The Early Days of Bluegrass
Compilation by Various Artists
Released 2020
Tracklist
- CD 1
- 1Leavin’ TennesseeThe Kelleys2:45
- 2Devil’s Little AngelThe Kelleys2:50
- 3Old Grey GooseRed Belcher and His Kentucky Ridgerunners2:10
- 4Kentucky Is Only a DreamRed Belcher and His Kentucky Ridgerunners2:46
- 5They Sleep Together Now at RestThe Lilly Brothers3:13
- 6What Are They Doing in Heaven Today?The Lilly Brothers2:37
- 7Holston Valley BreakdownRonnie Knittel and The Holston Valley Ramblers2:49
- 8Somebody Touched MeJohn Reedy and The Stone Mountain Hillbillies2:32
- 9If You Don’t Love Your NeighborShannon Grayson and The Golden Valley Boys2:26
- 10Married Life BluesByron Parker and his Mountaineers2:40
- 11Sweeter Than the FlowersFranklin Brothers2:47
- 12Lint Head StompPhebel Wright2:40
- 13You Have Left Me MemoriesHobo Jack Adkins2:56
- 14Jesse JamesWhitey & Hogan2:46
- 15Gonna Lay Down My Old GuitarByron Parker and his Mountaineers2:34
- 16Going Back to Old KentuckyHobo Jack Adkins2:04
- 17Jesse JamesToby Stroud and the Blue Mountain Boys3:02
- 18Tragic RomanceToby Stroud and the Blue Mountain Boys2:40
- 19Island Creek Mine FireThe Wright Brothers3:14
- 20Preachin’, Prayin’, Singin’Red Allen2:45
- 21Paul and SilasRed Allen2:13
- 22Noah’s BreakdownDave Woolum and his Kentucky Mountain Boys featuring Noah Crase1:49
- 23Road of ShameDave Woolum, Curley Tuttle and the Laurel Mountain Boys2:14
- 24Single Girl Married GirlDave Woolum with Noah Crase2:44
- 25Radio BoogieL.C. Smith, Ralph Mayo & The Southern Mountain Boys2:24
- 26Another Old Dog in the RaceThe Country Pardners2:12
- 27I Could Love You All the TimeEstil Stewart 7 Flat Mountain Boys2:11
- 28I’ll Be Happy in My TimeThe Brewster Brothers and Four Brothers Quartet1:54
- CD 2
- 1You’re the One (I See in My Dreams)Frank Wakefield & Buster Turner1:57
- 2Leave Well Enough AloneFrank Wakefield & Buster Turner2:39
- 3New Camptown RacesMarvin Cobb, Frank Wakefield and The Chain Mountain Boys2:15
- 4One Little WordThe Brewster Brothers2:42
- 5Blue Bonnet LaneColwell Brothers2:21
- 6HelenRebe & Rabe3:03
- 7He Saved My SoulHamm Brothers2:51
- 8Old AgeDave Woolum2:26
- 9Let Me RestShenandoah Valley Trio2:52
- 10Home Sweet HomeHack Johnson and His Tennesseans2:17
- 11Destination HeartacheThe Eubanks Brothers2:48
- 12Don’t Forget MeThe Lonesome Pine Fiddlers2:25
- 13Pain in My HeartThe Lonesome Pine Fiddlers2:39
- 14Mother, Sweet MotherRebe & Rabe2:47
- 15Orange Blossom SpecialJerry and Sky2:43
- 16Will I Meet Mother in HeavenThe Lonesome Pine Fiddlers2:18
- 17Lonesome, Sad and BlueThe Lonesome Pine Fiddlers2:59
- 18On the Sunny Side of Life AgainBarrier Brothers3:07
- 19Message for PeaceThe Eubanks Brothers3:03
- 20Sparkling Brown EyesJerry and Sky2:39
- CD 3
- 1Long Journey HomeJim Eanes & The Shenandoah Valley Boys2:22
- 2Don’t Let Your Sweet Love DieJim Eanes & The Shenandoah Valley Boys3:13
- 3I’ll Never Love You AnymoreJim Eanes & The Shenandoah Valley Boys2:17
- 4Curtains of SorrowJim Eanes & The Shenandoah Valley Boys2:50
- 5Florida BluesJim Eanes & The Shenandoah Valley Boys2:23
- 6A Sweeter Love Than Yours I’ll Never KnowJim Eanes & The Shenandoah Valley Boys2:46
- 7Lady of SpainJim Eanes & The Shenandoah Valley Boys1:51
- 8Down Among the Budded RosesJim Eanes & The Shenandoah Valley Boys3:00
- 9Little Brown HandJim Eanes & The Shenandoah Valley Boys2:23
- 10Missing in ActionJim Eanes & The Shenandoah Valley Boys3:02
- 11WhisperingJim Eanes & The Shenandoah Valley Boys1:52
- 12Blue Yodel #1Jim Eanes & The Shenandoah Valley Boys2:20
- 13Tomorrow May Be DifferentJim Eanes & The Shenandoah Valley Boys2:40
- 14The Old Swinging BridgeGlen Neaves and The Grayson County Boys2:26
- 15Black Mountain RagGlen Neaves and The Grayson County Boys2:35
- 16This World Can’t Stand LongStoney Cooper & Wilma Lee2:41
- 17Wicked Path of SinStoney Cooper & Wilma Lee2:31
- 18Ain’t No Grave Gonna Hold My Body DownThe Caudill Family2:39
- 19I’ll Be No Stranger ThereThe Caudill Family2:07
- 20Little Glass of WineThe Stanley Brothers3:06
- 21Better Late Than NeverBuster Pack & His Lonesome Pine Boys2:05
- 22Weary HoboPee Wee Lambert & Curley Parker with Their Pine Ridge Boys2:56
- 23Just a MemoryPee Wee Lambert & Curley Parker with Their Pine Ridge Boys2:15
- 24The Bright Crystal SeaCecil Surratt & His West Virginia Ramblers3:29
- 25Where Will You Spend EternityCecil Surratt & His West Virginia Ramblers2:31
- 26Long Time No SeeFrank Hunter & His Black Mountain Boys2:27
- 27Tennessee BoyFrank Hunter & His Black Mountain Boys3:13
- CD 4
- 1Rattlesnake Daddy BluesThe Bailey Brothers2:07
- 2Sweetest Gift a Mother’s SmileThe Bailey Brothers2:56
- 3Happy Valley SpecialThe Bailey Brothers2:20
- 4AlabamaThe Bailey Brothers2:52
- 5John HenryThe Bailey Brothers2:40
- 6I Will Never MarryThe Bailey Brothers2:55
- 7Have You ForgottenThe Bailey Brothers2:56
- 8I Told the Stars About YouThe Bailey Brothers3:08
- 9St. Louis BluesThe Bailey Brothers2:30
- 10Bleeding HeartThe Bailey Brothers2:18
- 11Hallelujah We Shall RiseThe Bailey Brothers2:40
- 12Beautiful Brown EyesThe Bailey Brothers2:43
- 13Heart’s Hall of FameThe Bailey Brothers3:06
- 14Step Out in the SunshineThe Bailey Brothers2:50
- 15Handy ManThe Sauceman Brothers2:07
- 16A White Cross Marks the GraveThe Sauceman Brothers2:27
- 17Your Trouble Ways Keep Us ApartThe Sauceman Brothers2:56
- 18Pretty PollyThe Sauceman Brothers2:54
- 19I’ll Be No Stranger ThereThe Sauceman Brothers2:17
- 20Wrap My Body in Old GloryThe Sauceman Brothers2:43
- 21The Pale Horse and His RiderThe Sauceman Brothers2:34
- 22Someone’s Last DayThe Sauceman Brothers2:21
- 23(Down the) Road to LoveThe Sauceman Brothers2:26
- 24Goodbye My LoveThe Sauceman Brothers2:16
- 25I’m Not Worth Your TearsThe Sauceman Brothers2:19
- 26Little BirdieThe Sauceman Brothers2:45
- 27I’ll Be an Angel TooThe Sauceman Brothers2:40
- 28Please Don’t Make Me CryThe Sauceman Brothers2:31
- 29God’s Secret WeaponThe Sauceman Brothers2:42
- 30Hallelujah We Shall RiseThe Sauceman Brothers1:51
- CD 5
- 1Broken Vows and a Broken HeartThe Church Brothers2:25
- 2Darling Brown EyesThe Church Brothers2:59
- 3No One to Love MeThe Church Brothers2:48
- 4When Jesus Calls You HomeThe Church Brothers2:49
- 5Someone Is Loving YouThe Church Brothers2:45
- 6A Sweeter Love Than Yours I’ll Never KnowThe Church Brothers2:49
- 7An Angel With Blue EyesThe Church Brothers2:47
- 8You’re Still the Rose of My HeartThe Church Brothers2:31
- 9Roll in My Sweet Baby’s ArmsThe Church Brothers2:36
- 10Blue Ridge SpecialThe Church Brothers2:42
- 11I’m Lonely for YouThe Church Brothers2:25
- 12Beneath the North Carolina MoonThe Church Brothers2:52
- 13We’ll Meet Up ThereThe Church Brothers2:18
- 14Way Down in Ole CarolineThe Church Brothers2:21
- 15I Know My Name Will Be Called Up ThereThe Church Brothers2:56
- 16The Girl I Left in Sunny TennesseeBill Clifton2:52
- 17Dixie Darlin’Bill Clifton2:21
- 18You Don’t Think About Me When I’m GoneBill Clifton2:42
- 19I’ll Be There Mary DearBill Clifton3:00
- 20Paddy on the TurnpikeBill Clifton1:44
- 21I’ll Wander Back SomedayBill Clifton2:30
- 22Darlin’ CoreyBill Clifton2:27
- 23When You Kneel at Mother’s GraveBill Clifton3:28
- 24Blue Ridge Mountain BluesBill Clifton2:25
- 25Are You AloneBill Clifton2:42
- 26Springhill DisasterBill Clifton2:56
- CD 6
- 1I’m Living the Right Life NowBill Clifton2:11
- 2Lonely Heart BluesBill Clifton2:54
- 3Cedar GroveBill Clifton1:52
- 4You Go to Your ChurchBill Clifton1:42
- 5Walking in My SleepBill Clifton2:07
- 6Pal of YesterdayBill Clifton2:24
- 7Just Another Broken HeartBill Clifton2:40
- 8Little White Washed ChimneyBill Clifton2:25
- 9Home Is Where the Heart IsConnie & Babe2:00
- 10The Lonely WaltzConnie & Babe2:43
- 11Roll on BluesConnie & Babe2:06
- 12ThunderheadConnie & Babe3:24
- 13My Dollies Would CryConnie & Babe2:57
- 14Camptown RacesConnie & Babe1:34
- 15Are You WaitingConnie & Babe2:46
- 16Toil, Tears and TroubleConnie & Babe1:59
- 17Dark WatersConnie & Babe2:31
- 18How Will the Flowers BloomConnie & Babe2:29
- 19Barbara AllenConnie & Babe4:20
- 20The Lonely Years Belong to MeConnie & Babe2:34
- 21Mother’s PrayerConnie & Babe2:06
- 22The Last Love LetterConnie & Babe2:25
Release credits
- guitar [10]
- banjo [10]
- mandolin [14], vocal [14]
- banjo [7]
- guitar [3-6], vocal [4-6]
- fiddle [5.22, 5.25, 6.7]
- mandolin [16-17]
- guitar [5.16-22, 5.24-26, 6.1-3, 6.5-8], lead vocals [6.1-2, 6.5-8, 5.16-22, 5.24-26], producer [6.1-3, 6.5-8, 5.16-22, 5.24-26]
- guitar [12-13, 16-17], lead vocals [12-13, 17], tenor vocals [12-13, 17], vocal [16]
- guitar [1-2]
- fiddle [5.17, 5.20, 6.5]
- banjo [3]
- guitar [1]
- fiddle [6.5, 5.17, 5.20]
- vocal [30]
- guitar [20], lead vocals [20]
- guitar [15]
- guitar [24-25], lead vocals [24-25]
- mandolin [1]
- mandolin [20-21]
- guitar [10]
- mandolin [5.22, 5.24-25, 6.1, 6.3, 6.7], tenor vocals [5.22, 5.25, 6.7]
- guitar [22-23], lead vocals [23]
- lead vocals [22-23], mandolin [20, 22-23], tenor vocals [23]
- guitar [24], vocal [24]
- producer [6.7, 5.22, 5.25]
- banjo [1-2]
- double bass [9]
- guitar [5-6], vocal [5-6]
- double bass [1.13, 2.12-13, 2.16-17], vocal [16]
- guitar [26], vocal [26]
- lead vocals [1-2], mandolin [1-3]
- fiddle [26], vocal [26]
- fiddle [15], guitar [14], lead vocals [14]
- fiddle [6.2, 6.6, 6.8, 5.19]
- guitar [10]
- guitar [20-21]
- fiddle [10, 15]
- banjo [4-5, 8-10, 12-13]
- guitar [30], vocal [30]
- guitar [13, 16], lead vocals [13], vocal [16]
- double bass [1]
- guitar [15], vocal [15]
- alto vocals [14]
- guitar [4-5, 8-10, 12-13], vocal [4-5, 8-10, 12-13]
- baritone vocals [9], guitar [9]
- baritone vocals [16, 21, 26], guitar [6.1, 6.3, 6.7, 5.16, 5.18, 5.21-22, 5.24-26]
- bass [10]
- mandolin [30], vocal [30]
- double bass [16, 18, 21, 26]
- lead vocals [9]
- baritone vocals [5.25, 6.7], mandolin [5.17, 5.20, 5.22, 5.25, 6.5, 6.7], resonator guitar [6.7, 5.25]
- fiddle [20-21]
- lead vocals [8]
- baritone vocals [14], mandolin [14-15]
- banjo [6.1-3, 6.5-6, 6.8, 5.16-21, 5.24, 5.26], tenor vocals [5.16, 5.18-19, 5.21, 5.24, 5.26, 6.1-2, 6.6, 6.8]
- guitar [5.19, 6.2, 6.6, 6.8]
- double bass [3.26, 5.19, 5.22, 5.24-25, 6.1-3, 6.6-8]
- guitar [25], vocal [25]
- fiddle [1]
- banjo [12-13, 17], guitar [16], lead vocals [12-13, 17], vocal [16]
- guitar [10], vocal [10]
- fiddle [20]
- guitar [3]
- fiddle [9], tenor vocals [9]
- autoharp [17], banjo [5], engineer [6.5, 5.17, 5.20]
- fiddle [24]
- banjo [20-21, 24]
- bass [24]
- mandolin [12]
- guitar [6, 14], tenor vocals [6, 14]
- mandolin [15]
- fiddle [25], vocal [30]
- banjo [6.7, 3.20, 5.22, 5.25], tenor vocals [20]
- banjo [13]
- fiddle [12-13, 16-17], vocal [16]
- banjo [14-15]
- lead vocals [6, 14], mandolin [6, 14]
- banjo [3-4]
- mandolin [1.13, 1.16, 3.21], tenor vocals [13]
- double bass [3]
- guitar [7]
- guitar [14], vocal [14]
- fiddle [10]
- double bass [5.17, 5.20, 6.5]
- engineer [5.16, 5.18-19, 5.21-22, 5.24-26, 6.1-3, 6.6-8]
- banjo [14]
- guitar [15], vocal [15]
- bass [20-21]
- banjo [10, 15]
- vocal [16-17]
- fiddle [3-4], vocal [3]
- fiddle [17-18]
- baritone vocals [5.19, 6.2], fiddle [6.1-3, 6.6-8, 5.16, 5.18-19, 5.21-22, 5.24-26]
- fiddle [16, 18, 21, 26]
- banjo [1]
- guitar [16-17], vocal [16-17]
- fiddle [13]
Issues
T2020