1959-1963

~ Release by Reno and Smiley (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1Old Rugged Cross
acoustic guitar:
Steve Chapman (country guitarist) (on 1963-04-08)
banjo and tenor vocals:
Don Reno (bluegrass banjoist, Reno & Smiley member, father of Don Wayne Reno) (on 1963-04-08)
double bass [bass]:
John Palmer (US bluegrass bassist) (on 1963-04-08)
fiddle:
Mack Magaha (Bluegrass Fiddler) (on 1963-04-08)
guitar and lead vocals:
Red Smiley (American bluegrass and country musician) (on 1963-04-08)
mandolin:
Ronnie Reno (Country music singer-songwriter and musician) (on 1963-04-08)
recorded at:
King Studios in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (on 1963-04-08)
recording of:
The Old Rugged Cross (on 1963-04-08)
lyricist and composer:
George Bennard (in 1912)
additional composer:
Charles Hutchinson Gabriel
publisher:
Patterdale Music Ltd.
premiered at:
First Methodist Episcopal Church of Pokagon (AKA the Old Rugged Cross Church) in Michigan, United States (on 1913-06-07)
written at:
Friends Community Church (Historic church located in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin) in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, United States (from 1912-12-29 until 1913-01-12)
3:01
2River of Jordan
acoustic guitar:
Steve Chapman (country guitarist) (on 1963-04-08)
banjo and tenor vocals:
Don Reno (bluegrass banjoist, Reno & Smiley member, father of Don Wayne Reno) (on 1963-04-08)
double bass [bass]:
John Palmer (US bluegrass bassist) (on 1963-04-08)
fiddle:
Mack Magaha (Bluegrass Fiddler) (on 1963-04-08)
guitar and lead vocals:
Red Smiley (American bluegrass and country musician) (on 1963-04-08)
mandolin:
Ronnie Reno (Country music singer-songwriter and musician) (on 1963-04-08)
recorded at:
King Studios in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (on 1963-04-08)
recording of:
River of Jordan ("To the river of Jordan, our savior went one day...")
lyricist and composer:
Hazel Houser
1:53
3Amazing Grace
acoustic guitar:
Steve Chapman (country guitarist) (on 1963-04-08)
double bass [bass]:
John Palmer (US bluegrass bassist) (on 1963-04-08)
fiddle:
Mack Magaha (Bluegrass Fiddler) (on 1963-04-08)
guitar and bass vocals:
Red Smiley (American bluegrass and country musician) (on 1963-04-08)
mandolin:
Ronnie Reno (Country music singer-songwriter and musician) (on 1963-04-08)
baritone vocals and lead vocals:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1963-04-08)
tenor vocals:
Don Reno (bluegrass banjoist, Reno & Smiley member, father of Don Wayne Reno) (on 1963-04-08)
recorded at:
King Studios in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (on 1963-04-08)
recording of:
Amazing Grace (popular hymn first published 1779, catch‐all) (on 1963-04-08)
publisher:
Alfred Music (publisher of sheet music for music education)
lyricist:
John Newton (English poet) (in 1779)
additional composer:
Edwin Othello Excell
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Patterdale Music Ltd., Rokstone Music Ltd., Universal Classics & Jazz (Japanese label division - read the annotation before using!), Universal Music Publishing Group Japan (work publisher – do NOT use as a release label), イーエムアイ音楽出版 C・F事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan C.F. division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
Viisikielinen (Song book of "Viides herätysliike") (number: 94)
2:58
4Echoes From the Burning Bush
acoustic guitar:
Steve Chapman (country guitarist) (on 1963-04-08)
banjo and tenor vocals:
Don Reno (bluegrass banjoist, Reno & Smiley member, father of Don Wayne Reno) (on 1963-04-08)
double bass [bass]:
John Palmer (US bluegrass bassist) (on 1963-04-08)
fiddle:
Mack Magaha (Bluegrass Fiddler) (on 1963-04-08)
guitar and lead vocals:
Red Smiley (American bluegrass and country musician) (on 1963-04-08)
mandolin:
Ronnie Reno (Country music singer-songwriter and musician) (on 1963-04-08)
recorded at:
King Studios in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (on 1963-04-08)
2:06
5Jesus Savior, Pilot Me
acoustic guitar:
Steve Chapman (country guitarist) (on 1963-04-08)
banjo and tenor vocals:
Don Reno (bluegrass banjoist, Reno & Smiley member, father of Don Wayne Reno) (on 1963-04-08)
double bass [bass]:
John Palmer (US bluegrass bassist) (on 1963-04-08)
fiddle:
Mack Magaha (Bluegrass Fiddler) (on 1963-04-08)
guitar and lead vocals:
Red Smiley (American bluegrass and country musician) (on 1963-04-08)
mandolin:
Ronnie Reno (Country music singer-songwriter and musician) (on 1963-04-08)
recorded at:
King Studios in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (on 1963-04-08)
recording of:
Jesus, Savior, Pilot Me (on 1963-04-08)
lyricist:
Edward Hopper (lyricist of "Jesus, Saviour, Pilot Me") (in 1871)
composer:
John Edgar Gould (in 1871)
2:27
6Precious Memories
acoustic guitar and bass vocals:
Steve Chapman (country guitarist) (on 1963-04-08)
banjo and tenor vocals:
Don Reno (bluegrass banjoist, Reno & Smiley member, father of Don Wayne Reno) (on 1963-04-08)
double bass [bass]:
John Palmer (US bluegrass bassist) (on 1963-04-08)
fiddle:
Mack Magaha (Bluegrass Fiddler) (on 1963-04-08)
guitar and lead vocals:
Red Smiley (American bluegrass and country musician) (on 1963-04-08)
mandolin:
Ronnie Reno (Country music singer-songwriter and musician) (on 1963-04-08)
baritone vocals:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1963-04-08)
recorded at:
King Studios in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (on 1963-04-08)
recording of:
Precious Memories (on 1963-04-08)
writer:
J.B.F. Wright (Hymn songwriter)
2:47
7In the Sweet Bye and Bye
banjo and tenor vocals:
Don Reno (bluegrass banjoist, Reno & Smiley member, father of Don Wayne Reno) (on 1963-04-08)
guitar and lead vocals:
Red Smiley (American bluegrass and country musician) (on 1963-04-08)
recorded at:
King Studios in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (on 1963-04-08)
recording of:
The Sweet By-and-By (on 1963-04-08)
lyricist:
Sanford Fillmore Bennett (in 1868)
composer:
Joseph Philbrick Webster (in 1868)
2:22
8Mansion in the Sky
acoustic guitar:
Steve Chapman (country guitarist) (on 1963-04-08)
banjo and tenor vocals:
Don Reno (bluegrass banjoist, Reno & Smiley member, father of Don Wayne Reno) (on 1963-04-08)
double bass [bass]:
John Palmer (US bluegrass bassist) (on 1963-04-08)
fiddle:
Mack Magaha (Bluegrass Fiddler) (on 1963-04-08)
guitar and lead vocals:
Red Smiley (American bluegrass and country musician) (on 1963-04-08)
mandolin:
Ronnie Reno (Country music singer-songwriter and musician) (on 1963-04-08)
recorded at:
King Studios in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (on 1963-04-08)
2:17
9Rock of Ages
acoustic guitar:
Steve Chapman (country guitarist) (on 1963-04-09)
banjo and tenor vocals:
Don Reno (bluegrass banjoist, Reno & Smiley member, father of Don Wayne Reno) (on 1963-04-09)
double bass [bass]:
John Palmer (US bluegrass bassist) (on 1963-04-09)
fiddle:
Mack Magaha (Bluegrass Fiddler) (on 1963-04-09)
guitar and lead vocals:
Red Smiley (American bluegrass and country musician) (on 1963-04-09)
mandolin:
Ronnie Reno (Country music singer-songwriter and musician) (on 1963-04-09)
recorded at:
King Studios in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (on 1963-04-09)
recording of:
Rock of Ages (on 1963-04-09)
publisher:
Reverend Augustus Montague Toplady (in 1775)
additional lyricist:
Reverend Augustus Montague Toplady (in 1763)
lyricist:
Charles Wesley (hymn writer) (in 1745)
additional composer:
Thomas Hastings (in 1830)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:21
10What a Friend We Have in Jesus
acoustic guitar:
Steve Chapman (country guitarist) (on 1963-04-09)
banjo and tenor vocals:
Don Reno (bluegrass banjoist, Reno & Smiley member, father of Don Wayne Reno) (on 1963-04-09)
double bass [bass]:
John Palmer (US bluegrass bassist) (on 1963-04-09)
fiddle:
Mack Magaha (Bluegrass Fiddler) (on 1963-04-09)
guitar and lead vocals:
Red Smiley (American bluegrass and country musician) (on 1963-04-09)
mandolin:
Ronnie Reno (Country music singer-songwriter and musician) (on 1963-04-09)
recorded at:
King Studios in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (on 1963-04-09)
recording of:
What a Friend We Have in Jesus (on 1963-04-09)
lyricist:
Joseph Medlicott Scriven (in 1855)
composer:
Charles Crozat Converse (in 1868)
2:45
11Farther Along
acoustic guitar:
Steve Chapman (country guitarist) (on 1963-04-09)
banjo and tenor vocals:
Don Reno (bluegrass banjoist, Reno & Smiley member, father of Don Wayne Reno) (on 1963-04-09)
double bass [bass]:
John Palmer (US bluegrass bassist) (on 1963-04-09)
fiddle:
Mack Magaha (Bluegrass Fiddler) (on 1963-04-09)
guitar and lead vocals:
Red Smiley (American bluegrass and country musician) (on 1963-04-09)
mandolin:
Ronnie Reno (Country music singer-songwriter and musician) (on 1963-04-09)
baritone vocals:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1963-04-09)
recorded at:
King Studios in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (on 1963-04-09)
recording of:
Farther Along (on 1963-04-09)
lyricist:
Rev. W.A. Fletcher (in 1911)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
J.R. Baxter and W.B. Stevens
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation
3:31
12Where We'll Never Grow Old
acoustic guitar:
Steve Chapman (country guitarist) (on 1963-04-09)
banjo and tenor vocals:
Don Reno (bluegrass banjoist, Reno & Smiley member, father of Don Wayne Reno) (on 1963-04-09)
double bass [bass]:
John Palmer (US bluegrass bassist) (on 1963-04-09)
fiddle:
Mack Magaha (Bluegrass Fiddler) (on 1963-04-09)
guitar and lead vocals:
Red Smiley (American bluegrass and country musician) (on 1963-04-09)
mandolin:
Ronnie Reno (Country music singer-songwriter and musician) (on 1963-04-09)
baritone vocals and bass vocals:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1963-04-09)
recorded at:
King Studios in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (on 1963-04-09)
recording of:
Where We’ll Never Grow Old (on 1963-04-09)
lyricist and composer:
George Jones (US country music vocalist) and James C. Moore
2:41
13Seeing Nellie Home
acoustic guitar:
Steve Chapman (country guitarist) (on 1963-04-09)
banjo:
Don Reno (bluegrass banjoist, Reno & Smiley member, father of Don Wayne Reno) (on 1963-04-09)
double bass [bass]:
John Palmer (US bluegrass bassist) (on 1963-04-09)
fiddle:
Mack Magaha (Bluegrass Fiddler) (on 1963-04-09)
guitar and lead vocals:
Red Smiley (American bluegrass and country musician) (on 1963-04-09)
recorded at:
King Studios in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (on 1963-04-09)
1:55
14Keep Your Skillet Good and Greasy
acoustic guitar:
Steve Chapman (country guitarist) (on 1963-04-09)
banjo:
Don Reno (bluegrass banjoist, Reno & Smiley member, father of Don Wayne Reno) (on 1963-04-09)
double bass [bass]:
John Palmer (US bluegrass bassist) (on 1963-04-09)
fiddle:
Mack Magaha (Bluegrass Fiddler) (on 1963-04-09)
guitar and lead vocals:
Red Smiley (American bluegrass and country musician) (on 1963-04-09)
recorded at:
King Studios in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (on 1963-04-09)
2:09
15Pretty Polly
acoustic guitar:
Steve Chapman (country guitarist) (on 1963-04-09)
banjo:
Don Reno (bluegrass banjoist, Reno & Smiley member, father of Don Wayne Reno) (on 1963-04-09)
double bass [bass]:
John Palmer (US bluegrass bassist) (on 1963-04-09)
fiddle:
Mack Magaha (Bluegrass Fiddler) (on 1963-04-09)
guitar:
Red Smiley (American bluegrass and country musician) (on 1963-04-09)
mandolin:
Ronnie Reno (Country music singer-songwriter and musician) (on 1963-04-09)
recorded at:
King Studios in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (on 1963-04-09)
instrumental recording of:
Pretty Polly (on 1963-04-09)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 15)
2:06
16Weeping Willow Tree
acoustic guitar:
Steve Chapman (country guitarist) (on 1963-04-09)
banjo:
Don Reno (bluegrass banjoist, Reno & Smiley member, father of Don Wayne Reno) (on 1963-04-09)
double bass [bass]:
John Palmer (US bluegrass bassist) (on 1963-04-09)
fiddle:
Mack Magaha (Bluegrass Fiddler) (on 1963-04-09)
guitar:
Red Smiley (American bluegrass and country musician) (on 1963-04-09)
mandolin:
Ronnie Reno (Country music singer-songwriter and musician) (on 1963-04-09)
recorded at:
King Studios in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (on 1963-04-09)
instrumental recording of:
Bury Me Under the Weeping Willow (on 1963-04-09)
lyricist and composer:
A.P. Carter
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI)
version of:
Bury Me Beneath the Willow (original traditional version)
2:02
17Cripple Creek
acoustic guitar:
Steve Chapman (country guitarist) (on 1963-04-09)
banjo:
Don Reno (bluegrass banjoist, Reno & Smiley member, father of Don Wayne Reno) (on 1963-04-09)
double bass [bass]:
John Palmer (US bluegrass bassist) (on 1963-04-09)
fiddle:
Mack Magaha (Bluegrass Fiddler) (on 1963-04-09)
guitar:
Red Smiley (American bluegrass and country musician) (on 1963-04-09)
mandolin:
Ronnie Reno (Country music singer-songwriter and musician) (on 1963-04-09)
recorded at:
King Studios in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (on 1963-04-09)
instrumental recording of:
Cripple Creek (on 1963-04-09)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3434)
2:11
18Lady of Spain
banjo:
Don Reno (bluegrass banjoist, Reno & Smiley member, father of Don Wayne Reno) (on 1963-04-09)
double bass [bass]:
John Palmer (US bluegrass bassist) (on 1963-04-09)
instrumental recording of:
Lady of Spain (on 1963-04-09)
writer:
Stanley J. Damerell, Robert Hargreaves (songwriter) and Henry B. Tilsley
composer:
Tolchard Evans (in 1931)
2:38