The Essential Earl Scruggs
Compilation by Earl Scruggs
Released 2 March 2004
Tracklist
- CD 1
- 1Heavy Traffic AheadBill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys2:52
- 2It’s Mighty Dark to TravelBill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys2:53
- 3Molly and Tenbrooks (The Race Horse Song)Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys2:45
- 4Down the RoadLester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys2:40
- 5Foggy Mountain BreakdownLester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys2:404.0 ★
- 6Roll in My Sweet Baby’s ArmsLester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys2:38
- 7Old Salty Dog BluesLester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys2:29
- 8Pike County BreakdownLester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys2:44
- 9Come Back DarlingLester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys2:41
- 10Don’t Get Above Your RaisingLester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys2:44
- 11Jimmie Brown, the NewsboyLester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys2:44
- 12Earl’s BreakdownLester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys3:013.0 ★
- 13Get in Line BrotherLester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys2:23
- 14Dear Old DixieLester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys2:31
- 15Flint Hill SpecialLester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys2:463.0 ★
- 16Foggy Mountain ChimesLester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys2:18
- 17Till the End of the World Rolls RoundLester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys2:35
- 18Foggy Mountain SpecialLester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys2:033.0 ★
- 19Randy Lynn RagLester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys2:05
- 20Shuckin’ the CornLester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys2:02
- CD 2
- 1John Henry (live)Earl Scruggs & Hylo Brown & The Timberliners2:54
- 2Cumberland Gap (live)Earl Scruggs & Hylo Brown & The Timberliners1:33
- 3Cripple CreekLester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys2:06
- 4ReubenLester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys2:01
- 5Sally GoodwinLester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys2:11
- 6Foggy Mountain TopLester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys2:26
- 7Georgia BuckLester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys2:52
- 8John Hardy Was a Desperate Little ManLester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys2:15
- 9The Ballad of Jed ClampettLester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys2:04
- 10Nashville Skyline RagLester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys2:47
- 11Nashville BluesEarl Scruggs & The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band3:11
- 12I Saw the Light3:44
- 13Some of Shelley’s BluesThe Earl Scruggs Revue2:58
- 14Peking Fling2:13
- 15I Shall Be ReleasedThe Earl Scruggs Revue3:503.0 ★
- 16Stash ItThe Earl Scruggs Revue2:14
- 17Song of the SouthEarl Scruggs & Tom T. Hall2:51
- 18I Still Miss SomeoneThe Earl Scruggs Revue3:28
- 19We’ll Meet Again Sweetheart3:13
- 20American‐Made, World‐Played2:42
More by Earl Scruggs
Release credits
- vocal [12]
- producer [1-3]
- fiddle [4]
- fiddle [14-16]
- fiddle [5-9], vocal [7]
- lead vocals [1, 3], mandolin [1-3], tenor vocals [2]
- producer [10, 18]
- double bass [16]
- piano [12]
- fiddle [19]
- background vocals [15]
- drums (drum set) [3-4, 8-9]
- background vocals [17], fiddle [17]
- liner notes
- 12 string guitar [10]
- harmonica [8, 10]
- guitar [14]
- fiddle [1-3, 10-11, 18]
- fiddle [1-2]
- drums (drum set) [17]
- mandolin [1.4-9, 1.14-20, 2.6], tenor vocals [6], vocal [6-7, 9, 17]
- photography
- guitar [8]
- producer [2.3-9, 2.12, 1.19-20]
- liner notes, arranger [1-2], background vocals [13, 17-19], banjo [1.1-10, 1.12-20, 2.1-6, 2.8-20], baritone vocals [6], guitar [2.7, 1.11], vocal [6-7, 13, 17]
- double bass [19]
- mandolin [10-13], vocal [13]
- percussion [20]
- producer [7-9]
- background vocals [15], bass guitar [12, 16, 20], electric bass guitar [13-15, 18], harmonica [13-15, 18, 20], lead vocals [13, 15], vocal [12]
- Rhodes piano [17, 19]
- guitar [8]
- task
- double bass [10]
- art direction
- double bass [1-5, 20]
- fiddle [12-13]
- guitar [1-2]
- guitar [19]
- baritone vocals [6], bass [17], double bass [1.17-18, 2.3-7, 2.7-10]
- washboard [11]
- resonator guitar [17, 19]
- drums (drum set) [20]
- harmonica [11]
- background vocals [13], drums (drum set) [13-16]
- double bass [6-15], mandolin [8], vocal [13]
- double bass [1-2]
- banjo [11]
- producer [17, 19]
- acoustic guitar [18], lead vocals [18]
- guitar [10]
- guitar [13], resonator guitar [2.3-7, 2.7-10, 2.10, 2.13-15, 2.20, 1.19-20]
- double bass [11]
- engineer
- drums (drum set) [10]
- photography
- photography
- guitar [2.3-10, 1.1-20], lead vocals [1.2, 1.11, 2.6, 2.9], vocal [4, 6, 9-10, 13, 17]
- vocal [12]
- guitar [16-18]
- fiddle [20], guitar [20], mandolin [20]
- engineer
- mandolin [7]
- autoharp [6]
- vocal [12]
- resonator guitar [11-12]
- photography
- bass guitar [17, 19]
- bass vocals [6], fiddle [2.3-7, 2.9-10, 1.17, 1.19-20]
- steel guitar [20]
- 12 string guitar [10], acoustic guitar [13-15, 17-18], background vocals [13], banjo [15], electric guitar [13-15], guitar [10-13, 16, 19-20], mandolin [17], producer [17, 19-20]
- guitar [20]
- mandolin [1-2]
- liner notes
- background vocals [19], guitar [19], lead vocals [19], mandolin [19]
- design
- harpsichord [14], organ [14], producer [13-16]
- keyboard [20]
- keyboard [15]
- keyboard [12, 20]
- guitar [15]
- performer [18]
- lead vocals [17]
- vocal [12]
- fiddle [11-12, 14, 16]
- mastering
- producer [11]
Issues
T2 March 2004