Greatest country music recordings of all time. Bluegrass. Volume 1

Various artists

Label:Franklin Mint FMRS 7/8
Release Date:1981
Format:LP
Country:United States

Song Information:

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A-1. Blue moon of KentuckyBill Monroe & his Blue Grass Boys
A-2. Rocky TopThe Osborne Brothers
Composer:Boudleaux Bryant-Felice Bryant
A-3. Rank strangersThe Stanley Brothers & the Clinch Mountain Boys 2:53
Recording Date:1960-06
Place:Magnum Studio, Jacksonville, FL
Master:3338
Instruments:Carter Stanley-g; Ralph Stanley-bj; Curley Lambert-m; Ralph Mayo-g; Audie Webster-sb
Vocals:C. Stanley-L; R. Stanley-T; C. Lambert-B
A-4. I wonder how the old folks are at homeMac Wiseman
A-5. Tennessee studDoc Watson with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
A-6. Uncle PenBill Monroe & his Blue Grass Boys
Composer:Bill Monroe
A-7. New mule skinner bluesBill Monroe & his Blue Grass Boys 2:27
Recording Date:1950-02-03
Composer:Jimmie Rodgers-George Vaughn
Place:Castle Studio, Tulane Hotel, Nashville, TN
Master:2077 / 75810
Instruments:Bill Monroe-m; James Henry 'Jimmy' Martin-g; Rudy Lyle-bj; Vassar Clements-f; Joel Price-sb
Vocals:B. Monroe-L
A-8. Blue eyed Boston boyBluegrass Cardinals
A-9. How mountain girls can loveThe Stanley Brothers & the Clinch Mountain Boys 2:05
Recording Date:1958-09-30
Place:King Studio, Cincinnati, OH
Master:4196
Instruments:Carter Stanley-g; Ralph Stanley-bj; Bill Napier-m; Ralph Mayo-f; Al Elliot-sb
Vocals:C. Stanley-L; R. Stanley-T; A. Elliot-B
A-10. Bringing Mary homeThe Country Gentlemen 2:02
Recording Date:1965-02-23
Place:Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
Master:8382 / 6165
Instruments:Charlie Waller-g; Eddie Adcock-bj; John Duffey-m; Ed Ferris-sb
Vocals:J. Duffey-LV/TC; C. Waller-LC; E. Adcock-B
A-11. Little cabin home on the hillBill Monroe & his Blue Grass Boys 2:59
Recording Date:1947-10-02
Composer:Bill Monroe-Lester Flatt
Place:WBBM Radio Station, Chicago, IL
Master:4877-1
Instruments:Bill Monroe-m; Lester Flatt-g; Earl Scruggs-bj; Robert R. 'Chubby' Wise-f; Howard Staton Watts 'Cedric Rainwater'-sb
Vocals:L. Flatt-L; B. Monroe-T
B-1. John HenryThe Lilly Brothers
B-2. Nelly KaneHot Rize
B-3. Fields have turned brownThe Stanley Brothers & the Clinch Mountain Boys 2:29
Recording Date:1949-11-20
Place:Castle Studio, Nashville, TN
Master:41941
Instruments:Carter Stanley-g; Ralph Stanley-bj; Pee Wee Lambert-m; Les Woodie-f; Ernie Newton-sb
Vocals:C. Stanley-L; R. Stanley-T; P. W. Lambert-HB
B-4. Old home placeJ. D. Crowe & the New South
B-5. Footprints in the snowBill Monroe & his Blue Grass Boys
B-6. Orange Blossom SpecialThe Stoneman Family
Vocals:(Instrumental)
B-7. Molly and TenbrooksBill Monroe & his Blue Grass Boys 2:44
Recording Date:1947-10-28
Composer:Bill Monroe
Place:WBBM Radio Station, Chicago, IL
Master:4887-1
Instruments:Bill Monroe-m; Lester Flatt-g; Earl Scruggs-bj; Robert R. 'Chubby' Wise-f; Howard Staton Watts 'Cedric Rainwater'-sb
Vocals:B. Monroe-L
B-8. Windy mountainThe Lonesome Pine Fiddlers
B-9. Norwegian woodThe Charles River Valley Boys
B-10. Log cabin in the laneJim Eanes 2:00
Recording Date:1959-07
Place:Radio Station WHEE, Martinsville, VA
Master:3022
Instruments:Jim Eanes-rg; Arnold Terry-rg; Allen Shelton-bj; Roy Russell-f; Cliff Ragsdale-bs
Vocals:J. Eanes-L
B-11. Pick awayLester Flatt
Vocals:(Instrumental)