Classic Bluegrass: From Smithsonian Folkways

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Tracklist

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1White House Blues
banjo and baritone vocals:
Walter Hensley (banjo player)
double bass [string bass]:
Vernon "Boatwhistle" McIntyre
guitar:
Sam Hutchins (bluegrass banjo and guitar player)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Earl Taylor (bluegrass musician)
recording of:
White House Blues
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and Wilbur Jones (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 787)
Earl Taylor and the Stoney Mountain Boys2:01
2Our Last Goodbye
banjo:
Tom Adams (US bluegrass banjoist)
bass:
Earl Yager
fiddle:
Eddie Stubbs
guitar:
Dudley Connell
mandolin:
David McLaughlin (US bluegrass musician)
vocals:
Tom Adams (US bluegrass banjoist), Dudley Connell, David McLaughlin (US bluegrass musician) and Eddie Stubbs
recorded at:
Wolf Trap Farm Park in Vienna, Virginia, United States (in 1992)
The Johnson Mountain Boys2:36
3When He Reached Down His Hand for Me
banjo and baritone vocals:
Don Reno (bluegrass banjoist, Reno & Smiley member, father of Don Wayne Reno) (on 1965-09-05)
fiddle and bass vocals:
Benny Martin (bluegrass fiddler and guitar player) (on 1965-09-05)
guitar and lead vocals:
Mac Wiseman (on 1965-09-05)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1965-09-05)
recorded at:
Fincastle Bluegrass Festival 1965 (1965-09-03 – 1965-09-05)
Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys2:48
4Tiny Broken Heart
recording engineer:
Peter Siegel (in 1967)
banjo:
Lamar Grier (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:
David Grisman (in 1967)
recorded at:
Mastertone Recording Studios in New York, New York, United States (in 1967)
recording of:
A Tiny Broken Heart (in 1967)
writer:
Eddie Hill (Musician, Songwriter, Country Music DJ), Charlie Louvin and Ira Louvin
Hazel Dickens and Alice Gerrard3:05
5New Camptown Races
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1964)
producer:
David Grisman and Peter Siegel
banjo:
Bill Keith (in 1964)
bass and double bass [bass]:
Fred Weisz (in 1964)
guitar:
Red Allen (bluegrass singer and guitarist) (in 1964)
mandolin:
Frank Wakefield (in 1964)
recording of:
New Camptown Races (in 1964)
composer:
Frank Wakefield (in 1953)
Red Allen, Frank Wakefield, and The Kentuckians2:34
6Suzanne
banjo:
Mike Lilly
bass:
Larry Nager (Cincinnati, OH mandolinist, bassist and music critic)
fiddle:
David Moore, Jr. (bluegrass musician)
guitar:
Harley Allen
mandolin:
Scott Adams (bluegrass musician) and Harley Allen
vocals:
Scott Adams (bluegrass musician), Harley Allen and Mike Lilly
Harley Allen–Mike Lilly Band2:40
7I Heard My Mother Call My Name in Prayer
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 Grass3:10
8Teardrops in My Eyes
banjo:
Billy Edwards (bluegrass musician)
bass:
Warren Pinnix
fiddle:
Archie Callahan
guitar:
Ronald Pinnix
vocals:
Warren Pinnix
The Friendly City Playboys2:29
9Cumberland Gap
banjo:
Snuffy Jenkins (on 1956-09-26)
guitar:
Ira Dimmery (on 1956-09-26)
recording of:
Cumberland Gap (on 1956-09-26)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3413)
Snuffy Jenkins1:34
10Live and Let Live
banjo:
Greg Allen (banjo player)
guitar:
Harley Allen
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Ron Mesing
vocals:
Greg Allen (banjo player) and Harley "Red" Allen (bluegrass singer and guitarist)
Red Allen and The Kentuckians2:48
11The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise
banjo:
Roger Sprung
bass:
Ollie Phillips
guitar:
Joe Locker and Doc Watson (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
mandolin:
Willie Locker
membranophone:
Bob Thomas (progressive bluegrass drummer)
Roger Sprung and Doc Watson2:41
12Hello City Limits
banjo:
Hugh Moore
fiddle and mandolin:
Danny Bowers
guitar:
Roby Huffman and Parks Icenhour
steel guitar:
David Johnson (North Carolina bluegrass musician)
vocals:
Roby Huffman and Hugh Moore
performer:
Dale Lee (bluegrass bassist)
Hugh Moore2:22
13(Legend of the) Brown Mountain Light
recorded in:
Syracuse, New York, United States (on 1964-11-01)
banjo:
Eddie Adcock (on 1964-11-01)
double bass [bass]:
Ed Ferris (bluegrass bass player) (on 1964-11-01)
guitar and lead vocals:
Charlie Waller (American bluegrass musician) (on 1964-11-01)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
John Duffey (on 1964-11-01)
live recording of:
Brown Mountain Light (on 1964-11-01)
lyricist and composer:
Scott Wiseman
The Country Gentlemen2:36
14Lonesome Road Blues
banjo:
Veronica Stoneman Cox (in 1956)
guitar:
Eugene Cox (in 1956)
instrumental recording of:
Lonesome Road Blues (in 1956)
composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
publisher:
Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI)
is based on:
Chilly Winds (a.k.a. Lonesome Road Blues - catch-all work)
version of:
Der Mann mit dem Block (The Man Comes Around)
Roni Stoneman1:14
15The Train That Carried My Girl From Town
guitar:
Doc Watson (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
vocals:
Doc Watson (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
recording of:
The Train That Carried My Girl From Town
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Doc Watson2:19
16The Little Girl and the Dreadful Snake
fiddle and tenor vocals:
Tracy Schwarz
guitar:
John Cohen (folk musician and musicologist, 1932-2019)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Mike Seeger
recording of:
The Little Girl and the Dreadful Snake
composer:
Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
The New Lost City Ramblers3:31
17Little Birdie
banjo:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player)
bass:
Mike Seeger
fiddle:
Vernon Derrick
guitar:
Carter Stanley
mandolin:
Curley Lambert
vocals:
Carter Stanley and Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player)
recording of:
Little Birdie
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 5742)
The Stanley Brothers2:41
18Rabbit in a Log
banjo:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player)
bass:
Mike Seeger
fiddle:
Vernon Derrick
guitar:
Carter Stanley
mandolin:
Curley Lambert
vocals:
Carter Stanley and Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player)
recording of:
Have a Feast Here Tonight (Rabbit in the Log)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
The Stanley Brothers2:24
19Grey Eagle
fiddle:
David Johnson (North Carolina bluegrass musician)
guitar:
Billie Ray Johnson (bluegrass musician)
David and Billie Ray Johnson2:51
20Wayfaring Stranger
guitar:
Bobby Harrison (bluegrass musician) and David Lambeth (bluegrass musician)
vocals:
Cullen Galyean and Bobby Harrison (bluegrass musician)
recording of:
Wayfaring Stranger
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3339)
Cullen Galyean & The Virginia Mountain Boys5:11
21Billy in the Lowground
banjo:
Bob Yellin
fiddle:
Buddy Pendleton
guitar:
John Herald
The Lonesome Strangers1:03
22The Rebel Girl
banjo:
Tom Adams (US bluegrass banjoist) (on 1990-03-01)
bass:
Marshall Wilborn (on 1990-03-01)
fiddle and mandolin:
David McLaughlin (US bluegrass musician) (on 1990-03-01)
guitar:
Hazel Dickens (from 1990-03-01 to present) and Dudley Connell (on 1990-03-01)
vocals:
Hazel Dickens (on 1990-03-01)
recording of:
The Rebel Girl (Hazel Dickens)
additional lyricist:
Hazel Dickens
version of:
The Rebel Girl (Joe Hill)
Hazel Dickens3:00
23Train 45
recorded in:
Manassas, Virginia, United States (in 1956)
banjo:
Smiley Hobbs (in 1956)
double bass [string bass]:
Mike Seeger (in 1956)
guitar:
Tom Morgan (Bluegrass bass player) (in 1956)
mandolin:
Pete Kuykendall (in 1956)
recording of:
Train 45 (in 1956)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Smiley Hobbs2:23
24'Neath That Cold Grey Tomb of Stone
banjo:
Don Stover
bass and fiddle:
Herb Hooven
guitar:
Bea Lilly
mandolin and lead vocals:
Everett Lilly
The Lilly Brothers and Don Stover3:07
25Get Up John
guitar:
Peter Rowan (US bluegrass musician & composer) (on 1965-09-05)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1965-09-05)
recorded at:
Fincastle Bluegrass Festival 1965 (1965-09-03 – 1965-09-05)
live recording of:
Get Up John (on 1965-09-05)
composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys2:37

Credits

Release

photography:John Cohen (folk musician and musicologist, 1932-2019)
Phil Zimmerman (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:Carla Borden
Frank Proschan
mastering:Pete Reiniger
compiler:Lee Michael Demsey
Jeff Place
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/2426943 [info]
ASIN:US: B000063NDJ [info]