Totally Essential Bluegrass

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Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow
The Stanley Brothers2:58
2John Henry
Bailey Brothers2:42
3Earl’s Breakdown
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1951-10-24)
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1951-10-24)
double bass [string bass]:
Jody Rainwater (American bluegrass bassist) (on 1951-10-24)
fiddle:
Howdy Forrester (on 1951-10-24)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Lester Flatt (on 1951-10-24)
mandolin:
Everett Lilly (on 1951-10-24)
recording of:
Earl’s Breakdown (on 1951-10-24)
composer:
Earl Scruggs
Flatt & Scruggs3:00
4In the Pines
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1941-10-02)
double bass:
Pete Pyle (on 1941-10-02)
fiddle:
Art Wooten (American fiddler) (on 1941-10-02)
guitar and lead vocals:
Bill Wesbrooks (bluegrass/country singer, bassist, and comedian) (on 1941-10-02)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1941-10-02)
recording of:
In the Pines (Black Girl) (on 1941-10-02)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3421)
Bill Monroe3:23
5There’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 Smiley2:29
6Hold the Woodpile Down
Uncle Dave Macon3:03
7Bluegrass Breakdown
producer:
Art Satherly
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1947-10-27)
double bass:
Howard Watts (bluegrass bassist, aka Cedric Rainwater) (on 1947-10-27)
fiddle:
Chubby Wise (on 1947-10-27)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1947-10-27)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (on 1947-10-27)
recorded at:
WBBM Studio (radio/tv station) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1947-10-27)
recording of:
Blue Grass Breakdown (on 1947-10-27)
composer:
Bill Monroe
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
Bill Monroe2:19
8Going Back to the Blue Ridge Mountains
double bass:
Unknown, possibly Roy Starkey (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1946-09)
guitar:
Alton Delmore (in 1946-09) and Unknown, possibly Jethro Burns (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
Delmore Brothers2:49
9Hawkins Rag
Gid Tanner & His Skillet Lickers2:49
10Molly & Tenbrooks
recording of:
Molly and Tenbrooks
composer:
Bill Monroe
publisher:
Bill Monroe Music
is based on:
Molly and Tenbrooks
The Stanley Brothers2:25
11Dim Light Thick Smoke
recorded in:
United States
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1952-11-09)
bass and double bass [string bass]:
Jody Rainwater (American bluegrass bassist) (on 1952-11-09)
fiddle:
Benny Martin (bluegrass fiddler and guitar player) (on 1952-11-09)
guitar and guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Lester Flatt (on 1952-11-09)
mandolin:
Curly Seckler (on 1952-11-09)
vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1952-11-09), Earl Scruggs (on 1952-11-09) and Curly Seckler (on 1952-11-09)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1952-11-09)
recording of:
Dim Lights, Thick Smoke (and Loud Loud Music) (on 1952-11-09)
writer:
Max Fidler and Rose Lee Maphis
composer:
Joe Maphis (country guitarist)
publisher:
Comet Music Publishing Co.
Flatt & Scruggs2:54
12Mule Skinner Blues
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1940-10-07)
double bass [string bass]:
Bill Wesbrooks (bluegrass/country singer, bassist, and comedian) (on 1940-10-07)
fiddle:
Tommy Magness (on 1940-10-07)
guitar and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1940-10-07)
recording of:
Blue Yodel No. 8 (Mule Skinner Blues) (on 1940-10-07)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI)
part of:
Blue Yodels by Jimmie Rodgers
recording of:
New Mule Skinner Blues (revised lyrics, first recorded by Bill Monroe ca. 1950)
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 Monroe2:44
13Are You From Dixie
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1939-08-21)
producer:
Dan Hornsby and Frank Walker (Canadian electronic musician & DJ)
guitar:
Earl Bolick (on 1939-08-21)
mandolin:
Bill Bolick (on 1939-08-21)
vocals:
Bill Bolick (on 1939-08-21) and Earl Bolick (on 1939-08-21)
recording of:
Are You From Dixie (’cause I’m From Dixie Too) (on 1939-08-21)
lyricist:
Jack Yellen
composer:
George L. Cobb
The Blue Sky Boys2:43
14Tennessee Cut -Up Breakdown
Reno and Smiley1:42
15The Little Glass of Wine
The Stanley Brothers2:55
16Beautiful Brown Eyes
Bailey Brothers2:45
17Blue Yodel No. 4
Bill Monroe2:43
18Footprints in the Snow
Cliff Carlisle1:59
19Foggy Mountain Special
recording of:
Foggy Mountain Special
Flatt & Scruggs3:39
20Sally Goodin
Ernest V. Stoneman and His Dixie Mountaineers3:04
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