Bluegrass Early Cuts 1931-1953: Classic Recordings Remastered
Compilation by Various Artists
Released 2004
Tracklist
- CD 1: 1947-1953
- 1Orange Blossom SpecialJerry and Sky2:49
- 2The Old Grey GooseRed Belcher and His Kentucky Ridgerunners2:10
- 3Kentucky Is Only a DreamRed Belcher and His Kentucky Ridgerunners2:47
- 4Holston Valley BreakdownRonnie Knittel and The Holston Valley Ramblers2:50
- 5Somebody Touched MeJohn Reedy and His Stone Mountain Boys2:33
- 6Jesse JamesToby Stroud and the Blue Mountain Boys3:03
- 7Tragic RomanceToby Stroud and the Blue Mountain Boys2:42
- 8Lint Head StompPhebel Wright2:40
- 9Jesse JamesWhitey & Hogan2:48
- 10Radio BoogieL.C. Smith, Ralph Mayo & The Southern Mountain Boys2:26
- 11Bluebonnet LaneColwell Brothers2:22
- 12Mother, Sweet MotherRebe & Rabe2:48
- 13HelenRebe & Rabe3:04
- 14Let Me Rest (At the End of My Journey)Shenandoah Valley Trio2:53
- 15This World Can't Stand LongWilma Lee & Stoney Cooper2:37
- 16Wicked Path of SinWilma Lee & Stoney Cooper2:30
- 17Hallelujah, We Shall RiseThe Sauceman Brothers1:50
- 18They Sleep Together Now at RestThe Lilly Brothers3:14
- 19What Are They Doing in Heaven TodayThe Lilly Brothers2:38
- 20Pain in My HeartThe Lonesome Pine Fiddlers2:43
- 21Lonesome, Sad and BlueThe Lonesome Pine Fiddlers3:03
- 22Don't Forget MeThe Lonesome Pine Fiddlers2:25
- 23Will I Meet Mother in Heaven?The Lonesome Pine Fiddlers2:20
- 24Dirty Dishes BluesThe Lonesome Pine Fiddlers2:47
- CD 2: 1945-1953
- 1You Broke Your PromiseThe Lonesome Pine Fiddlers2:11
- 2I'm Left AloneThe Lonesome Pine Fiddlers2:13
- 3Nobody Cares (Not Even You)The Lonesome Pine Fiddlers2:21
- 4Twenty One YearsThe Lonesome Pine Fiddlers2:20
- 5Lonesome Pine BreakdownThe Lonesome Pine Fiddlers2:31
- 6New Camptown RacesMarvin Cobb, Frank Wakefield & The Chain Mountain Boys2:17
- 7You're the One (I See in My Dreams)Frank Wakefield & Buster Turner1:59
- 8Leave Well Enough AloneFrank Wakefield & Buster Turner2:41
- 9Long Time, No SeeFrank Hunter & His Black Mountain Boys2:29
- 10Weary HoboPee Wee Lambert & Curley Parker & Their Pine Mountain Boys2:53
- 11Just a MemoryPee Wee Lambert & Curley Parker & Their Pine Mountain Boys2:16
- 12Going Back to Old KentuckyHobo Jack Adkins2:05
- 13Rattlesnake DaddyBailey Brothers & The Happy Valley Boys2:09
- 14I'm on My Way to the Old HomeSonny Osborne2:42
- 15I've Never Been So LonesomeTed Lundy2:10
- 16Roll on BluesConnie and Babe2:04
- 17How Will the Flowers BloomConnie and Babe2:29
- 18Barbara AllenConnie and Babe4:17
- 19The Lonely WaltzConnie and Babe2:38
- 20Better Late Than NeverBuster Pack & His Lonesome Pine Boys2:04
- 21The Bright Crystal SeaCecil Surratt & His West Virginia Ramblers3:30
- 22Where Will You Spend EternityCecil Surratt & His West Virginia Ramblers2:31
- 23He Saved My SoulHamm Brothers2:53
- 24You Have Left Me MemoriesHobo Jack Adkins2:57
- CD 3: 1938-1951
- 1Florida BluesJim Eanes & The Shenandoah Valley Boys2:21
- 2Blue Yodel #1Jim Eanes & The Shenandoah Valley Boys2:19
- 3Missing in ActionJim Eanes & The Shenandoah Valley Boys3:03
- 4Curtains of SorrowJim Eanes & The Shenandoah Valley Boys2:47
- 5Little Brown HandJim Eanes & The Shenandoah Valley Boys2:21
- 6Down Among the Budded RosesJim Eanes & The Shenandoah Valley Boys2:56
- 7Tomorrow May Be DifferentJim Eanes & The Shenandoah Valley Boys2:39
- 8Come Back My Little PalRoy Hall & His Blue Ridge Entertainers2:40
- 9Wabash Cannon BallRoy Hall & His Blue Ridge Entertainers2:29
- 10Lonesome DoveRoy Hall & His Blue Ridge Entertainers2:35
- 11Where the Roses Never FadeRoy Hall & His Blue Ridge Entertainers2:39
- 12Natural Bridge BluesRoy Hall & His Blue Ridge Entertainers2:29
- 13The Best of Friends Must Part SometimeRoy Hall & His Blue Ridge Entertainers2:34
- 14Polecat BluesRoy Hall & His Blue Ridge Entertainers2:34
- 15I Wonder Where You Are TonightRoy Hall & His Blue Ridge Entertainers2:52
- 16Don't Let Your Sweet Love DieRoy Hall & His Blue Ridge Entertainers2:47
- 17Can You ForgiveRoy Hall & His Blue Ridge Entertainers3:02
- 18Loving You Too WellRoy Hall & His Blue Ridge Entertainers2:46
- 19'Neath the Bridge at the Foot of the HillRoy Hall & His Blue Ridge Entertainers2:49
- 20Little Sweetheart Come and Kiss MeRoy Hall & His Blue Ridge Entertainers2:29
- 21Little MoheeThe Hall Brothers3:03
- 22The Wrong RoadThe Hall Brothers2:17
- 23Orange Blossom SpecialRouse Brothers2:58
- 24Let Me Be Your Salty DogThe Morris Brothers2:37
- CD 4: 1931-1946
- 1Married Life BluesByron Parker and his Mountaineers2:38
- 2Up Jumped the DevilByron Parker and his Mountaineers2:43
- 3We Shall RiseByron Parker and his Mountaineers2:43
- 4C & N W RailroadByron Parker and his Mountaineers2:39
- 5Carroll County BluesByron Parker and his Mountaineers2:37
- 6Gonna Lay Down My Old GuitarByron Parker and his Mountaineers2:34
- 7Concord RagJ.E. Mainer’s Mountaineers2:31
- 8Don't Get Trouble in Your MindJ.E. Mainer’s Mountaineers2:33
- 9Drunkard's HiccoughsJ.E. Mainer’s Mountaineers2:46
- 10Blue Ridge Mountain BluesJ.E. Mainer’s Mountaineers2:31
- 11Johnson's Old Grey MuleJ.E. Mainer’s Mountaineers2:51
- 12Maple on the HillJ.E. Mainer’s Mountaineers2:46
- 13Seven and a HalfJ.E. Mainer’s Mountaineers3:07
- 14Short Life & It's TroubleWade Mainer and The Sons of the Mountaineers2:26
- 15Wild Bill JonesWade Mainer and The Sons of the Mountaineers2:24
- 16Lonely TombsWade Mainer and The Sons of the Mountaineers2:46
- 17Poor Drunkard's DreamsWade Mainer and The Sons of the Mountaineers2:44
- 18I Won't Be WorriedWade Mainer and The Sons of the Mountaineers2:34
- 19Ramshackle ShackWade Mainer and The Sons of the Mountaineers2:32
- 20Old ReubenWade Mainer and The Sons of the Mountaineers2:39
- 21Don't Leave Me AloneWade Mainer and The Sons of the Mountaineers2:35
- 22You May Forsake MeWade Mainer and The Sons of the Mountaineers2:06
- 23Rambling BoyWade Mainer and The Sons of the Mountaineers2:50
- 24I’ll Roll in My Sweet Baby's ArmsBuster Carter & Preston Young2:57
Release credits
- mandolin [1.24, 2.5]
- mandolin [9], vocal [9]
- banjo [4]
- guitar [2-3, 18-19], vocal [3, 18-19]
- guitar [11]
- mandolin [15-16]
- guitar [20-23], lead vocals [20-22], tenor vocals [20-22], vocal [23]
- banjo [24]
- guitar [7-8]
- banjo [6]
- guitar [13]
- vocal [17]
- guitar [21-22], lead vocals [21-22]
- mandolin [1-4]
- mandolin [13]
- banjo [1.24, 2.5], lead vocals [24]
- guitar [1-5]
- guitar [10-11], lead vocals [11]
- guitar [7-13], vocal [7-13]
- lead vocals [10-11], mandolin [10-11], tenor vocals [11]
- banjo [7-8]
- double bass [14]
- vocal [23]
- guitar [18-19], vocal [18-19]
- double bass [1.20-24, 2.1-5, 2.24], vocal [23]
- guitar [9], vocal [9]
- lead vocals [7-8], mandolin [6-8]
- fiddle [9], vocal [9]
- vocal [23]
- fiddle [1-6]
- banjo [1-7]
- fiddle [7-13], vocal [7-13]
- guitar [17], vocal [17]
- guitar [12, 24], lead vocals [24], vocal [12]
- double bass [13]
- guitar [21-22]
- guitar [1], vocal [1]
- guitar [1-7, 12-15], vocal [1-7]
- baritone vocals [14], guitar [14]
- mandolin [17], vocal [17]
- lead vocals [14]
- lead vocals [5]
- double bass [9]
- guitar [10], vocal [10]
- fiddle [13]
- banjo [20-22], guitar [23], lead vocals [20-22], vocal [23]
- guitar [1-5], vocal [1-5]
- guitar [6]
- fiddle [14], tenor vocals [14]
- guitar [2.1-5, 1.24], lead vocals [2.1-4, 1.24], tenor vocals [1.24, 2.1-4]
- mandolin [8]
- fiddle [24]
- guitar [24]
- guitar [12-13], tenor vocals [12-13]
- mandolin [1]
- fiddle [10], vocal [17]
- banjo [1-4, 24], lead vocals [1-4]
- fiddle [20-23], vocal [23]
- lead vocals [12-13], mandolin [12-13]
- banjo [2-3]
- mandolin [12, 20, 24], tenor vocals [24]
- double bass [6]
- guitar [4]
- guitar [9], vocal [9]
- guitar [8-22], vocal [8-11, 16-22]
- banjo [9]
- guitar [1], vocal [1]
- banjo [1-6]
- producer [2.1-5, 1.24]
- fiddle [22]
- vocal [15-16]
- fiddle [2-3], vocal [2]
- fiddle [6-7]
- fiddle [12-15]
- banjo [11-23], vocal [11-12, 14-23]
- banjo [13]
- mandolin [24]
- guitar [15-16], vocal [15-16]
- guitar [3.24, 4.7-23], vocal [7-23]
- banjo [7-13], fiddle [14-16, 18-20]
- fiddle [1.24, 2.1-5, 2.24]
Issues
B2004