50 Years of Bluegrass Hits 1

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Annotation

First volume in a series

Annotation last modified on 2018-03-21 02:46 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1The Midnight Train
cover recording of:
Midnight Train (First line: "I have been all around my old home town...")
lyricist and composer:
Alton Delmore
Jim & Jesse & The Virginia Boys2:04
2Kentucky Waltz
cover recording of:
Kentucky Waltz
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe (in 1945)
The Osborne Brothers2:39
3Foggy Mountain Breakdown
instrumental recording of:
Foggy Mountain Breakdown
composer:
Earl Scruggs
Joe Maphis2:13
4Tramp on the Street
producer:
Marty Stuart
banjo:
Kenny Ingram
double bass [bass]:
Pete Corum (bluegrass bassist and singer)
fiddle:
Johnny Warren
guitar [lead guitar] and mandolin:
Marty Stuart
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Ray Edenton and Curly Seckler
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Gene Wooten
vocals:
Betty Jean Robinson and Curly Seckler
recording of:
Tramp On The Street
writer:
Grady Cole and Hazel Cole
Betty Jean Robinson & The Nashville Grass3:48
5Love Letters in the Sand
recording of:
Love Letters in the Sand
lyricist:
Charles Kenny (songwriter, violinist) and Nick Kenny
composer:
J. Fred Coots, Charles Kenny (songwriter, violinist) and Nick Kenny
publisher:
Bourne (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Bourne, Inc. and Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd.
Mac Wiseman2:18
6Salty Dog Blues
Benny Martin & Josh Graves1:31
7Just a Little Talk With Jesus
The Bluegrass Cardinals2:10
8Uncle Pen
recording of:
Uncle Pen
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Unichappell Music, Unichappell Music, Inc. and Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (in 1975)
Rose Lee Maphis2:15
9Shackles and Chains
recording of:
Shackles and Chains
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Davis (American politician, singer and songwriter)
Mac Wiseman & The Osborne Brothers2:52
10Charlotte Breakdown
recording of:
Charlotte Breakdown
composer:
Don Reno (bluegrass banjoist, Reno & Smiley member, father of Don Wayne Reno)
Don Reno & The Tennessee Cut-Ups1:49
11Dark as a Dungeon
recording of:
Dark as a Dungeon
lyricist and composer:
Merle Travis
Merle Travis4:02
12Are You Missing Me
recording of:
Are You Missing Me?
writer:
Charlie Louvin and Ira Louvin
Jim & Jesse & The Virginia Boys2:27
13I Saw the Light
recording of:
I Saw the Light
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Ltd. (UK) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1948-11-16)
translated version of:
I Saw the Light - Lodní zvon
Carl Story & His Rambling Mountaineers2:27
14Sunny Side of the Mountain
recording of:
Sunny Side of the Mountain
composer:
Bob Gregory and Harry C. McAuliffe
The Osborne Brothers2:24
15Sweeter Than the Flowers
recording of:
Sweeter Than the Flowers
writer:
Morry Burns, Lois Mann and Ervin Thomas Rouse
Rose Lee Maphis2:55
16Muleskinner Blues
The Stonemans3:45
17I Know You're Married
recording of:
I Know You’re Married but I Love You Still
writer:
Mack Magaha (Bluegrass Fiddler) and Don Reno (bluegrass banjoist, Reno & Smiley member, father of Don Wayne Reno)
Don Reno, Bill Harrell & The Tennessee Cut-Ups2:15
18Memories of Maybelle
recording of:
Memories of Maybelle
lyricist and composer:
Martin Christian (Bluegrass songwriter)
Joe Maphis3:08
19Life's Railway to Heaven
Donna Stoneman & The Stonemans3:46
20Dueling Fiddles
recording of:
Dueling Banjos (Dueling Strings)
composer:
Arthur Smith (“Guitar Boogie” Smith US country artist)
Johnny Gimble3:16
21Paradise
cover recording of:
Paradise
lyricist and composer:
John Prine
publisher:
Cotillion-Sour Grapes (ended), Sour Grapes Music, Inc. and Walden Music, Inc.
Jim & Jesse & The Virginia Boys2:47
22I Wonder Where You Are Tonight
recording of:
I Wonder Where You Are Tonight
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Bond
publisher:
Red River Songs and Sunshine Music Co., Inc. (on 1941-12-12)
The Bluegrass Cardinals2:42
23Reuben
The Osborne Brothers2:40
24Maple on the Hill
Joe & Rose Lee Maphis2:57
25What Would You Give in Exchange for Your Soul
Lester Flatt & The Nashville Grass3:06