| Product Summary | | Label: Wea/rhino | | UPC: 00081227187026 | | Release Date: 2/28/1995 | | Buy.com Sku: 60174187 | | Item#: M4JF2P | Format:  CD |
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Disc 1
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. Uncle Pen - Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys ~ Various Artists |  | | 2. Foggy Mountain Breakdown - Lester Flatt/Earl Scruggs ~ Various Artists | | | 3. This Weary Heart You Stole Away (Wake Up, Sweetheart) - The Stanley Brothers/The Clinch Mountain Boys ~ Various Artists | | | 4. Are You Missing Me? - Jim & Jesse/The Virginia Boys ~ Various Artists | | | 5. You Don't Know My Mind - Jimmy Martin ~ Various Artists | | | 6. Rocky Top - The Osborne Brothers ~ Various Artists | | | 7. Blue Moon Of Kentucky - Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys ~ Various Artists | | | 8. Orange Blossom Special - The Stanley Brothers ~ Various Artists | | | 9. Ballad Of Jed Clampett, The - Lester... ~ Various Artists | | | 10. Dooley - The Dillards ~ Various Artists | | | 11. Nine Pound Hammer - The Kentucky Colonels ~ Various Artists | | | 12. Roving Gambler - The Country Gentlemen ~ Various Artists | | | 13. Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms - Del McCoury ~ Various Artists | | | 14. Dueling Banjos - Eric Weissberg/Steve Mandell ~ Various Artists | | | 15. Will The Circle Be Unbroken - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band ~ Various Artists | | | 16. Old Home Place - J.D. Crowe & The New South ~ Various Artists | | | 17. Little Cabin Home On The Hill - Ricky Skaggs ~ Various Artists | | | 18. Love You in Vain - Alison Krauss & Union Station ~ Various Artists | |
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| | Album Notes and Credits |
Notes & Personnel Info |  | Producers include: Ken Nelson, Harry Silverstein, Don Law, Frank Jones, Jim Dickson. | | Compilation producers: Patrick Milligan, James Austin. | | Includes liner notes by Patrick Milligan and Mark Humphrey. | | Personnel: Ralph Stanley (vocals, tenor, banjo); Ricky Skaggs, Bill Monroe (vocals, tenor, mandolin); J.D. Crowe (vocals, baritone, banjo); Del McCoury, Dale Sledd, Jeff White, Jim McReynolds, Jimmy Martin , Lester Flatt, Rodney Dillard, Tony Rice, Carter Stanley, Charlie Waller (vocals, guitar); Doug Dillard, Eddie Adcock, Mike Harman, Sonny Osborne, Bill Emerson (vocals, banjo); Mother Maybelle Carter (vocals, autoharp); Dean Webb, Jesse McReynolds, John Duffey, Wayne Yates, Bobby Osborne (vocals, mandolin); Bill Baker, Alison Krauss (vocals, fiddle); Emmylou Harris, Mitch Jayne, Roy Acuff (vocals); Joel Price (baritone); Hal Rugg (guitar, steel guitar); Curly Seckler (guitar, mandolin); Doc Watson (guitar, background vocals); Clarence White, Grady Martin, Edd Mayfield, Johnny "Country" Mathis, Ray Edenton, Steve Mandell, Bill Napier, Merle Travis (guitar); Pete "Oswald" Kirby, Jerry Douglas (dobro); Earl Scruggs, Eric Weissberg, Hoke Jenkins, Rudy Lyle, Billy Ray, Marc Pruett (banjo); Jimmie Fadden (harp); Jim Williams , Palmer Williams, John McEuen, Paul Williams , Roland White, Brent Truitt (mandolin); Chubby Anthony, Red Taylor, Gordon Terry, Paul Warren, Art Stamper, Sonny James, Benny Martin, Vassar Clements, Bobby Hicks , Charlie Cline (fiddle); Hargus "Pig" Robbins (piano); Jerry Carrigan, Buddy Harman (drums); Louise Scruggs, Fred Cross, Mike Carr , Gloria Belle, Betty Travis, Martha Flippo, Chet Flippo, Les Thompson, Jeff Hanna, Jimmy Ibbotson, Larry Murray, Randy Scruggs, Ray Martin, Alice McEuen, Steve Scruggs (background vocals). | | Audio Remasterers: Chris Clarke; Dan Hersch. | | Liner Note Authors: Mark A. Humphrey; Mark Humphrey; Patrick Milligan. | | Recording information: Bradley Studio, Nashville, TN (12/11/1949-??/??/1989); Castle Studio, Nashville, TN (12/11/1949-??/??/1989); Cincinatti, OH (12/11/1949-??/??/1989); Nashville, TN (12/11/1949-??/??/1989). | | Unknown Contributor Role: Alison Krauss. | | Arrangers: Eric Weissberg; John Duffey. | | Like many Rhino compilations, this is geared more to the novice or the casual fan than the aficionado, but that's not a criticism. If someone wants a basic primer of the bluegrass sound past and present that manages to be accessible and avoid unduly clich?d track selection, this 18-song compilation fits the bill well. Most of the biggest names are here (Bill Monroe, Flatt & Scruggs, the Dillards, the Stanley Brothers, the Kentucky Colonels, J.D. Crowe, Ricky Skaggs, Alison Krauss), as are some of the genre's top standards ("Blue Moon of Kentucky," "Orange Blossom Special," "Uncle Pen," "Foggy Mountain Breakdown"). The inclusion of Flatt & Scruggs' "The Ballad of Jed Clampett," Eric Weissberg and Steve Mandell's "Dueling Banjos," and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's "Will the Circle Be Unbroken" may rankle purists, but it clears the path to listeners who are only familiar with the idiom through these songs, and may find a lot more that they'll like on the less overexposed performances on this anthology. ~ Richie Unterberger |
| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 02/28/1995 | | Original Release Date : 1995 | | Catalog ID : 71870 | | Label : Rhino Records (USA) | | Number of Discs : 2 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Mixed | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00081227187026 |
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| | Professional Reviews | | Dirty Linen (2-3/96, p.79)
- "...this compilation is an excellent introduction to bluegrass, and the disc's 18 jumping, upbeat cuts are bound to garner new fans for the genre....classic offerings by all the biggies, such as Bill Monroe...and even one from today's phenom Alison Krauss". |
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