Best of Bluegrass

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Tracklist

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1Don’t Get Above Your Raising
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1951-05-09)
double bass [string bass]:
Jody Rainwater (American bluegrass bassist) (on 1951-05-09)
fiddle:
Chubby Wise (on 1951-05-09)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1951-05-09)
mandolin:
Everett Lilly (on 1951-05-09)
vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1951-05-09)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1951-05-09)
recording of:
Don't Get Above Your Raising (on 1951-05-09)
writer:
Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:42
2Man of Constant Sorrow
recording of:
Man of Constant Sorrow (traditional, arranger neutral)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Southern Music Publishing Co. (publishing company)
The Stanley Brothers2:57
3Great Speckled 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
4Orange Blossom Special
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)
Rouse Brothers2:58
5Y’all Come
producer:
Paul Cohen (Nashville country producer)
banjo:
Rudy Lyle (on 1954-01-08)
double bass:
Ernie Newton (contrabassist) (on 1954-01-08)
fiddle:
Charlie Cline (on 1954-01-08)
guitar:
Grady Martin (country/rockabilly guitarist) (on 1954-01-08) and Jimmy Martin (US bluegrass musician) (on 1954-01-08)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1954-01-08)
recording of:
Y’all Come (on 1954-01-08)
lyricist and composer:
Arlie Duff
Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys2:11
6Are You From Dixie
The Blue Sky Boys2:43
7Cotton Eyed Joe
Fiddlin’ John Carson3:04
8Going Back to the Blue Ridge Mountains
double bass:
Unknown, possibly Roy Starkey ([unknown], Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1946-09)
guitar:
Alton Delmore (in 1946-09) and Unknown, possibly Jethro Burns ([unknown], 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
The Delmore Brothers2:49
9Air Mail Special
producer:
Ken Nelson (US record producer (’48‐’76) Capitol Records, country music)
banjo:
Owen Jenkins (US bluegrass banjoist) (on 1953-03-16)
double bass:
Bob Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader) (on 1953-03-16)
fiddle:
Tommy Jackson (bluegrass fiddler) (on 1953-03-16)
guitar:
Lloyd Bell (US country guitarist/singer) (on 1953-03-16) and Jim McReynolds (on 1953-03-16)
mandolin:
Jesse McReynolds (on 1953-03-16)
vocals:
Jesse McReynolds (on 1953-03-16) and Jim McReynolds (on 1953-03-16)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1953-03-16)
recording of:
Air Mail Special on the Fly (on 1953-03-16)
writer:
Ossie Godson and Leon Rusk
Jim and Jesse2:06
10Pretty Polly
recording of:
Pretty Polly
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 15)
The Coon Creek Girls2:49
11Heart’s Hall of Fame
Bailey Brothers3:00
12Will the Circle Be Unbroken
The Monroe Brothers2:28
13Twin Banjo Special
Joe Maphis2:11
14Blue Eyed Darling
Jimmy Martin & the Sunny Mountain Boys2:21
15I’m Gone Long Gone
Don Reno, Bill Harrell & The Tennessee Cut-Ups2:19
16Sally Goodin
Ernest Stoneman3:39
17Cannon Ball Blues
autoharp:
Sara Carter (of the Carter Family) (on 1935-05-10)
guitar:
Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1935-05-10)
vocals:
A.P. Carter (on 1935-05-10), Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1935-05-10) and Sara Carter (of the Carter Family) (on 1935-05-10)
recorded at:
American Record Corporation Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1935-05-10)
recording of:
Cannonball Blues (on 1935-05-10)
lyricist and composer:
A.P. Carter
The Carter Family2:54
18Don’t Let Your Deal Go Down
The North Carolina Ramblers2:51
19When the Train Comes Along
recorded in:
Richmond, Indiana, United States (on 1934-08-14)
banjo:
Uncle Dave Macon (on 1934-08-14) and Kirk McGee (on 1934-08-14)
guitar:
Sam McGee (on 1934-08-14)
vocals:
Uncle Dave Macon (on 1934-08-14) and Kirk McGee (on 1934-08-14)
Uncle Dave Macon3:04
20Little Birdie
Wade Mainer2:47