Newport Folk Festival: Best of Bluegrass 1959‐66

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1Kansas City Railroad Blues
recorded at:
Newport Folk Festival 1965 (1965-07-22 – 1965-07-25)
recorded at:
Festival Field in Newport, Rhode Island, United States (on 1965-07-22)
live recording of:
Kansas City Railroad Blues (on 1965-07-22)
composer:
George Walburn (old-time country musician)
Don Stover4:16
2Rabbit Soup
recorded at:
Newport Folk Festival 1965 (1965-07-22 – 1965-07-25)
recorded at:
Festival Field in Newport, Rhode Island, United States (on 1965-07-22)
Don Stover2:25
3Flint Hill Special
recorded at:
Newport Folk Festival 1965 (1965-07-22 – 1965-07-25)
recorded at:
Festival Field in Newport, Rhode Island, United States (on 1965-07-22)
live recording of:
Flint Hill Special (on 1965-07-22)
composer:
Earl Scruggs
Don Stover2:30
4Earl’s Breakdown
recorded at:
Newport Folk Festival 1965 (1965-07-22 – 1965-07-25)
recorded at:
Festival Field in Newport, Rhode Island, United States (on 1965-07-22)
live recording of:
Earl’s Breakdown (on 1965-07-22)
composer:
Earl Scruggs
Don Stover1:24
5Why Did You Wander
recorded at:
Newport Folk Festival 1965 (1965-07-22 – 1965-07-25)
recorded at:
Festival Field in Newport, Rhode Island, United States (on 1965-07-22)
live recording of:
Why Did You Wander (on 1965-07-22)
writer:
Lester Flatt and Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
The Lilly Brothers & Don Stover4:12
6Bury Me Beneath the Willow
recorded at:
Newport Folk Festival 1965 (1965-07-22 – 1965-07-25)
recorded at:
Festival Field in Newport, Rhode Island, United States (on 1965-07-22)
live recording of:
Bury Me Beneath the Willow (original traditional version) (on 1965-07-22)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 410)
The Lilly Brothers & Don Stover3:34
7Billy in the Lowground
recorded at:
Newport Folk Festival 1965 (1965-07-22 – 1965-07-25)
recorded at:
Festival Field in Newport, Rhode Island, United States (on 1965-07-22)
live recording of:
Billy in the Lowground (on 1965-07-22)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
The Lilly Brothers & Don Stover2:20
8Little Annie
recorded at:
Newport Folk Festival 1965 (1965-07-22 – 1965-07-25)
recorded at:
Festival Field in Newport, Rhode Island, United States (on 1965-07-22)
live recording of:
When Springtime Comes Again (on 1965-07-22)
writer:
A.P. Carter
The Lilly Brothers & Don Stover3:17
9I’ll Live On
recorded at:
Newport Folk Festival 1965 (1965-07-22 – 1965-07-25)
recorded at:
Festival Field in Newport, Rhode Island, United States (on 1965-07-22)
live recording of:
I'll Live On (on 1965-07-22)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
The Lilly Brothers & Don Stover2:04
10Walls of Time
guitar and lead vocals:
Peter Rowan (US bluegrass musician & composer) (on 1965-07-24)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1965-07-24)
recorded at:
Newport Folk Festival 1965 (1965-07-22 – 1965-07-25)
compilation of:
Introduction by Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys and Walls of Time by Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys
live recording of:
The Walls of Time (on 1965-07-24)
writer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) and Peter Rowan (US bluegrass musician & composer)
Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys5:00
11Grey Eagle
guitar:
Peter Rowan (US bluegrass musician & composer) (on 1965-07-24)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1965-07-24)
recorded at:
Newport Folk Festival 1965 (1965-07-22 – 1965-07-25)
live recording of:
Grey Eagle (on 1965-07-24)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys1:49
12Cotton‐Eyed Joe
fiddle and lead vocals:
Tex Logan (on 1965-07-24)
guitar:
Peter Rowan (US bluegrass musician & composer) (on 1965-07-24)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1965-07-24)
recorded at:
Newport Folk Festival 1965 (1965-07-22 – 1965-07-25)
live recording of:
Cotton‐Eyed Joe (traditional song) (on 1965-07-24)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 942)
Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys4:55
13Shady Grove
guitar:
Peter Rowan (US bluegrass musician & composer) (on 1965-07-24)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1965-07-24)
lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1965-07-24) and Peter Rowan (US bluegrass musician & composer) (on 1965-07-24)
recorded at:
Newport Folk Festival 1965 (1965-07-22 – 1965-07-25)
live recording of:
Shady Grove (on 1965-07-24)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4456)
Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys1:55
14Blue Yodel #4
banjo:
Don Lineberger (US banjo player) (on 1965-07-24)
double bass:
James Monroe (on 1965-07-24)
fiddle:
Gene Lowinger (US fiddler and photographer) (on 1965-07-24)
guitar:
Peter Rowan (US bluegrass musician & composer) (on 1965-07-24)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1965-07-24)
recorded at:
Newport Folk Festival 1965 (1965-07-22 – 1965-07-25)
live recording of:
Blue Yodel No. 3 (Evening Sun Yodel) (on 1965-07-24)
writer:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
part of:
Blue Yodels by Jimmie Rodgers
Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys3:03
15Molly & Tenbrooks
banjo:
Don Lineberger (US banjo player) (on 1965-07-24)
double bass:
James Monroe (on 1965-07-24)
fiddle:
Gene Lowinger (US fiddler and photographer) (on 1965-07-24)
guitar:
Peter Rowan (US bluegrass musician & composer) (on 1965-07-24)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1965-07-24)
recorded at:
Newport Folk Festival 1965 (1965-07-22 – 1965-07-25)
live recording of:
Molly and Tenbrooks (on 1965-07-24)
composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
publisher:
Bill Monroe Music
is based on:
Molly and Tenbrooks
Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys2:39
16Bluegrass Breakdown
banjo:
Don Lineberger (US banjo player) (on 1965-07-24)
double bass:
James Monroe (on 1965-07-24)
fiddle:
Gene Lowinger (US fiddler and photographer) (on 1965-07-24)
guitar:
Peter Rowan (US bluegrass musician & composer) (on 1965-07-24)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1965-07-24)
recorded at:
Newport Folk Festival 1965 (1965-07-22 – 1965-07-25)
live recording of:
Blue Grass Breakdown (on 1965-07-24)
composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys2:19
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part of:Newport Folk Festival (releases taken from the festival) (order: 5)