20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Bluegrass

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Hallelujah I'm Ready
Ricky Skaggs2:31
2Blue Moon of Kentucky
double bass:
Ernie Newton (contrabassist) (on 1954-09-04)
fiddle:
Charlie Cline (on 1954-09-04), Merle "Red" Taylor (country/bluegrass fiddler, songwriter, and singer) (on 1954-09-04) and Gordon Terry (Bluegrass/Country artist, guitarist and fiddle player.) (on 1954-09-04)
guitar:
Edd Mayfield (on 1954-09-04)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1954-09-04)
recorded at:
Bradley Studios (Hillsboro Village location, circa 1952-1954) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1954-09-04)
recording of:
Blue Moon of Kentucky (on 1954-09-04)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (in 1946)
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI)), Peer International Corporation (BMI), Southern Music Publishing ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic), Southern Music Publishing Company Limited and ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys2:08
3Foggy Mountain Breakdown
recorded in:
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (on 1949-12-11)
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1949-12-11)
double bass [string bass]:
Howard Watts (bluegrass bassist, aka Cedric Rainwater) (on 1949-12-11)
fiddle:
Benny Sims (American fiddler) (on 1949-12-11)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1949-12-11)
mandolin:
Curly Seckler (on 1949-12-11)
recording of:
Foggy Mountain Breakdown (on 1949-12-11)
composer:
Earl Scruggs
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs42:43
4Rocky Top
The Osborne Brothers2:37
5Widow Maker
producer:
Owen Bradley
banjo and tenor vocals:
J.D. Crowe (on 1963-09-17)
double bass:
Joe Zinkan (on 1963-09-17)
drums (drum set):
Douglas G. Kirkham (on 1963-09-17)
fiddle and bass vocals:
Clarence "Tater" Tate (on 1963-09-17)
guitar and lead vocals:
Jimmy Martin (US bluegrass musician) (on 1963-09-17)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Grady Martin (country/rockabilly guitarist) (on 1963-09-17)
mandolin:
Bill Torbert (US bluegrass mandolinist) (on 1963-09-17)
baritone vocals [high baritone vocals]:
Penny Jay (on 1963-09-17)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1963-09-17)
recording of:
Widow Maker (popularized by Jimmy Martin) (on 1963-09-17)
writer:
Penny Jay and Buddy Wilson (US songwriter)
Jimmy Martin43:00
6Who Will Call You Sweetheart
The Stanley Brothers2:55
7In the Pines
Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys3:12
8Shady Grove
recording of:
Shady Grove
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4456)
The Stonemans1:58
9Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms
recorded in:
Tampa, Florida, United States (on 1950-10-20)
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1950-10-20)
double bass [string bass]:
Jody Rainwater (American bluegrass bassist) (on 1950-10-20)
fiddle:
Benny Sims (American fiddler) (on 1950-10-20)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1950-10-20)
mandolin:
Curly Seckler (on 1950-10-20)
vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1950-10-20), Earl Scruggs (on 1950-10-20) and Curly Seckler (on 1950-10-20)
cover recording of:
Roll in My Sweet Baby’s Arms (on 1950-10-20)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:38
10Angel Band
banjo:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1955-12-19)
bass:
Bill Lowe (US bluegrass and country musician) (on 1955-12-19)
fiddle:
Art Stamper (on 1955-12-19)
guitar and lead vocals:
Carter Stanley (on 1955-12-19)
mandolin:
Curley Lambert (on 1955-12-19)
vocals:
Curley Lambert (on 1955-12-19), Bill Lowe (US bluegrass and country musician) (on 1955-12-19) and Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1955-12-19)
arranger:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1955-12-19)
recording of:
Angel Band (on 1955-12-19)
lyricist:
Jefferson Hascall
composer:
William Batchelder Bradbury (composer of popular hymns) (in 1862)
The Stanley Brothers3.352:18
11Ruby, Are You Mad
The Osborne Brothers & Red Allen2:59
12High Lonesome Sound
recording of:
High Lonesome Sound
lyricist and composer:
Vince Gill
Vince Gill3:26

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part of:20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection (release groups) (order: 126)