The Definitive Bluegrass Collection

by Definitive Bluegrass Collection / Various

Overview

Calling any album The Definitive Bluegrass Collection is a bold statement for any record label, especially so for CMH. Luckily for them, they've got the rights to the definitive versions of a lot of bluegrass standards, like the Osborne Brothers' "Rocky Top," "Are You Missing Me" by Jim & Jesse, and "I'm Using My Bible for a Roadmap" by Don Reno, all of which are featured on this two-disc set. However, it is a bit of a misnomer to call the album "definitive" without any recordings by Bill Monroe, the Stanley Brothers, or Flatt & Scruggs (although Lester Flatt and Nashville Grass do appear on a couple of tracks). Nevertheless it is a solid collection of 30 great bluegrass songs, performed ably by a bunch of great artists. ~ Zac Johnson

Product Details

Release Date:	11/13/2001
Label:	Cmh Records
UPC:	0027297179721
Rank:	127374

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Rocky Top  - Boudleaux Bryant  - Felice Bryant  -  Osborne Brothers
2. I Wonder How the Old Folks Are at Home  - A.P. Carter  - M. Christian  -  Traditional  - Mac Wiseman
3. Are You Missing Me?  -  Jim & Jesse  - Charlie Louvin  - Ira Louvin
4. Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms  - Lester Flatt  -  Nashville Grass
5. Feudin' Banjos  - Don Reno  - Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith
6. Somebody Touched Me  - M. Christian  - Carl Story  -  Traditional
7. Blue Moon of Kentucky  - Benny Martin  - Bill Monroe
8. Eight More Miles to Louisville  - Grandpa Jones  - Ramona Jones
9. I Wonder Where You Are Tonight  -  Bluegrass Cardinals  - Johnny Bond
10. Wabash Cannonball  - M. Christian  - Benny Martin  -  Traditional
11. I Know You're Married (But I Love You Still)  - Mack Magaha  - Don Reno
12. Earl's Breakdown  - Josh Graves  - Earl Scruggs
13. True Life Blues  - Bill Monroe  - Carl Story
14. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot  -  Jim & Jesse  -  Traditional
15. Orange Blossom Special  - Ervin T. Rouse  - Donna Stoneman  -  Stonemans  -  Donna Stoneman & The Stonemans

Disc 2

16. Are You from Dixie?  - Grandpa Jones  - Ramona Jones
17. Kentucky Waltz  - Bill Monroe  -  Osborne Brothers
18. Uncle Pen  - Bill Monroe  - Buddy Spicher
19. Foggy Mountain Breakdown  - Benny Martin  - Earl Scruggs
20. I'm Using My Bible for a Roadmap  - Bill Harrell  - Don Reno  - Charles Schroeder
21. Gosh, I Miss You All the Time  -  Jim & Jesse  - J. Long  - J.B. Long
22. Wreck of the Old '97  - M. Christian  -  Traditional  - Mac Wiseman
23. Flint Hill Special  - Wynn Osborne  - Earl Scruggs
24. Angel Band  - Carl Story  -  Traditional
25. Sitting on Top of the World  - Lonnie Chatmon  -  Pinnacle Boys  - Walter Vinson
26. The Ballad of Jed Clampett  - Lester Flatt  - Paul Henning  -  Nashville Grass  -  Flatt
27. Black Mountain Rag  - Eddie Adcock  - Sam Bush  - Vassar Clements  - Jerry Douglas  -  Traditional
28. Rank Strangers  - Albert E. Brumley  -  Osborne Brothers
29. Dark Hollow  - Bill Browning  - Mac Wiseman
30. Will the Circle Be Unbroken  - M. Christian  - Lester Flatt  -  Nashville Grass  -  Traditional  -  Flatt

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Lester Flatt & The Nashville Grass   Primary Artist
Donna Stoneman & The Stonemans   Primary Artist
Grandpa Jones   Primary Artist
Carl Story   Primary Artist
Mac Wiseman   Primary Artist
Eddie Adcock   Primary Artist
Don Reno   Primary Artist
Vassar Clements   Primary Artist
Lester Flatt   Primary Artist
Sam Bush   Primary Artist
Pinnacle Boys   Primary Artist
Jerry Douglas   Primary Artist
Jim & Jesse   Primary Artist
Ramona Jones   Primary Artist
Nashville Grass   Primary Artist
Osborne Brothers   Primary Artist
Donna Stoneman   Primary Artist
The Bluegrass Cardinals   Primary Artist
Bill Harrell   Primary Artist
Benny Martin   Primary Artist
Josh Graves   Primary Artist
The Stonemans   Primary Artist
Buddy Spicher   Primary Artist
Wynn Osborne   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

J.B. Long   Composer
Karrie M. Miller   Cover Art
Charles Schroeder   Composer
Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith   Composer
Buddy Spicher   Performer
Wynn Osborne   Performer
Albert E. Brumley   Composer
Grandpa Jones   Performer
Carl Story   Performer
Johnny Bond   Composer
Ervin T. Rouse   Composer
M. Christian   Arranger,Composer
Mac Wiseman   Performer
Mack Magaha   Composer
Vassar Clements   Performer
Paul Henning   Composer
Traditional   Arranger,Composer
Bill Monroe   Composer
Boudleaux Bryant   Composer
Ira Louvin   Composer
J. Long   Composer
Eddie Adcock   Performer
Earl Scruggs   Composer
Don Reno   Composer,Performer
Lester Flatt   Composer,Performer
Sam Bush   Performer
Pinnacle Boys   Performer
Jerry Douglas   Performer
Jim & Jesse   Performer
Ramona Jones   Performer
Nashville Grass   Performer
A.P. Carter   Composer
Osborne Brothers   Performer
Donna Stoneman   Performer
The Bluegrass Cardinals   Performer
Bill Browning   Composer
Bill Harrell   Performer
Felice Bryant   Composer
Benny Martin   Performer
Charlie Louvin   Composer
Walter Vinson   Composer
Josh Graves   Performer
The Stonemans   Performer
Lonnie Chatmon   Composer
Ben Elder   Song Selection,Project Coordinator
Callie Chung   Graphic Design