Dayton to Knoxville: 1949-1952

Dayton to Knoxville: 1949-1952

by Osborne Brothers
Dayton to Knoxville: 1949-1952

Dayton to Knoxville: 1949-1952

by Osborne Brothers

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Overview

Before they plugged their mandolin and banjo into guitar amps, before they hired a drummer and basically served as godfathers of the progressive bluegrass movement that took off the in '60s, Bobby and Sonny Osborne led a straight-ahead bluegrass band that had more in common with Flatt & Scruggs than with stylistic descendants like the New Grass Revival (or even the Country Gentlemen). The second disc in this four-volume series documents the group's early years, when their repertoire leaned heavily towards Louvin Brothers songs and crowd-pleasing patriotic novelty tunes. On this program, the latter are represented by "Alabama" and the rather maudlin "Wrap My Body in Old Glory When I Go," neither of which is a bad song, but both of which are just a bit over the top lyrically. The Louvin material includes excellent versions of "Seven Year Blues" and "I'm Gonna Love You One More Time." But the best tracks on this disc are the last two, both of them featuring the young Jimmy Martin on lead vocals and guitar. These two selections, "Can't You Hear Jerusalem Mourn" and "Across the Sea Blues," are demo recordings salvaged from beat-up acetate transfers, and the sound quality is abysmal. But the performances are spectacular -- Martin's voice is at its piercing best, and the blend he achieves with Bobby Osborne is hair-raising. Most of this album will be of primary interest to bluegrass historians, but those last two tracks will be worth the price of the album to any bluegrass lover. ~ Rick Anderson

Product Details

Release Date: 05/16/2000
Label: Pinecastle
UPC: 0755757110020
Rank: 145271

Tracks

  1. Y'all Come
  2. My Tears Don't Show
  3. I'm Thinking Tonight of My Blues Eyes
  4. Take My Ring from Your Finger
  5. Alabama
  6. Wrap My Body in Old Glory When I Go
  7. Seven Year Blues
  8. I'm Gonna Love You One More Time
  9. Is It Too Late Now?
  10. I Wonder Where You Are Tonite
  11. Little Rosewood Casket
  12. Love Is a Danger
  13. I Cried Again
  14. I'm Waiting to Hear You Call Me Darling
  15. Can't You Hear Jerusalem Mourn
  16. Across the Sea Blues

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Osborne Brothers   Primary Artist
Glen Duncan   Fiddle
Terry Smith   Bass
Rebecca Pittard   Guitjo
Merle "Red" Taylor   Fiddle
Terry Eldredge   Guitar,Vocals,Vocal Harmony
Sonny Osborne   Banjo,Guitjo,Vocals,Vocal Harmony,Baritone (Vocal)
Jimmy Martin   Guitar,Vocals
Bobby Osborne   Vocals,Mandolin,Tenor (Vocal),Vocal Harmony
Ernie Newton   Bass
Curley Ray Cline   Fiddle
Gene Wooten   Vocals,Guitar (Resonator)
Charlie Cline   Banjo

Technical Credits

Steve Chandler   Mixing,Engineer
Jimmie Davis   Composer
Ben Surratt   Mixing,Engineer
Charlie Louvin   Composer
Arlie Duff   Composer
Tom Riggs   Concept,Liner Notes,Executive Producer
Rebecca Pittard   Design,Art Direction
John Eberle   Mastering
Kathy Bowen   Production Coordination
Traditional   Composer
Sonny Osborne   Concept,Arranger,Producer,Photo Courtesy
Autry Inman   Composer
Jimmy Martin   Composer
Bobby Osborne   Arranger
Lester Flatt   Composer
Eddie Hill   Composer
Eddie Stubbs   Liner Notes
Carl Butler   Composer
Johnny Bond   Composer
Ira Louvin   Composer
Chuck Johnson   Composer
Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith   Composer
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