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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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Broken Vows and a Broken Heart
The Church Brothers2:26
2Darling Brown Eyes
The Church Brothers3:00
3No One to Love Me
The Church Brothers2:49
4When Jesus Calls You Home
The Church Brothers2:49
5Someone Is Loving You
The Church Brothers2:45
6A Sweeter Love Than Yours I’ll Never Know
The Church Brothers2:49
7An Angel With Blue Eyes
The Church Brothers2:47
8You’re Still the Rose of My Heart
The Church Brothers2:32
9Roll in My Sweet Baby’s Arms
The Church Brothers2:37
10Blue Ridge Special
The Church Brothers2:43
11I’m Lonely for You
The Church Brothers2:26
12Beneath the North Carolina Moon
The Church Brothers2:52
13We’ll Meet Up There
The Church Brothers2:18
14Way Down in Ole Caroline
The Church Brothers2:22
15I Know My Name Will Be Called Up There
The Church Brothers2:57
16The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee
engineer:
Selby Coffeen
producer:
Bill Clifton (American bluegrass musician and singer)
banjo and tenor vocals:
Johnny Clark (US bluegrass banjoist) (in 1958-11)
double bass [bass]:
Joe Zinkan (in 1958-11)
fiddle:
Tommy Jackson (bluegrass fiddler) (in 1958-11) and Tommy Vaden (US country fiddler) (in 1958-11)
guitar and lead vocals:
Bill Clifton (American bluegrass musician and singer) (in 1958-11)
guitar [rhythm guitar] and baritone vocals:
Jimmy Self (in 1958-11)
recorded at:
RCA Studio (Nashville, TN) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (in 1958-11)
recording of:
The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee
composer:
Bill Clifton (American bluegrass musician and singer)
publisher:
Fort Knox Music Inc. and Trio Music Company
Bill Clifton2:53
17Dixie Darlin’
engineer:
Mike Seeger
producer:
Bill Clifton (American bluegrass musician and singer)
autoharp:
Mike Seeger (in 1958-08)
banjo:
Johnny Clark (US bluegrass banjoist) (in 1958-08)
double bass [bass]:
Roy Self (US country/bluegrass bassist) (in 1958-08)
fiddle:
Carl Nelson (bluegrass musician) (in 1958-08) and Cal Newman (US country/bluegrass fiddler) (in 1958-08)
guitar and lead vocals:
Bill Clifton (American bluegrass musician and singer) (in 1958-08)
mandolin:
John Duffey (in 1958-08)
recorded at:
Capitol Transcription Service in Washington, D.C., United States (in 1958-08)
recording of:
Dixie Darling (in 1958-08)
lyricist and composer:
A.P. Carter
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 15143)
Bill Clifton2:21
18You Don’t Think About Me When I’m Gone
engineer:
Selby Coffeen
producer:
Bill Clifton (American bluegrass musician and singer)
banjo and tenor vocals:
Johnny Clark (US bluegrass banjoist) (in 1958-11)
double bass [bass]:
Joe Zinkan (in 1958-11)
fiddle:
Tommy Jackson (bluegrass fiddler) (in 1958-11) and Tommy Vaden (US country fiddler) (in 1958-11)
guitar and lead vocals:
Bill Clifton (American bluegrass musician and singer) (in 1958-11)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Jimmy Self (in 1958-11)
recorded at:
RCA Studio (Nashville, TN) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (in 1958-11)
recording of:
You Don’t Think About Me When I’m Gone
writer:
Paul Clayton and Bill Clifton (American bluegrass musician and singer)
publisher:
Fort Knox Music Inc. and Trio Music Company
Bill Clifton2:43
19I’ll Be There Mary Dear
engineer:
Selby Coffeen
producer:
Bill Clifton (American bluegrass musician and singer)
banjo and tenor vocals:
Johnny Clark (US bluegrass banjoist) (in 1957-04)
double bass [bass]:
Junior Huskey (father of Roy Huskey, Jr.) (in 1957-04)
fiddle:
Tommy Jackson (bluegrass fiddler) (in 1957-04) and Gordon Terry (Bluegrass/Country artist, guitarist and fiddle player.) (in 1957-04)
guitar and lead vocals:
Bill Clifton (American bluegrass musician and singer) (in 1957-04)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Johnny Johnson (US country guitarist/bassist, active 1950s-1974) (in 1957-04)
baritone vocals:
Tommy Jackson (bluegrass fiddler) (in 1957-04)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (Nashville, TN) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (in 1957-04)
Bill Clifton3:00
20Paddy on the Turnpike
engineer:
Mike Seeger
producer:
Bill Clifton (American bluegrass musician and singer)
banjo:
Johnny Clark (US bluegrass banjoist) (in 1958-08)
double bass [bass]:
Roy Self (US country/bluegrass bassist) (in 1958-08)
fiddle:
Carl Nelson (bluegrass musician) (in 1958-08) and Cal Newman (US country/bluegrass fiddler) (in 1958-08)
guitar and lead vocals:
Bill Clifton (American bluegrass musician and singer) (in 1958-08)
mandolin:
John Duffey (in 1958-08)
recorded at:
Capitol Transcription Service in Washington, D.C., United States (in 1958-08)
recording of:
Paddy on the Turnpike (in 1958-08)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Bill Clifton1:44
21I’ll Wander Back Someday
engineer:
Selby Coffeen
producer:
Bill Clifton (American bluegrass musician and singer)
banjo and tenor vocals:
Johnny Clark (US bluegrass banjoist) (in 1958-11)
double bass [bass]:
Joe Zinkan (in 1958-11)
fiddle:
Tommy Jackson (bluegrass fiddler) (in 1958-11) and Tommy Vaden (US country fiddler) (in 1958-11)
guitar and lead vocals:
Bill Clifton (American bluegrass musician and singer) (in 1958-11)
guitar [rhythm guitar] and baritone vocals:
Jimmy Self (in 1958-11)
recorded at:
RCA Studio (Nashville, TN) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (in 1958-11)
recording of:
I’ll Wander Back Someday
composer:
Bill Clifton (American bluegrass musician and singer)
publisher:
Fort Knox Music Inc. and Trio Music Company
Bill Clifton2:30
22Darlin’ Corey
engineer:
Selby Coffeen
producer:
Bill Clifton (American bluegrass musician and singer) and Don Pierce (US country/R&B producer, record company director)
banjo:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (in 1958-03)
double bass [bass]:
Junior Huskey (father of Roy Huskey, Jr.) (in 1958-03)
fiddle:
Tommy Jackson (bluegrass fiddler) (in 1958-03) and Benny Martin (bluegrass fiddler and guitar player) (in 1958-03)
guitar and lead vocals:
Bill Clifton (American bluegrass musician and singer) (in 1958-03)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Jimmy Self (in 1958-03)
mandolin:
John Duffey (in 1958-03) and Curley Lambert (in 1958-03)
tenor vocals:
Curley Lambert (in 1958-03)
recorded at:
RCA Studio (Nashville, TN) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (in 1958-03)
recording of:
Darling Corey (in 1958-03)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 5723) and Roud Folk Song Index (number: 5723)
Bill Clifton2:28
23When You Kneel at Mother’s Grave
recording of:
When You Kneel at Mother’s Grave
composer:
Bill Clifton (American bluegrass musician and singer)
publisher:
Fort Knox Music Inc. and Trio Music Company
Bill Clifton3:29
24Blue Ridge Mountain Blues
engineer:
Selby Coffeen
producer:
Bill Clifton (American bluegrass musician and singer)
banjo and tenor vocals:
Johnny Clark (US bluegrass banjoist) (in 1957-11)
double bass [bass]:
Junior Huskey (father of Roy Huskey, Jr.) (in 1957-11)
fiddle:
Tommy Jackson (bluegrass fiddler) (in 1957-11)
guitar and lead vocals:
Bill Clifton (American bluegrass musician and singer) (in 1957-11)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Jimmy Self (in 1957-11)
mandolin:
Curley Lambert (in 1957-11)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (Nashville, TN) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (in 1957-11)
recording of:
Blue Ridge Mountain Blues (in 1957-11)
lyricist and composer:
Cliff Hess
previously attributed to:
Bill Clifton (American bluegrass musician and singer) and Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
Bill Clifton2:25
25Are You Alone
engineer:
Selby Coffeen
producer:
Bill Clifton (American bluegrass musician and singer) and Don Pierce (US country/R&B producer, record company director)
banjo:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (in 1958-03)
double bass [bass]:
Junior Huskey (father of Roy Huskey, Jr.) (in 1958-03)
fiddle:
Tommy Jackson (bluegrass fiddler) (in 1958-03) and Benny Martin (bluegrass fiddler and guitar player) (in 1958-03)
guitar and lead vocals:
Bill Clifton (American bluegrass musician and singer) (in 1958-03)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Jimmy Self (in 1958-03)
mandolin:
John Duffey (in 1958-03) and Curley Lambert (in 1958-03)
resonator guitar [dobro] and baritone vocals [high baritone vocals]:
John Duffey (in 1958-03)
tenor vocals:
Curley Lambert (in 1958-03)
recorded at:
RCA Studio (Nashville, TN) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (in 1958-03)
recording of:
Are You Alone
composer:
Paul Clayton
publisher:
Fort Knox Music Inc. and Trio Music Company
Bill Clifton2:42
26Springhill Disaster
engineer:
Selby Coffeen
producer:
Bill Clifton (American bluegrass musician and singer)
banjo and tenor vocals:
Johnny Clark (US bluegrass banjoist) (in 1958-11)
double bass [bass]:
Joe Zinkan (in 1958-11)
fiddle:
Tommy Jackson (bluegrass fiddler) (in 1958-11) and Tommy Vaden (US country fiddler) (in 1958-11)
guitar and lead vocals:
Bill Clifton (American bluegrass musician and singer) (in 1958-11)
guitar [rhythm guitar] and baritone vocals:
Jimmy Self (in 1958-11)
recorded at:
RCA Studio (Nashville, TN) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (in 1958-11)
recording of:
Springhill Disaster
writer:
Paul Clayton and Bill Clifton (American bluegrass musician and singer)
Bill Clifton2:56
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