Best Of The Vanguard Years

~ Release by The Greenbriar Boys (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Katy Clyne
banjo:
Bob Yellin
bass:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
guitar and lead vocals:
John Herald
mandolin:
Ralph Rinzler
background vocals [harmony vocals]:
Ralph Rinzler and Bob Yellin
recording of:
Katy Cline
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
The Greenbriar Boys2:22
2I’m Coming Back but I Don't Know When
banjo:
Bob Yellin
bass:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
guitar and lead vocals:
John Herald
mandolin:
Ralph Rinzler
background vocals [harmony vocals]:
Ralph Rinzler and Bob Yellin
recording of:
I'm Comin' Back, But I Don't Know When
lyricist and composer:
Charlie Monroe
The Greenbriar Boys2:19
3Stewball
banjo:
Bob Yellin
bass:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
guitar and lead vocals:
John Herald
mandolin:
Ralph Rinzler
recording of:
Stewball
writer:
John Herald, Ralph Rinzler and Robert Yellin
The Greenbriar Boys2:31
4Rawhide
banjo:
Bob Yellin
bass:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
guitar:
John Herald
mandolin:
Ralph Rinzler
The Greenbriar Boys2:01
5Banks of the Ohio
banjo:
Bob Yellin
guitar:
John Herald
mandolin:
Ralph Rinzler
background vocals [harmony vocals]:
John Herald, Ralph Rinzler and Bob Yellin
lead vocals:
Joan Baez (US folk singer)
performer:
The Greenbriar Boys
recording of:
Banks of the Ohio (Joan Baez version) (in 1961)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Joan Baez (US folk singer)
arrangement of:
Banks of the Ohio
Joan Baez feat. The Greenbriar Boys3:06
6Pal of Mine
banjo:
Bob Yellin
guitar:
John Herald
guitar [lead guitar]:
Ralph Rinzler
background vocals [harmony vocals]:
John Herald, Ralph Rinzler and Bob Yellin
lead vocals:
Joan Baez (US folk singer)
performer:
The Greenbriar Boys
recording of:
Pal of Mine
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Joan Baez feat. The Greenbriar Boys2:47
7We Shall Not Be Moved
banjo:
Bob Yellin
guest double bass [bass]:
Jack Cook (bluegrass musician, bass, guitar & voaclist)
guitar and lead vocals:
John Herald
mandolin:
Ralph Rinzler
background vocals [harmony vocals]:
Ralph Rinzler and Bob Yellin
The Greenbriar Boys1:45
8We Need a Lot More of Jesus
banjo:
Bob Yellin
guest double bass [bass]:
Jack Cook (bluegrass musician, bass, guitar & voaclist)
guitar and lead vocals:
John Herald
mandolin:
Ralph Rinzler
background vocals [harmony vocals]:
Ralph Rinzler and Bob Yellin
recording of:
We Need a Lot More of Jesus and a Lot Less Rock and Roll
lyricist and composer:
Wayne Raney
The Greenbriar Boys2:00
9Girl on the Greenbriar Shore
banjo and lead vocals:
Bob Yellin
guest double bass [bass]:
Jack Cook (bluegrass musician, bass, guitar & voaclist)
guitar and background vocals [harmony vocals]:
John Herald
mandolin:
Ralph Rinzler
recording of:
Girl on the Greenbrier Shore
composer:
A.P. Carter
The Greenbriar Boys2:20
10Life Is Like a Mountain Railway
banjo:
Bob Yellin
guest double bass [bass] and guest baritone vocals:
Jack Cook (bluegrass musician, bass, guitar & voaclist)
guitar and lead vocals:
John Herald
mandolin:
Ralph Rinzler
background vocals [harmony vocals]:
Ralph Rinzler and Bob Yellin
recording of:
Life’s Railway to Heaven
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
The Greenbriar Boys3:37
11Down the Road
banjo:
Bob Yellin
guest double bass [bass]:
Jack Cook (bluegrass musician, bass, guitar & voaclist)
guest fiddle:
Buddy Pendleton
guitar and lead vocals:
John Herald
mandolin:
Ralph Rinzler
background vocals [harmony vocals]:
Ralph Rinzler and Bob Yellin
recording of:
Down the Road
writer:
Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs
publisher:
CBS Unart Catalog, Inc. (in 1985)
The Greenbriar Boys1:58
12Rosie’s Gone Again
banjo:
Bob Yellin
guest double bass [bass]:
Jack Cook (bluegrass musician, bass, guitar & voaclist)
guest fiddle:
Buddy Pendleton
guitar and lead vocals:
John Herald
mandolin:
Ralph Rinzler
background vocals [harmony vocals]:
Ralph Rinzler and Bob Yellin
The Greenbriar Boys2:18
13Amelia Earhart’s Last Flight
banjo:
Bob Yellin
guest double bass [bass]:
Jack Cook (bluegrass musician, bass, guitar & voaclist)
guitar and lead vocals:
John Herald
mandolin:
Ralph Rinzler
background vocals [harmony vocals]:
Ralph Rinzler and Bob Yellin
recording of:
Amelia Earhart's Last Flight
lyricist and composer:
David L. McEnery
The Greenbriar Boys3:41
14Other Side of Jordan
guest double bass [bass]:
Jack Cook (bluegrass musician, bass, guitar & voaclist)
guest fiddle:
Buddy Pendleton
guitar and lead vocals:
John Herald
mandolin:
Bob Yellin
The Greenbriar Boys1:31
▼ CD 2
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1Sleepy-Eyed John
banjo:
Bob Yellin
guest double bass [bass]:
Eric Weissberg
guitar and lead vocals:
John Herald
mandolin:
Ralph Rinzler
background vocals [harmony vocals]:
Ralph Rinzler and Bob Yellin
2:37
2Ragged but Right
banjo:
Bob Yellin
guest double bass [bass]:
Eric Weissberg
guitar:
John Herald
mandolin:
Ralph Rinzler
lead vocals:
John Herald and Ralph Rinzler
recording of:
Ragged but Right
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 12149)
2:57
3McKinley
banjo and background vocals [harmony vocals]:
Bob Yellin
guest double bass [bass]:
Sandy Block (Jazz bassist, band leader)
guitar and lead vocals:
John Herald
2:53
4Levee Breaking Blues
banjo:
Bob Yellin
guest double bass [bass]:
Sandy Block (Jazz bassist, band leader)
guitar and lead vocals:
John Herald
mandolin:
Ralph Rinzler
3:07
5A Minor Breakdown
banjo:
Bob Yellin
guest double bass [bass]:
Eric Weissberg
guitar:
John Herald
mandolin:
Ralph Rinzler
2:19
6Let Me Fall
banjo and lead vocals:
Bob Yellin
guest double bass [bass]:
Eric Weissberg
guitar:
John Herald
background vocals [harmony vocals]:
John Herald and Ralph Rinzler
1:57
7The Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives to Me
banjo:
Bob Yellin
guest double bass [bass]:
Eric Weissberg
guitar and lead vocals:
John Herald
mandolin:
Ralph Rinzler
background vocals [harmony vocals]:
Ralph Rinzler and Bob Yellin
2:20
8At the End of a Long, Lonely Day
banjo:
Bob Yellin
guest double bass [bass]:
Eric Weissberg
guitar and lead vocals:
John Herald
mandolin:
Ralph Rinzler
cover recording of:
At the End of a Long Lonely Day
lyricist and composer:
Marty Robbins
3:41
9Yellin Holler
banjo:
Bob Yellin
guest double bass [bass]:
Sandy Block (Jazz bassist, band leader)
guitar:
John Herald
mandolin:
Ralph Rinzler
2:06
10I Cried Again
banjo:
Bob Yellin
guest double bass [bass]:
Eric Weissberg
guitar and lead vocals:
John Herald
mandolin:
Ralph Rinzler
background vocals [harmony vocals]:
Ralph Rinzler and Bob Yellin
recording of:
I Cried Again
lyricist and composer:
Autry Inman
2:56
11The Train That I Ride
banjo:
Bob Yellin
guest double bass [bass]:
Russ Savakus
guest fiddle:
Jim Buchanan (US bluegrass fiddler)
guitar:
John Herald
mandolin and lead vocals:
Frank Wakefield
background vocals [harmony vocals]:
John Herald and Bob Yellin
2:19
12I Heard the Bluebirds Sing
banjo:
Bob Yellin
guest double bass [bass]:
Russ Savakus
guitar and background vocals [harmony vocals]:
John Herald
mandolin and lead vocals:
Frank Wakefield
recording of:
I Heard the Bluebirds Sing
lyricist and composer:
Hollis Hod Pharis
2:23
13Morning Train
banjo:
Bob Yellin
guest double bass [bass]:
Russ Savakus
guitar:
John Herald
mandolin:
Frank Wakefield
2:31
14Shackles and Chains
banjo:
Bob Yellin
guest double bass [bass]:
Russ Savakus
guest fiddle:
Jim Buchanan (US bluegrass fiddler)
guitar and background vocals [harmony vocals]:
John Herald
mandolin and lead vocals:
Frank Wakefield
recording of:
Shackles and Chains
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Davis (American politician, singer and songwriter)
2:53
15Chicken
banjo and lead vocals:
Bob Yellin
guest double bass [bass]:
Russ Savakus
guest fiddle:
Jim Buchanan (US bluegrass fiddler)
guitar:
John Herald
mandolin:
Frank Wakefield
background vocals [harmony vocals]:
John Herald and Frank Wakefield
2:24
16Alligator Man
guest double bass [bass]:
Russ Savakus
guest fiddle:
Jim Buchanan (US bluegrass fiddler)
guitar and lead vocals:
John Herald
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Frank Wakefield
harmonica:
Bob Yellin
recording of:
Alligator Man
writer:
Floyd Chance and Jimmy Newman
2:38
17Russian Around
banjo:
Bob Yellin
guest double bass [bass]:
Russ Savakus
guitar:
John Herald
2:26
18Up to My Neck in High Muddy Waters
guest double bass [bass]:
Russ Savakus
guitar and lead vocals:
John Herald
guitar [lead guitar]:
Bob Yellin
mandolin:
Frank Wakefield
recording of:
Up to My Neck in High Muddy Waters
writer:
John Herald, Frank Wakefield and Bob Yellin
publisher:
Ryerson Music Publishers, Inc.
2:50
19Little Birdie
banjo:
Bob Yellin
guest double bass [bass]:
Richard Romoff
guest fiddle:
Jim Buchanan (US bluegrass fiddler)
guitar:
John Herald
mandolin and lead vocals:
Frank Wakefield
background vocals [harmony vocals]:
John Herald and Bob Yellin
2:53
20Prisoner’s Song
banjo:
Bob Yellin
guest double bass [bass]:
Richard Romoff
guest fiddle:
Jim Buchanan (US bluegrass fiddler)
guitar and background vocals [harmony vocals]:
John Herald
mandolin and lead vocals:
Frank Wakefield
recording of:
The Prisoner’s Song
lyricist and composer:
Guy Massey (1920s US songwriter)
publisher:
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
2:16
21Different Drum
guest double bass [bass]:
Russ Savakus
guest fiddle:
Jim Buchanan (US bluegrass fiddler)
guitar and lead vocals:
John Herald
guitar [lead guitar] and background vocals [harmony vocals]:
Bob Yellin
mandolin:
Frank Wakefield
recording of:
Different Drum
lyricist and composer:
Michael Nesmith
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
3:02

Credits

Release

producer:Fred Jasper (producer)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/10133856 [info]