The Best of Bluegrass: 50 All-Time Greatest Hits

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1▼CD
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Rocky Top	The Osborne Brothers		2:40
2	Autoharp Concerto	Alissa Jones		1:58
3	Midnight Train	Jim and Jesse		2:04
4	Bile ’em Cabbage Down	Heights of Grass		2:29
5	Wreck of the Old 97 recording of: Wreck of the Old 97 writer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) publisher: Aberbach (London) (publisher) part of: Roud Folk Song Index (number: 777)	Mac Wiseman		2:13
6	White Heat producer: Martin Hearle	Merle Travis		1:19
7	Ballad of Jed Clampett	Lester Flatt & The Nashville Grass		2:12
8	Flint Hill Special	Wynn Osborne		2:48
9	With Body and Soul	Bill Monroe		3:29
10	Dixie in My Eye	Eddie Adcock Band		3:56
11	Spanish River	The Masters feat. Jesse McReynolds		2:08
12	Salty Dog Blues	Benny Martin & Josh Graves		1:30
13	I’m Rollin’ On	Carl Story & His Rambling Mountaineers		1:50
14	Cheyenne	Pinnacle Boys		3:04
15	Darlin’ Corey	The Bluegrass Cardinals		3:11
16	Grandfathers Clock	Grandpa Jones		2:41
17	Midnight Flyer recording of: Midnight Flyer lyricist and composer: Paul Craft publisher: Rocky Top Music, Inc	The Osborne Bros. & Mac Wiseman		1:59

2▼CD
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Dueling Banjos	Joe Maphis & Zen Crook		3:51
2	I Wonder How the Old Folks Are at Home 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 Wiseman & The Osborne Bros.		2:50
3	Roll in My Sweet Baby’s Arms	Lester Flatt & The Nashville Grass		2:23
4	Down the Old Plank Road	Grandpa Jones		2:25
5	Wabash Cannonball	Benny Martin		2:51
6	John Henry	Merle Travis		3:07
7	Just a Little Talk With Jesus	Bluegrass Cardinals		2:08
8	Cluck Ol’ Hen	Ramona Jones		1:34
9	12th Street Rag	Don Reno & Arthur Smith		2:13
10	Swing Low, Sweet Chariot	Jim and Jesse		2:41
11	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy recording of: Jimmy Brown the Newsboy lyricist and composer: A.P. Carter publisher: APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI))	Mac Wiseman		2:03
12	Black and White Rag	Johnny Gimble		2:32
13	Palms of Victory	Betty Jean Robinson & The Nashville Grass		2:06
14	Black Mountain Rag	Eddie Adcock		3:09
15	Ruby, Dont Take Your Love to Town	The Stonemans		3:44
16	Foggy Mountain Breakdown	Wynn Osborne		2:34

3▼CD
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Orange Blossom Special	Donna Stoneman & The Stonemans		3:33
2	Sunny Side of the Mountain recording of: Sunny Side of the Mountain composer: Bob Gregory and Harry C. McAuliffe	The Osborne Bros.		2:23
3	Lee Highway Blues	Chubby Anthony		2:55
4	Jesse James	Grandpa Jones		2:28
5	Fire on the Strings	Joe Maphis		2:15
6	Great Speckled Bird	Jim and Jesse		3:03
7	Golden Vanity	Arthur Smith		2:49
8	Skyline Drive producer: Martin Hearle	Don Reno & The Tennessee Cut-Ups		3:11
9	Cripple Creek	Lester Flatt & The Nashville Grass		2:31
10	Somebody Touched Me producer: Martin Hearle	Carl Story & His Rambling Mountaineers		1:53
11	Whiskey Before Breakfast	Ramona Jones		1:37
12	I’m on My Way to the Old Home banjo and baritone vocals: Blake Williams (banjo player) (from 1989-06-15 until 1989-06-18) double bass: Billy Rose (US bluegrass musician) (from 1989-06-15 until 1989-06-18) fiddle: Clarence "Tater" Tate (from 1989-06-15 until 1989-06-18) guitar: Tom Ewing (US bluegrass guitarist and singer) (from 1989-06-15 until 1989-06-18) mandolin and tenor vocals: Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (from 1989-06-15 until 1989-06-18) lead vocals: Tom Ewing (US bluegrass guitarist and singer) (from 1989-06-15 until 1989-06-18) and Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (from 1989-06-15 until 1989-06-18) recorded at: Bill Monroe's 23rd Annual Bluegrass Festival (1989-06-15 – 1989-06-18) recording of: I'm on My Way Back to the Old Home (from 1989-06-15 until 1989-06-18) lyricist and composer: Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)	Bill Monroe		2:16
13	Dark as a Dungeon	Merle Travis		4:00
14	Mother Maybelle cover recording of: Mother Maybelle writer: Joe Maphis (country guitarist) and Rose Lee Maphis publisher: Silverhill Music	Johnny Cash & The Nashville Grass		3:07
15	Hornpipe Medley: Sailor’s/Durang’s/Ricketts’/Fisher’s Hornpipe recording of: Rickett’s Hornpipe recording of: Sailor's Hornpipe composer: Bradford Keith and Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)	Buddy Spicher		3:07
16	The Bluebirds Are Singing for Me producer: Martin Hearle	The Osborne Brothers & Mac Wiseman		2:47
17	Randy Lynn Rag	Wynn Osborne		2:06

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Release information

Barcode:: 011301701022
Format:: 3×CD
Length:: 2:09:40

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Type:: Album + Compilation
Packaging:: Fatbox
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

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CMH Records

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United States
1996

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