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

1▼CD: 1947-1953
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Orange Blossom Special
guitar:
Jerry Howorth and Sky Snow
mandolin:
Ralph Jones (US dobro player and mandolinist)
vocals:
Jerry Howorth and Sky Snow
recording of:
Orange Blossom Special
lyricist and composer:
Ervin Rouse
publisher:
Glanco Music (BMI-affiliated) and MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
Jerry and Sky2:49
2The Old Grey Goose
banjo:
Red Belcher (in 1948)
fiddle:
Tex Logan (in 1948)
guitar:
Mitchell Lilly (in 1948)
vocals:
Tex Logan (in 1948)
Red Belcher and His Kentucky Ridgerunners2:10
3Kentucky Is Only a Dream
recorded in:
Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States (in 1948)
banjo:
Red Belcher (in 1948)
fiddle:
Tex Logan (in 1948)
guitar:
Mitchell Lilly (in 1948)
vocals:
Mitchell Lilly (in 1948)
Red Belcher and His Kentucky Ridgerunners2:47
4Holston Valley Breakdown
banjo:
Baskell Rose (in 1951)
guitar:
Ronnie Knittel (in 1951)
Ronnie Knittel and The Holston Valley Ramblers2:51
5Somebody Touched Me
lead vocals:
John Reedy (bluegrass/gospel musician and songwriter) (on 1949-03-03)
recording of:
Somebody Touched Me (on 1949-03-03)
lyricist and composer:
John Reedy (bluegrass/gospel musician and songwriter) (in 1939)
John Reedy and His Stone Mountain Boys2:34
6Jesse James
fiddle:
Toby Stroud
Toby Stroud and the Blue Mountain Boys3:03
7Tragic Romance
fiddle:
Toby Stroud
Toby Stroud and the Blue Mountain Boys2:42
8Lint Head Stomp
mandolin:
Phebel Wright
Phebel Wright2:40
9Jesse James
banjo:
Shannon Grayson
guitar:
Roy Grant (Whitey & Hogan)
mandolin:
Arval Hogan
vocals:
Roy Grant (Whitey & Hogan) and Arval Hogan
Whitey & Hogan2:48
10Radio Boogie
fiddle:
Ralph Mayo
guitar:
L.C. Smith
vocals:
L.C. Smith
recording of:
Radio Boogie
composer:
Ralph Mayo and L.C. Smith
L.C. Smith, Ralph Mayo & The Southern Mountain Boys2:26
11Bluebonnet Lane
Colwell Brothers2:22
12Mother, Sweet Mother
guitar and tenor vocals:
Rabe Perkins
mandolin and lead vocals:
Rebe Gosdin
Rebe & Rabe2:48
13Helen
guitar and tenor vocals:
Rabe Perkins
mandolin and lead vocals:
Rebe Gosdin
Rebe & Rabe3:04
14Let Me Rest (At the End of My Journey)
double bass [bass]:
Ernie Newton (contrabassist) (on 1950-08-06)
fiddle and tenor vocals:
Merle "Red" Taylor (country/bluegrass fiddler, songwriter, and singer) (on 1950-08-06)
guitar and baritone vocals:
Jimmy Martin (US bluegrass musician) (on 1950-08-06)
lead vocals:
Joel Price (on 1950-08-06)
Shenandoah Valley Trio2:54
15This World Can't Stand Long
guitar:
Wilma Lee Cooper
mandolin:
Bill Carver (US mandolinist)
vocals:
Stoney Cooper and Wilma Lee Cooper
Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper2:37
16Wicked Path of Sin
guitar:
Wilma Lee Cooper
mandolin:
Bill Carver (US mandolinist)
vocals:
Stoney Cooper and Wilma Lee Cooper
Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper2:31
17Hallelujah, We Shall Rise
guitar:
J.P. Sauceman
mandolin:
Joe Stuart (US bluegrass musician)
vocals:
Ralph Mayo, Carl Sauceman, J.P. Sauceman and Joe Stuart (US bluegrass musician)
The Sauceman Brothers1:50
18They Sleep Together Now at Rest
guitar:
Everett Lilly and Mitchell Lilly
vocals:
Everett Lilly and Mitchell Lilly
The Lilly Brothers3:14
19What Are They Doing in Heaven Today
guitar:
Everett Lilly and Mitchell Lilly
vocals:
Everett Lilly and Mitchell Lilly
The Lilly Brothers2:39
20Pain in My Heart
recorded in:
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States (in 1950-03)
banjo:
Larry Richardson (Banjo player) (in 1950-03)
double bass [bass]:
Ezra Cline (US bluegrass bassist) (in 1950-03)
fiddle:
Ray Morgan (US bluegrass fiddler) (in 1950-03)
guitar and tenor vocals:
Bob Osborne (in 1950-03)
lead vocals:
Bob Osborne (in 1950-03) and Larry Richardson (Banjo player) (in 1950-03)
recording of:
Pain in My Heart (in 1950-03)
writer:
Bobby Osborne and Larry Richardson (Banjo player)
The Lonesome Pine Fiddlers2:43
21Lonesome, Sad and Blue
recorded in:
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States (in 1950-03)
banjo:
Larry Richardson (Banjo player) (in 1950-03)
double bass [bass]:
Ezra Cline (US bluegrass bassist) (in 1950-03)
fiddle:
Ray Morgan (US bluegrass fiddler) (in 1950-03)
guitar and tenor vocals:
Bob Osborne (in 1950-03)
lead vocals:
Bob Osborne (in 1950-03) and Larry Richardson (Banjo player) (in 1950-03)
The Lonesome Pine Fiddlers3:03
22Don't Forget Me
recorded in:
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States (in 1950-03)
banjo:
Larry Richardson (Banjo player) (in 1950-03)
double bass [bass]:
Ezra Cline (US bluegrass bassist) (in 1950-03)
fiddle:
Ray Morgan (US bluegrass fiddler) (in 1950-03)
guitar and tenor vocals:
Bob Osborne (in 1950-03)
lead vocals:
Bob Osborne (in 1950-03) and Larry Richardson (Banjo player) (in 1950-03)
The Lonesome Pine Fiddlers2:26
23Will I Meet Mother in Heaven?
recorded in:
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States (in 1950-03)
double bass [bass]:
Ezra Cline (US bluegrass bassist) (in 1950-03)
fiddle:
Ray Morgan (US bluegrass fiddler) (in 1950-03)
guitar:
Bob Osborne (in 1950-03) and Larry Richardson (Banjo player) (in 1950-03)
vocals:
Bob Osborne (in 1950-03), Ezra Cline (US bluegrass bassist) (in 1950-03), Ray Morgan (US bluegrass fiddler) (in 1950-03) and Larry Richardson (Banjo player) (in 1950-03)
The Lonesome Pine Fiddlers2:20
24Dirty Dishes Blues
producer:
Stephen H. Sholes
banjo:
Charlie Cline (on 1953-08-04)
double bass [bass]:
Ezra Cline (US bluegrass bassist) (on 1953-08-04)
fiddle:
“Curly” Ray Cline (Fiddler) (on 1953-08-04)
guitar and tenor vocals:
Paul Williams (US bluegrass/gospel mandolin player, tenor vocalist) (on 1953-08-04)
mandolin:
Albert Punturi (US bluegrass mandolinist) (on 1953-08-04)
lead vocals:
Charlie Cline (on 1953-08-04) and Paul Williams (US bluegrass/gospel mandolin player, tenor vocalist) (on 1953-08-04)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studio (Chicago, 1935-1969) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1953-08-04)
The Lonesome Pine Fiddlers2:47
2▶CD: 1945-1953
3▶CD: 1938-1951
4▶CD: 1931-1946

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