The Early Days of Bluegrass

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Annotation

6 CD reissue of Rounder's "Early Days of Bluegrass" series, originally released on 10 LPs. This release benefits the Bluegrass Country internet radio station.

Annotation last modified on 2020-07-02 21:02 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Long Journey Home
Jim Eanes & The Shenandoah Valley Boys2:23
2Don’t Let Your Sweet Love Die
Jim Eanes & The Shenandoah Valley Boys3:13
3I’ll Never Love You Anymore
Jim Eanes & The Shenandoah Valley Boys2:18
4Curtains of Sorrow
Jim Eanes & The Shenandoah Valley Boys2:50
5Florida Blues
Jim Eanes & The Shenandoah Valley Boys2:23
6A Sweeter Love Than Yours I’ll Never Know
Jim Eanes & The Shenandoah Valley Boys2:46
7Lady of Spain
Jim Eanes & The Shenandoah Valley Boys1:51
8Down Among the Budded Roses
Jim Eanes & The Shenandoah Valley Boys3:00
9Little Brown Hand
Jim Eanes & The Shenandoah Valley Boys2:23
10Missing in Action
Jim Eanes & The Shenandoah Valley Boys3:02
11Whispering
Jim Eanes & The Shenandoah Valley Boys1:52
12Blue Yodel #1
Jim Eanes & The Shenandoah Valley Boys2:20
13Tomorrow May Be Different
Jim Eanes & The Shenandoah Valley Boys2:41
14The Old Swinging Bridge
banjo:
Raymond Swinney (US bluegrass banjoist)
guitar and lead vocals:
Glen Neaves
mandolin and baritone vocals:
John Summers (US bluegrass mandolinist)
alto vocals:
Jessie Neaves
Glen Neaves and The Grayson County Boys2:27
15Black Mountain Rag
banjo:
Raymond Swinney (US bluegrass banjoist)
fiddle:
Glen Neaves
guitar:
Cecil Kinzer
mandolin:
John Summers (US bluegrass mandolinist)
Glen Neaves and The Grayson County Boys2:35
16This World Can’t Stand Long
guitar:
Wilma Lee Cooper
mandolin:
Bill Carver (US mandolinist)
vocals:
Stoney Cooper and Wilma Lee Cooper
Stoney Cooper & Wilma Lee2:41
17Wicked Path of Sin
guitar:
Wilma Lee Cooper
mandolin:
Bill Carver (US mandolinist)
vocals:
Stoney Cooper and Wilma Lee Cooper
Stoney Cooper & Wilma Lee2:32
18Ain’t No Grave Gonna Hold My Body Down
The Caudill Family2:40
19I’ll Be No Stranger There
The Caudill Family2:07
20Little Glass of Wine
banjo and tenor vocals:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (from 1947 until 1948)
fiddle:
Leslie Keith (fiddler) (from 1947 until 1948)
guitar and lead vocals:
Carter Stanley (from 1947 until 1948)
mandolin:
Darrell "Pee Wee" Lambert (from 1947 until 1948)
recorded at:
Radio Station WOPI in Bristol, Virginia, United States (from 1947 until 1948)
recording of:
Little Glass of Wine (from 1947 until 1948)
writer:
Carter Stanley and Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player)
The Stanley Brothers3:07
21Better Late Than Never
mandolin:
Red Ratliff (US bluegrass musician)
Buster Pack & His Lonesome Pine Boys2:06
22Weary Hobo
guitar:
Curley Parker (US bluegrass musician)
mandolin:
Pee Wee Lambert
lead vocals:
Darrell "Pee Wee" Lambert
Pee Wee Lambert & Curley Parker with Their Pine Ridge Boys2:56
23Just a Memory
guitar:
Curley Parker (US bluegrass musician)
mandolin:
Pee Wee Lambert
lead vocals:
Darrell "Pee Wee" Lambert and Curley Parker (US bluegrass musician)
tenor vocals:
Darrell "Pee Wee" Lambert
Pee Wee Lambert & Curley Parker with Their Pine Ridge Boys2:16
24The Bright Crystal Sea
guitar and lead vocals:
Cecil Surratt (in 1951)
Cecil Surratt & His West Virginia Ramblers3:30
25Where Will You Spend Eternity
guitar and lead vocals:
Cecil Surratt (in 1951)
Cecil Surratt & His West Virginia Ramblers2:31
26Long Time No See
double bass [bass]:
Junior Huskey (father of Roy Huskey, Jr.)
fiddle:
Gene Christian (US fiddler)
guitar:
Frank Hunter (US bluegrass musician)
vocals:
Gene Christian (US fiddler) and Frank Hunter (US bluegrass musician)
Frank Hunter & His Black Mountain Boys2:28
27Tennessee Boy
Frank Hunter & His Black Mountain Boys3:14
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