Classic Bluegrass, Volume 2: From Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

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Annotation

Some release credits have additional specifications:
Compilation assistance by Brent Peterson
Production supervised by Daniel Sheehy and D.A. Sonneborn
Production managed by Mary Monseur

Annotation last modified on 2013-04-13 14:23 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Blue Grass Breakdown
banjo:
David Johnson (bluegrass musician)
guitar:
Billie Ray Johnson (bluegrass musician)
David Johnson3:16
2Roving Gambler
banjo and baritone vocals:
Eddie Adcock (in 1960-03)
double bass [bass]:
Jim Cox (US bluegrass contrabassist, early member of Country Gentlemen) (in 1960-03)
guitar and lead vocals:
Charlie Waller (American bluegrass musician) (in 1960-03)
mandolin and lead vocals and tenor vocals:
John Duffey (in 1960-03)
recorded at:
Capitol Transcription Service in Washington, D.C., United States (in 1960-03)
recording of:
Roving Gambler (in 1960-03)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 498)
The Country Gentlemen3:10
3Daniel Prayed
vocals:
Clint Howard (bluegrass guitarist), Fred Price (old-time fiddler) and Doc Watson (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
Fred Price, Clint Howard, and Doc Watson2:57
4Fourteen-Carat Mind
banjo:
Harry Shaffer (bluegrass musician)
bass:
Charles Adkins (bluegrass musician)
guitar:
Dave Clark (bluegrass musician)
mandolin:
Jerry Butler (bluegrass musician)
vocals:
Dave Clark (bluegrass musician)
Half and Half2:32
5Won't You Come and Sing for Me?
recording engineer:
Peter Siegel (in 1967)
double bass [bass] and tenor vocals:
Hazel Dickens (in 1967)
fiddle:
Billy Baker (bluegrass fiddle player) (in 1967)
guitar and lead vocals:
Alice Gerrard (in 1967)
mandolin and baritone vocals:
David Grisman (in 1967)
bass vocals:
Fred Weisz (in 1967)
recorded at:
Mastertone Recording Studios in New York, New York, United States (in 1967)
recording of:
Won't You Come & Sing for Me? (in 1967)
lyricist and composer:
Hazel Dickens
Hazel Dickens and Alice Gerrard2:48
6Rocky Run
banjo:
Pete Kuykendall
double bass [bass]:
Mike Seeger
fiddle:
Smiley Hobbs
guitar:
Tom Gray (US bluegrass bassist)
mandolin:
Jerry Stuart
Jerry Stuart, Pete Kuykendall, Smiley Hobbs, and Tom Gray2:51
7The Girl Behind the Bar
bass:
Tom Carter (US bluegrass/old-time musician (bass/fiddle/banjo/mandolin))
fiddle:
Bill Hicks (bluegrass musician)
guitar:
Al McCanless (old-time fiddler)
mandolin:
Jim Watson (bluegrass musician)
vocals:
Tommy Thompson and Jim Watson (bluegrass musician)
The Red Clay Ramblers2:09
8Ain't Nobody Gonna Miss Me
banjo and tenor vocals:
Don Stover
double bass [string bass]:
Elmer Pegdon
fiddle and baritone vocals:
Chubby Anthony (bluegrass fiddler)
guitar and lead vocals:
Bea Lilly
recording of:
There Ain’t Nobody Gonna Miss Me
lyricist and composer:
Harry C. McAuliffe
B. Lilly, Chubby Anthony, and Don Stover2:23
9Are You Afraid to Die?
engineer:
Pete Kuykendall
banjo and baritone vocals:
Pete Kuykendall (in 1963-09)
bass:
Tom Morgan (Bluegrass bass player)
double bass [bass] and bass vocals:
Tom Morgan (Bluegrass bass player) (in 1963-09)
guitar and tenor vocals:
Red Allen (bluegrass singer and guitarist) (in 1963-09)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Frank Wakefield (in 1963-09)
vocals:
Harley "Red" Allen (bluegrass singer and guitarist), Pete Kuykendall and Frank Wakefield
recorded at:
Wynwood Studio (Pete Kuykendall's) in Falls Church, Virginia, United States (in 1963-09)
recording of:
Are You Afraid to Die (in 1963-09)
writer:
Eddie Hill (Musician, Songwriter, Country Music DJ), Charlie Louvin and Ira Louvin
publisher:
Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC)
Red Allen, Frank Wakefield, and the Kentuckians2:42
10Walls of Time
guitar and lead vocals:
Peter Rowan (US bluegrass musician & composer) (on 1965-09-05)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1965-09-05)
recorded at:
Fincastle Bluegrass Festival 1965 (1965-09-03 – 1965-09-05)
live recording of:
The Walls of Time (on 1965-09-05)
writer:
Bill Monroe and Peter Rowan (US bluegrass musician & composer)
Bill Monroe and Peter Rowan4:09
11Back Up and Push
Friendly City Playboys1:54
12I've Endured
banjo:
Ola Belle Reed (old-time singer & banjo player)
guitar:
Kevin Roth (US singer-songwriter & dulcimer player)
vocals:
Ola Belle Reed (old-time singer & banjo player)
Ola Belle Reed2:52
13Carolina in the Pines
banjo:
Mike Lilly
bass:
Steve Bryant
guitar:
Harley Allen
mandolin:
Scott Adams (bluegrass musician)
vocals:
Harley Allen and Mike Lilly
Harley Allen2:46
14Jesse James
banjo:
Eric Weissberg (in 1956)
guitar:
Ralph Rinzler (in 1956)
mandolin:
Mike Seeger (in 1956)
instrumental recording of:
Hard, Ain't It Hard (in 1956)
lyricist and composer:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter)
instrumental recording of:
Jesse James (in 1956)
publisher:
Billy Gashade (in 1882)
lyricist:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Eric Weissberg2:34
15Two Orphans
guitar:
Lawrence Humphries and Smokey Joe Miller
mandolin:
Newman Young
vocals:
Lawrence Humphries and Smokey Joe Miller
The Georgia Pals3:24
16China Grove, My Home Town
banjo:
Kenny Ingram
bass:
J.Y. Gray
fiddle:
Johnny Warren
guitar:
Curly Seckler and Willis Spears
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Gene Wooten
vocals:
Kenny Ingram, Johnny Warren, Curly Seckler and Willis Spears
The Nashville Grass2:35
17Bluegrass Spectacular
bass:
Jim Atkins (bluegrass bassist)
fiddle:
Steve Thomas (bluegrass musician)
fiddle and resonator guitar [dobro]:
Donnie Scott (dobro player)
guitar:
Bill Price (Bluegrass guitarist)
mandolin:
Clarence Greene (US old-time musician, recorded in 1920s)
vocals:
Bill Price (Bluegrass guitarist)
Bill Price2:42
18Stoney Creek
fiddle:
Sonny Miller (Bluegrass)
Sonny Miller1:26
19Little Maggie
banjo:
Larry Richardson (Banjo player) (in 1956)
guitar:
Mike Seeger (in 1956)
instrumental recording of:
Little Maggie (Ralph Stanley version) (in 1956)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
is based on:
Little Maggie (catch-all for arrangements)
Larry Richardson1:17
20Miss Ferris
fiddle:
John Hartford
vocals:
John Hartford
John Hartford3:56
21Foggy Mountain Top
banjo:
Walter Hensley (banjo player) and Sam Hutchins (bluegrass banjo and guitar player)
double bass [string bass]:
Vernon "Boatwhistle" McIntyre
guitar and tenor vocals:
Earl Taylor (bluegrass musician)
baritone vocals:
Walter Hensley (banjo player)
lead vocals:
Sam Hutchins (bluegrass banjo and guitar player)
recording of:
Foggy Mountain Top
lyricist and composer:
A.P. Carter
Earl Taylor and the Stoney Mountain Boys2:05
22Sinner, You Better Get Ready
guitar:
Bea Lilly
mandolin and lead vocals:
Everett Lilly
vocals:
Bea Lilly and Don Stover
Lilly Brothers and Don Stover3:02
23Sitting on Top of the World
guitar:
Doc Watson (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
vocals:
Doc Watson (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
cover recording of:
Sitting on Top of the World (“Now she’s gone, I don’t worry…”)
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.
Doc Watson3:09
24Renegade
banjo:
Bart Goldman
bass:
Jim Phinney
guitar:
Roger Collier and Bob Everhart
mandolin:
Bill Ober
vocals:
Roger Collier and Bob Everhart
Bob Everhart2:02
25Possum Holler
banjo and resonator guitar [dobro]:
Donnie Scott (dobro player)
bass:
Jim Atkins (bluegrass bassist)
fiddle:
Steve Thomas (bluegrass musician)
guitar:
Bill Price (Bluegrass guitarist)
mandolin:
Clarence Greene (US old-time musician, recorded in 1920s)
vocals:
Bill Price (Bluegrass guitarist)
Bill Price3:03
26Red Wing
recorded in:
Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, United States (in 1982-12)
banjo:
Bill Emerson (on 1963-05-18)
bass:
Tom Morgan (Bluegrass bass player) (in 1982-12)
fiddle:
Carl Nelson (bluegrass musician) (on 1963-05-18)
guitar:
Harley "Red" Allen (bluegrass singer and guitarist) (on 1963-05-18)
mandolin:
Frank Wakefield (on 1963-05-18)
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Kenny Haddock (dobro player) (on 1963-05-18)
recorded at:
Ben Adelman Studio in Washington, D.C., United States (on 1963-05-18)
instrumental recording of:
Red Wing (on 1963-05-18)
lyricist:
Thurland Chattaway
composer:
Kerry Mills
is based on:
Album für die Jugend, op. 68: X. Fröhlicher Landmann
Tom Morgan2:37
27I'll Take the Blame
banjo:
Blake Williams (banjo player)
bass:
Pete Corum (bluegrass bassist and singer)
fiddle:
Tater Tate
guitar:
Harley "Red" Allen (bluegrass singer and guitarist)
mandolin:
Marty Stuart
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Gene Wooten
vocals:
Harley "Red" Allen (bluegrass singer and guitarist) and Curly Seckler
Red Allen2:25
28Watson's Blues
recorded in:
New Jersey, United States (on 1966-08-26)
guitar:
Doc Watson (US guitarist, singer & songwriter) (on 1966-08-26)
mandolin and spoken vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1966-08-26)
Bill Monroe and Doc Watson2:26

Credits

Release

photography:Stephanie P. Ledgin (photographer)
liner notes:Lee Michael Demsey
Jeff Place
producer:Lee Michael Demsey
Mary Monseur (Smithsonian Folkways)
Jeff Place
Daniel Sheehy (Smithsonian Folkways)
D.A. Sonneborn (Smithsonian Folkways)
editor:Jacob Love (editor)
mastering:Pete Reiniger
compiler:Lee Michael Demsey
Brent Peterson (Smithsonian Folkways)
Jeff Place
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/2429668 [info]
ASIN:US: B0009JG1N2 [info]