In Germany: Far Across The Blue Water

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Annotation

4 CDs, 1 DVD, and 52 page booklet in LP sized box.
Recorded live in Germany in 1975 (discs 1 & 2) and 1989.

Annotation last modified on 2019-01-19 06:08 UTC.

Tracklist

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1McKinley’s March
recorded in:
Neusüdende, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (on 1975-05-17)
banjo:
Bob Black (Bluegrass banjo player, Iowa based) (on 1975-05-17)
double bass [bass]:
Randy Davis (US bluegrass bassist) (on 1975-05-17)
fiddle:
Kenny Baker (US fiddler) (on 1975-05-17)
guitar:
Ralph Lewis (US bluegrass musician) (on 1975-05-17)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1975-05-17)
live recording of:
McKinley's March (on 1975-05-17)
composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
3:11
2I Saw the Light
recorded in:
Neusüdende, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (on 1975-05-17)
banjo and baritone vocals:
Bob Black (Bluegrass banjo player, Iowa based) (on 1975-05-17)
double bass [bass] and bass vocals:
Randy Davis (US bluegrass bassist) (on 1975-05-17)
fiddle:
Kenny Baker (US fiddler) (on 1975-05-17)
guitar:
Ralph Lewis (US bluegrass musician) (on 1975-05-17)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1975-05-17)
lead vocals:
Ralph Lewis (US bluegrass musician) (on 1975-05-17) and Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1975-05-17)
live recording of:
I Saw the Light (on 1975-05-17)
lyricist and composer:
Lewis E. Jones (hymnist) and Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Ltd. (UK) (from 1948 to present), Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) (from 1948 to present) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1948-11-16)
2:20
3Orange Blossom Special
recorded in:
Neusüdende, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (on 1975-05-17)
banjo:
Bob Black (Bluegrass banjo player, Iowa based) (on 1975-05-17)
double bass [bass]:
Randy Davis (US bluegrass bassist) (on 1975-05-17)
fiddle:
Kenny Baker (US fiddler) (on 1975-05-17)
guitar:
Ralph Lewis (US bluegrass musician) (on 1975-05-17)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1975-05-17)
live recording of:
Orange Blossom Special (on 1975-05-17)
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)
3:04
4Orange Blossom Special (Encore)
recorded in:
Neusüdende, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (on 1975-05-17)
banjo:
Bob Black (Bluegrass banjo player, Iowa based) (on 1975-05-17)
double bass [bass]:
Randy Davis (US bluegrass bassist) (on 1975-05-17)
fiddle:
Kenny Baker (US fiddler) (on 1975-05-17)
guitar:
Ralph Lewis (US bluegrass musician) (on 1975-05-17)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1975-05-17)
live partial recording of:
Orange Blossom Special (on 1975-05-17)
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)
1:38
5Orange Blossom Special (Second Encore)
recorded in:
Neusüdende, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (on 1975-05-17)
banjo:
Bob Black (Bluegrass banjo player, Iowa based) (on 1975-05-17)
double bass [bass]:
Randy Davis (US bluegrass bassist) (on 1975-05-17)
fiddle:
Kenny Baker (US fiddler) (on 1975-05-17)
guitar:
Ralph Lewis (US bluegrass musician) (on 1975-05-17)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1975-05-17)
live partial recording of:
Orange Blossom Special (on 1975-05-17)
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)
1:49
6Blue Moon of Kentucky
recorded in:
Neusüdende, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (on 1975-05-17)
banjo:
Bob Black (Bluegrass banjo player, Iowa based) (on 1975-05-17)
double bass [bass]:
Randy Davis (US bluegrass bassist) (on 1975-05-17)
fiddle:
Kenny Baker (US fiddler) (on 1975-05-17)
guitar:
Ralph Lewis (US bluegrass musician) (on 1975-05-17)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1975-05-17)
live recording of:
Blue Moon of Kentucky (on 1975-05-17)
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)
2:24
7My Little Georgia Rose
recorded in:
Neusüdende, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (on 1975-05-17)
banjo:
Bob Black (Bluegrass banjo player, Iowa based) (on 1975-05-17)
double bass [bass]:
Randy Davis (US bluegrass bassist) (on 1975-05-17)
fiddle:
Kenny Baker (US fiddler) (on 1975-05-17)
guitar:
Ralph Lewis (US bluegrass musician) (on 1975-05-17)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1975-05-17)
live recording of:
My Little Georgia Rose (on 1975-05-17)
composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
3:15
8Down Yonder
recorded in:
Neusüdende, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (on 1975-05-17)
banjo:
Bob Black (Bluegrass banjo player, Iowa based) (on 1975-05-17)
double bass [bass]:
Randy Davis (US bluegrass bassist) (on 1975-05-17)
fiddle:
Kenny Baker (US fiddler) (on 1975-05-17)
guitar:
Ralph Lewis (US bluegrass musician) (on 1975-05-17)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1975-05-17)
live instrumental recording of:
Down Yonder (on 1975-05-17)
lyricist and composer:
L. Wolfe Gilbert
3:07
9Wabash Cannonball
recorded in:
Neusüdende, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (on 1975-05-17)
banjo:
Bob Black (Bluegrass banjo player, Iowa based) (on 1975-05-17)
double bass [bass]:
Randy Davis (US bluegrass bassist) (on 1975-05-17)
fiddle:
Kenny Baker (US fiddler) (on 1975-05-17)
guitar:
Ralph Lewis (US bluegrass musician) (on 1975-05-17)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1975-05-17)
live recording of:
Wabash Cannonball (on 1975-05-17)
composer:
A.P. Carter and William Kindt
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI))
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4228)
2:37
10You’ll Find Her Name Written There
recorded in:
Neusüdende, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (on 1975-05-17)
banjo:
Bob Black (Bluegrass banjo player, Iowa based) (on 1975-05-17)
double bass [bass]:
Randy Davis (US bluegrass bassist) (on 1975-05-17)
fiddle:
Kenny Baker (US fiddler) (on 1975-05-17)
guitar:
Ralph Lewis (US bluegrass musician) (on 1975-05-17)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1975-05-17)
live recording of:
You'll Find Her Name Written There (on 1975-05-17)
lyricist and composer:
Harold Hensley
3:23
11Swing Low Sweet Chariot / I Saw the Light
recorded in:
Neusüdende, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (on 1975-05-17)
banjo:
Bob Black (Bluegrass banjo player, Iowa based) (on 1975-05-17)
double bass [bass]:
Randy Davis (US bluegrass bassist) (on 1975-05-17)
fiddle:
Kenny Baker (US fiddler) (on 1975-05-17)
guitar:
Ralph Lewis (US bluegrass musician) (on 1975-05-17)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1975-05-17)
live medley including a recording of:
I Saw the Light (on 1975-05-17)
lyricist and composer:
Lewis E. Jones (hymnist) and Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Ltd. (UK) (from 1948 to present), Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) (from 1948 to present) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1948-11-16)
live medley including a recording of:
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (on 1975-05-17)
lyricist and composer:
Wallace Willis (in 1862)
publisher:
E.C. Music (UK work publisher for Eric Clapton), Throat Music and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 5435)
7:26
12John Henry
recorded in:
Neusüdende, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (on 1975-05-17)
banjo:
Bob Black (Bluegrass banjo player, Iowa based) (on 1975-05-17)
double bass [bass]:
Randy Davis (US bluegrass bassist) (on 1975-05-17)
fiddle:
Kenny Baker (US fiddler) (on 1975-05-17)
guitar:
Ralph Lewis (US bluegrass musician) (on 1975-05-17)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1975-05-17)
live recording of:
John Henry (on 1975-05-17)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Sonet Publishing Ltd.
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 790)
2:23
13Molly and Tenbrooks
recorded in:
Neusüdende, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (on 1975-05-17)
banjo:
Bob Black (Bluegrass banjo player, Iowa based) (on 1975-05-17)
double bass [bass]:
Randy Davis (US bluegrass bassist) (on 1975-05-17)
fiddle:
Kenny Baker (US fiddler) (on 1975-05-17)
guitar:
Ralph Lewis (US bluegrass musician) (on 1975-05-17)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1975-05-17)
live recording of:
Molly and Tenbrooks (on 1975-05-17)
composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
publisher:
Bill Monroe Music
is based on:
Molly and Tenbrooks
2:41
14Fraulein
recorded in:
Neusüdende, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (on 1975-05-17)
banjo:
Bob Black (Bluegrass banjo player, Iowa based) (on 1975-05-17)
double bass [bass]:
Randy Davis (US bluegrass bassist) (on 1975-05-17)
fiddle:
Kenny Baker (US fiddler) (on 1975-05-17)
guitar:
Ralph Lewis (US bluegrass musician) (on 1975-05-17)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1975-05-17)
live recording of:
Fraulein (on 1975-05-17)
lyricist and composer:
Lawton Williams
2:30
15Medley: Sittin’ on Top of the World / Hand Me Down My Walkin’ Cane / Good Old Mountain Dew / Careless Love / Blue Moon of Kentucky
recorded in:
Neusüdende, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (on 1975-05-17)
fiddle:
Kenny Baker (US fiddler) (on 1975-05-17)
guitar:
Ralph Lewis (US bluegrass musician) (on 1975-05-17)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1975-05-17)
vocals:
Ralph Lewis (US bluegrass musician) (on 1975-05-17) and Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1975-05-17)
performer:
Emsland Hillbillies (on 1975-05-17)
live medley including a partial recording of:
Blue Moon of Kentucky (on 1975-05-17)
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)
live medley including a partial recording of:
Careless Love (on 1975-05-17)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
live medley including a partial recording of:
Hand Me Down My Walking Cane (on 1975-05-17)
lyricist and composer:
James A. Bland
publisher:
Knox Music, Inc.
live medley including a partial recording of:
Mountain Dew (on 1975-05-17)
lyricist:
Scott Wiseman and Bascom Lamar Lunsford (in 1920)
composer:
Bascom Lamar Lunsford (in 1920)
arranger:
Lulu Belle (in 1939) and Scott Wiseman (in 1939)
is based on:
Old Mountain Dew (original lyrics, begins "On my first day in court...")
live medley including a partial recording of:
Sitting on Top of the World (“Now she’s gone, I don’t worry…”) (on 1975-05-17)
writer:
Lonnie Carter and Walter Vinson (performance name for Walter Vinson)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., E. H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) and Mayfair Music Corp.
6:22
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ASIN:US: B00027X41I [info]