Bluegrass Master Class
July 19, 2009
Description
The Walls Of Time: Sources Of Songs And Styles
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Artist |
Title |
Label |
Date |
Comment |
Time |
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1 |
Sholle, Jon (not in radio version) |
Banks of the Ohio |
Rounder |
1997 |
g KEdwards, DGrisman |
fragment |
|
2 |
Logan, Tex (Mike Seeger) |
Kill the Shanghai Rooster |
Mercury |
1973 |
f DStover, EThompson, MS(bs) |
3:01 |
|
3 |
Mainer, J.E. |
Shoot the Turkey Buzzard |
Rural Rhythm |
1967 |
(Concord, NC) |
fragment |
|
4 |
Paris, Blind Benny & Wife |
Hide Me in the Blood of Jesus |
Dust-To-Digital |
1928 |
(LMcHan, ‘02) (Atlanta) Woodcliff, GA. Monroes’37 |
fragment |
|
5 |
Dry Branch Fire Squad |
Hide You in the Blood |
Rounder |
1999 |
RThomason, HDickens B Maynard CLeet SThomas |
2:40 |
|
6 |
Acuff, Roy |
Wait For the Light To Shine |
Harmony (ARC) |
1944 |
(FRose) BOswald(st) |
fragment |
|
7 |
Brown, Hylo |
Wait For the Light To Shine |
RurRhyth |
1967 |
JTullock |
1:42 |
|
8 |
Reinhardt, Django & Stephane Grappeli |
Minor Swing |
Bluebird |
1949 |
g (SG) Quintet of the Hot Club of France |
fragment |
|
9 |
Baker, Kenny |
Doc Harris, the Fisherman |
County |
1971 |
(KB) SBush, JKaparakis, BRobins, EWalker |
2:49 |
|
10 |
Moody, Clyde |
Next Sunday Is My Birthday |
BACM (KIng) |
1947 |
(Smith, Mann) |
fragment |
|
11 |
Adcock, Eddie & Talk of the Town |
Next Sunday Is My Birthday |
CMH |
1988 |
MHAdcock(lv), MRaines |
2:35 |
|
12 |
Parton, Dolly |
When Someone Wants to Leave |
Raven (RCA) |
1974 |
(DP) |
fragment |
|
13 |
Allen Brothers |
When Someone Wants to Leave |
Rounder |
1977 |
|
2:24 |
|
14 |
Lightfoot, Gordon |
Bitter Green |
Unit Artsts |
1968 |
(GL) |
fragment |
|
15 |
Rice, Tony |
Bitter Green |
Rounder |
1983 |
SBush VClements KaWolf |
2:43 |
Dawn of the Bluegrass Era: 1940-1954
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Artist |
Title |
Label |
Date |
Comment |
Time |
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1 |
Monroe Brothers |
He Will Set Your Fields on Fire |
Bear (Bluebird) |
1937 |
(Charlotte Hotel) CM(lv), BM(bsv) (HNBallew MrsLL Bracket – Winsett,TN) |
3:00 |
|
2 |
Stanley Brothers |
Death Is Only a Dream |
Revenant (Rich-R-Tone) |
1947 |
(old songbook) (WOPI, Bristol) qt w g,m: PLambert, RLambert |
2:21 |
|
3 |
Flatt & Scruggs |
I’m Gonna Settle Down |
Columbia |
1951 |
(LFlatt) ELilly, HForrester, |
2:56 |
|
4 |
Lilly Brothers & Stover, Don |
Intro/BG Breakdown/Why Don’t You Tell Me So |
Rounder |
1952 |
(LFlatt) (WCOP, Boston) Bea(lv), Ev, DStover |
3:14 |
|
5 |
Jerry & Sky |
Orange Blossom Special |
Rounder (Sonora) |
1947 |
(NYC) JHowarth & SSnow (hv) of Nashua, NH. RJones(m), f, acc, bs |
2:42 |
|
6 |
Johnnie & Jack |
Love In the First Degree |
Bear (Apollo) |
1947 |
(AQSmith) (NYC) EHill(lv), RAtkins PBuskirk PWarren |
2:40 |
|
7 |
O’Day, Molly |
Teardrops Falling in the Snow |
Bear (Columbia |
1949 |
(McCarty) LDavis JSelph SMartin SWilliamson |
3:19 |
|
8 |
Monroe, Bill |
The Old Fiddler |
Bear (Decca) |
1950 |
(HughAshley,AR) JMartin, RLyle, JPrice, VClements |
2:36 |
|
9 |
Shenandoah Valley Trio |
Cry, Cry Darlin’ |
Tape |
1954 |
(JNewman-JDMiller) EMayfield, CCline, GTerry |
2:54 |
|
10 |
Lonesome Pine Fiddlers |
Lonesome Pine Breakdown |
Bear (RCA) |
1953 |
b (ChC) ChCline(b), CRC, EC, PWilliams, APunturi |
2:27 |
Starving Out: 1955-1964
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Artist |
Title |
Label |
Date |
Comment |
Time |
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1 |
Story, Carl |
You’ve Been Tom Cattin’ Around |
Old Hstd (Columbia |
1955 |
DPotter, CAtkins, JBurns (‘55 rel) |
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|
2 |
Country Gentlemen |
New Freedom Bell |
Starday |
1959 |
(LOsborne) CWaller, JCox, EAdcock, JDuffey, MSeeger |
2:29 |
|
3 |
Pike, Pete |
Ain’t Gonna Work Tomorrow |
Rebel |
1960 |
JDuffey(d,m,dv) |
2:17 |
|
4 |
Lewis Family |
My Closest Kin |
Starday |
1960 |
(AEBrumley) Little Roy a teenager |
1:58 |
|
5 |
Wiseman, Mac |
Hold Fast To the Right |
Danny |
1960 |
(WHDoane-REWinsett) (live radio, intro) back to Nashville from 2 yrs in CA |
|
|
6 |
Vern & Ray |
Thinkin’ Of Home |
Gusto (Starday) |
1961 |
(AK/CA) LrRiley, RPark, VWilliams, CWilliamson, BCarter |
2:00 |
|
7 |
Scottsville Squirrel Barkers |
Katie Cline |
Big Beat (Crown) |
1963 |
(LA) CHillman, LMurray, KWertz, EDouglas, GCarr from SDiego |
1:53 |
|
8 |
Stoneman, Scott |
Low Down Billy (Billy in the Lowground) |
Design |
1963 |
f |
2:40 |
|
9 |
Dixie Gentlemen |
Why I Love You |
United Artists |
1963 |
(JLLanders) JL, HSizemore, RYarbrough, SJackson, VClements |
1:58 |
|
10 |
Allen & Wakefield |
Don’t Lie To Me |
Rebel |
1963 |
(RA) RRobinson, JCox (prev. unrld) |
2:34 |
The Festival Era: 1965-1982
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Artist |
Title |
Label |
Date |
Comment |
Time |
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1 |
Ryan, Buck & Irvin, Smitty |
I Can Read Between the Lines |
Monument |
1965 |
(BMartin) SI(lv,b), BR, BHarrell, SEdwards |
2:16 |
|
2 |
Clark, Roy |
Rubber Dolly |
Dot |
1973 |
g/f Southside Virginians, Meherrin (betw Lynchburg & Petersburg, VA). Dad, Uncles Dudley & Paul, Cousin Kenneth, BSchodt |
2:18 |
|
3 |
Martin, Mac |
Southern Moon (Learned in Seabees, Okinawa) |
Rural Rhythm |
1970 |
(from BCox) MCarson, BArtis, BBryant, FBasista. |
2:12 |
|
4 |
Moore & Napier |
I Believe in the Old Time Way |
King |
1967 |
|
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|
5 |
Taylor, Tut |
Lonesome Fiddle Blues/Paddy on the Turnpike |
taperfriendly.com |
1971 |
m (NBlake’s Kitchen) NB, JHartford |
3:15 |
|
6 |
Cooper, Wilma Lee |
You Tried To Ruin My Name |
Rounder |
1976 |
TTate, TSmith, GWooten, StBrown, CLCooper |
2:29 |
|
7 |
Isaacs, Joe |
Why Have You Left Me |
Old Homestd |
1969 |
(JI) FBartenstein KSmythe FWakefield, RGreene, |
2:49 |
|
8 |
Seldom Scene |
Train Leaves Here This Morning |
Rebel |
1973 |
(GClark-BLeadon) JStarling(lv) |
3:08 |
|
9 |
Evans, Dave |
You Won’t Be Satisfied That Way |
Rebel |
1981 |
(JDavis-LEllis) CFields, TCordell, LJohnson, KWilliamson |
2:16 |
|
10 |
Reed, Ola Belle
|
You Don’t Tell Me That You Love Me Anymore |
Rounder |
1972 |
(OR) JMiller(f) Ashe Cty, NC to Rising Sun, MD |
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1983-Now: Modern Roots
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Artist |
Title |
Label |
Date |
Comment |
Time |
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1 |
Evans, Gerald |
We Just Want to Hear the Old Dog Sing |
Legend |
2001 |
(GE) JHolt, BCrabtree, GInman, WBreitenbach, RbPatrick |
2:25 |
|
2 |
Crowe, J.D. |
Sledd Ridin’ |
Rounder |
1994 |
b (DSledd-SOsborne) RBennett, DRigsby, PLeadbetter, RHoward, CChapman |
3:29 |
|
3 |
Mountain Heart |
John |
Doobie Shea |
2001 |
(SG-BA+) SGulley, BAbernathy, JHurst, MRaines, RIckes |
4:22 |
|
4 |
Delia Bell |
Weary Heart (You Stole Away) |
Warner Bros |
1983 |
(CStanley) SFishell, CJackson, BBerline, EGordy, EHarris(hv) |
2:09 |
|
5 |
Henderson, Wayne |
Carter Family Medley |
Arhoolie |
2000 |
g (Masters of SSGtr) Linda & David Lay |
3:18 |
|
6 |
McCall, Dwight |
Wildwood Flower Blues |
Lavenir |
2003 |
(HAllen) KJaymes, RStewart, BStephens, JWilliams, HNixon |
2:40 |
|
7 |
Rarely Herd |
I Still Miss Someone |
therarelyherd.com |
2003 |
(J&RCash) JStack(lv), JHardin, DBrooks, CLeport, JHardin |
3:17 |
|
8 |
Newton, Mark |
Sugar Coated Love |
Rebel |
1998 |
RStanley, JDouglas, DConnell, TRice, SShelor, Rk&RnSimpkins |
2:30 |
|
9 |
Morris, Lynn |
Wrong Road Again |
Rounder |
1999 |
(AReynolds) MWilborn, JsBrock, RStewart |
2:29 |
The Walls Of Time To Come: Modern Branches
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Artist |
Title |
Label |
Date |
Comment |
Time |
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1 |
Hartford, John |
No Expectations |
Flying Fish |
1985 |
(MJagger-KRichards) SBush, Huskey, Jr., MO’Connor, KMalone |
4:01 |
|
2 |
Breakfast Special |
Bought & Sold (Crustacean Traffic Boogie) |
Rounder |
1976 |
(JTolles) JT, TTrischka, AStatman, RCrooks, SPhillips, RMason |
4:15 |
|
3 |
Skaggs, Ricky |
Don’t Step Over an Old Love |
Epic |
1983 |
3:34 |
|
|
4 |
Whites |
You Put the Blue in Me |
MCA |
1982 |
first top 10, JDouglas, prod: RSkaggs |
3:05 |
|
5 |
|
Serbian Tamburitzan Tune |
|
|
source: Simon Parr, Sao Paolo |
2:27 |
|
6 |
Chieftains (w Tim O’Brien) |
Shady Grove |
Victor |
2003 |
(Trad, arr Paddy Moloney) |
2:18 |
|
7 |
Grisman, Dave & Garcia, Jerry |
I Ain’t Never |
ACD |
1991 |
(WPierce-MTillis) JCraven(perc), JKerwin(bs) |
3:48 |
|
8 |
Nashville Mandolin Ensemble |
Sleepers Awake (from Bach, Beatles, Bluegrass) |
Soundart |
2003 |
m (JSB) (live at Vanderbilt) BBaldassari, SDudash, WCarter, JHedgecoth, VManakas, DSpicher |
4:04 |





