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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1You’re the One (I See in My Dreams)
banjo:
Doyle Dobbin (US bluegrass banjoist and songwriter) (in 1957)
guitar:
Buster Turner (in 1957)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Frank Wakefield (in 1957)
recording of:
You’re the One (I See in My Dreams) (in 1957)
lyricist and composer:
Frank Wakefield
Frank Wakefield & Buster Turner1:58
2Leave Well Enough Alone
banjo:
Doyle Dobbin (US bluegrass banjoist and songwriter) (in 1957)
guitar:
Buster Turner (in 1957)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Frank Wakefield (in 1957)
recording of:
Leave Well Enough Alone (in 1957)
lyricist and composer:
Frank Wakefield
Frank Wakefield & Buster Turner2:40
3New Camptown Races
banjo:
Carace Hutchins (US bluegrass banjoist) (in 1953)
double bass [bass]:
Red Stanley (Fiddler Harold Stanley) (in 1953)
guitar:
Marvin Cobb (in 1953)
mandolin:
Frank Wakefield (in 1953)
recording of:
New Camptown Races (in 1953)
composer:
Frank Wakefield (in 1953)
Marvin Cobb, Frank Wakefield and The Chain Mountain Boys2:15
4One Little Word
The Brewster Brothers2:42
5Blue Bonnet Lane
Colwell Brothers2:21
6Helen
guitar and tenor vocals:
Rabe Perkins
mandolin and lead vocals:
Rebe Gosdin
Rebe & Rabe3:03
7He Saved My Soul
Hamm Brothers2:52
8Old Age
Dave Woolum2:26
9Let Me Rest
double bass [bass]:
Ernie Newton (contrabassist) (on 1950-08-06)
fiddle and tenor vocals:
Merle "Red" Taylor (country/bluegrass fiddler, songwriter, and singer) (on 1950-08-06)
guitar and baritone vocals:
Jimmy Martin (American bluegrass musician) (on 1950-08-06)
lead vocals:
Joel Price (on 1950-08-06)
Shenandoah Valley Trio2:53
10Home Sweet Home
banjo:
Allen Shelton (in 1953)
bass:
Joe Phillips (US bluegrass bassist, 1950s) (in 1953)
fiddle:
Roy Russell (US fiddler) (in 1953)
guitar:
Hack Johnson (US bluegrass musician) (in 1953)
guitar ["chop rhythm" guitar]:
"Curly" Howard Sisk (US country/bluegrass musician) (in 1953)
recorded at:
Radio Station WPTF in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States (in 1953)
Hack Johnson and His Tennesseans2:17
11Destination Heartache
The Eubanks Brothers2:48
12Don’t Forget Me
recorded in:
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States (in 1950-03)
banjo:
Larry Richardson (Banjo player) (in 1950-03)
double bass [bass]:
Ezra Cline (US bluegrass bassist) (in 1950-03)
fiddle:
Ray Morgan (US bluegrass fiddler) (in 1950-03)
guitar and tenor vocals:
Bob Osborne (in 1950-03)
lead vocals:
Bob Osborne (in 1950-03) and Larry Richardson (Banjo player) (in 1950-03)
The Lonesome Pine Fiddlers2:25
13Pain in My Heart
recorded in:
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States (in 1950-03)
banjo:
Larry Richardson (Banjo player) (in 1950-03)
double bass [bass]:
Ezra Cline (US bluegrass bassist) (in 1950-03)
fiddle:
Ray Morgan (US bluegrass fiddler) (in 1950-03)
guitar and tenor vocals:
Bob Osborne (in 1950-03)
lead vocals:
Bob Osborne (in 1950-03) and Larry Richardson (Banjo player) (in 1950-03)
recording of:
Pain in My Heart (in 1950-03)
writer:
Bobby Osborne and Larry Richardson (Banjo player)
The Lonesome Pine Fiddlers2:40
14Mother, Sweet Mother
guitar and tenor vocals:
Rabe Perkins
mandolin and lead vocals:
Rebe Gosdin
Rebe & Rabe2:47
15Orange Blossom Special
guitar:
Jerry Howorth and Sky Snow
mandolin:
Ralph Jones (US dobro player and mandolinist)
vocals:
Jerry Howorth and Sky Snow
recording of:
Orange Blossom Special
lyricist and composer:
Ervin Rouse
publisher:
Glanco Music (BMI-affiliated) and MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
Jerry and Sky2:44
16Will I Meet Mother in Heaven
recorded in:
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States (in 1950-03)
double bass [bass]:
Ezra Cline (US bluegrass bassist) (in 1950-03)
fiddle:
Ray Morgan (US bluegrass fiddler) (in 1950-03)
guitar:
Bob Osborne (in 1950-03) and Larry Richardson (Banjo player) (in 1950-03)
vocals:
Bob Osborne (in 1950-03), Ezra Cline (US bluegrass bassist) (in 1950-03), Ray Morgan (US bluegrass fiddler) (in 1950-03) and Larry Richardson (Banjo player) (in 1950-03)
The Lonesome Pine Fiddlers2:19
17Lonesome, Sad and Blue
recorded in:
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States (in 1950-03)
banjo:
Larry Richardson (Banjo player) (in 1950-03)
double bass [bass]:
Ezra Cline (US bluegrass bassist) (in 1950-03)
fiddle:
Ray Morgan (US bluegrass fiddler) (in 1950-03)
guitar and tenor vocals:
Bob Osborne (in 1950-03)
lead vocals:
Bob Osborne (in 1950-03) and Larry Richardson (Banjo player) (in 1950-03)
The Lonesome Pine Fiddlers3:00
18On the Sunny Side of Life Again
Barrier Brothers3:08
19Message for Peace
The Eubanks Brothers3:03
20Sparkling Brown Eyes
Jerry and Sky2:39
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