrooks
Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys?:??
16Crazy Finger Blues
Reno and Smiley?:??
17Goin’ to the Barn Dance Tonight
Carson Robison and His Pioneers?:??
18Ida Red
recording of:
Ida Red
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3429)
The Blue Sky Boys?:??
19Old Salty Dog Blues
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs?:??
20Keep on the Sunny Side
The Carter Family?:??
21Little Birdie
Wade Mainer and His Trio?:??
22I Cried Again
Jim Eanes & The Shenandoah Valley Boys?:??
23Come Walk With Me
Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper?:??
24Beautiful Brown Eyes
Bailey Brothers?:??
25The Fields Have Turned Brown
The Stanley Brothers?:??
▼ CD 2
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1Orange Blossom Special
Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys?:??
2Lonesome Pine Breakdown
The Lonesome Pine Fiddlers?:??
3Hard to Love
Hayes Shepherd?:??
4Poor Ellen Smith
Molly O’Day & The Cumberland Mountain Folks?:??
5Happy Valley Special
Bailey Brothers?:??
6Dreaming of a Little Cabin
Mac Wiseman?:??
7Rounder’s Blues
guitar and lead vocals:
Alton Delmore (in 1946-09)
harmonica:
Wayne Raney (in 1946-09)
tenor guitar and background vocals:
Rabon Delmore (in 1946-09)
recorded at:
E.T. Herzog Recording Company in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (in 1946-09)
recording of:
Rounder's Blues (in 1946-09)
writer:
Jim Scott
The Delmore Brothers?:??
8Your Love Is Like a Flower
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs?:??
9I’m Gone, Long Gone
Reno and Smiley?:??
10Wildwood Flower
The Carter Family?:??
11Cotton‐Eyed Joe
The Stanley Brothers?:??
12He Will Set Your Fields on Fire
Carl Story?:??
13Wabash Cannonball
recording of:
Wabash Cannonball
composer:
A.P. Carter and William Kindt
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI))
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4228)
Roy Acuff?:??
14Big Midnight Special
Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper?:??
15Florida Blues
Jim Eanes & The Shenandoah Valley Boys?:??
16Why Should It End This Way?
The Blue Sky Boys?:??
17I’m Free From the Chain Gang Now
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1933-05-17)
guitar:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (on 1933-05-17)
vocals:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (on 1933-05-17)
recording of:
I’m Free From the Chain Gang Now (on 1933-05-17)
writer:
Lou Herscher and Saul Klein (songwriter)
Jimmie Rodgers?:??
18Twenty One Years
The Lonesome Pine Fiddlers?:??
19Radio Boogie
L.C. Smith and Ralph Mayo with The Southern Mountain Boys?:??
20Little Bessie
The Alabama Barnstormers?:??
21’Tis Sweet to Be Remembered
Mac Wiseman?:??
22Footprints in the Snow
Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys?:??
23Wake Up Sweetheart
The Stanley Brothers?:??
24Roll in My Sweet Baby’s Arms
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs?:??
25When the Saints Go Marching In
Fiddlin’ John Carson & Moonshine Kate?:??
▼ CD 3
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1You Are My Sunshine
The Rice Brothers Gang2:43
2Doin’ My Time
recording of:
Doing My Time
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Skinner
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:48
3Brown’s Ferry Blues
guitar and lead vocals:
Alton Delmore (in 1946-09)
tenor guitar and background vocals:
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:
Brown’s Ferry Blues (in 1946-09)
writer:
Alton Delmore
The Delmore Brothers2:35
4Abbeville Breakdown
Alley Boys of Abbeville2:25
5Pick a Bale of Cotton
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee2:31
6Y’all Come
Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys2:10
7She’s Just a Cute Thing
Jimmy Martin & The Osborne Brothers1:55
8Something’s Got a Hold on Me
Bailes Brothers2:44
9This Little Glass of Wine
The Stanley Brothers3:05
10Hear Jerusalem Mourn
Reno and Smiley2:26
11Worried Man Blues
The Carter Family2:45
12Blue Yodel No. 1 (‘T’ for Texas)
Jim Eanes & The Shenandoah Valley Boys2:18
13Going Like a Wildfire
Mac Wiseman2:31
14Uncle Pen
Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys2:41
15Great Speckle 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 Acuff2:52
16Row Us Over the Tide
The Blue Sky Boys3:13
17Wake Up Sweetheart
The Stanley Brothers2:37
18Pain in My Heart
The Lonesome Pine Fiddlers2:43
19John Henry
The Lonesome Pine Fiddlers2:44
20Long Time, No See
Frank Hunter & His Black Mountain Boys2:28
21Diggin’ My Potatoes
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee2:55
22Get in Line Brother
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:16
23The Tramp on the Street
Molly O’Day & The Cumberland Mountain Folks2:47
24Mule Skinner’s Blues
Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys2:44
25Little Old Sod Shanty on My Claim
Marc Williams3:09