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Format: CD
Label: Smithsonian Folkways
Year: 1991
Media Condition: New
Sleeve/Cover Condition: New
TRACKS:
1 Train 45
2 Little Bessie
3 The Fields Have Turned Brown
4 They're At Rest Together
5 Strutting On The Strings
6 Remembrance Of You
7 Red Rocking Chair
8 Will The Circle Be Unbroken
9 Handsome Molly
10 Victim To The Tomb
11 Behind These Prison Walls Of Love
12 Wear A Red Rose
13 I'm Coming Back
14 Southbound
15 Come All Ye Tender Hearted
16 Standing In The Need Of Prayer
Originally released in 1961.
PERSONNEL:
Eddie Adcock - banjo, vocals
John Duffey - mandolin, vocals
Tom Gray - bass, vocals
Charlie Waller - guitar, vocals
Originally released in 1961, Folk Songs and Bluegrass was the first album by the band known retrospectively as “The Classic” Country Gentlemen: Charlie Waller (guitar), John Duffey (mandolin), Eddie Adcock (banjo), and Tom Gray (bass). Together they created a unique sound, expanding musical horizons and attracting new audiences. They rightfully earned the band their reputation as the originators of progressive bluegrass.
This album bears many of the hallmarks of their distinctive sound, such as a cutting-edge repertoire bolstered by a variety of instrumental and vocal techniques. For example, listen to Gray’s dynamic bass on “Little Bessie” and the group’s striking trio harmonies on “Remembrance of You.”
These sixteen classic performances were digitally remastered and reissued in 1991, accompanied by song texts and new notes by folklorist Neil V. Rosenberg.
Label: Smithsonian Folkways
Year: 1991
Media Condition: New
Sleeve/Cover Condition: New
TRACKS:
1 Train 45
2 Little Bessie
3 The Fields Have Turned Brown
4 They're At Rest Together
5 Strutting On The Strings
6 Remembrance Of You
7 Red Rocking Chair
8 Will The Circle Be Unbroken
9 Handsome Molly
10 Victim To The Tomb
11 Behind These Prison Walls Of Love
12 Wear A Red Rose
13 I'm Coming Back
14 Southbound
15 Come All Ye Tender Hearted
16 Standing In The Need Of Prayer
Originally released in 1961.
PERSONNEL:
Eddie Adcock - banjo, vocals
John Duffey - mandolin, vocals
Tom Gray - bass, vocals
Charlie Waller - guitar, vocals
Originally released in 1961, Folk Songs and Bluegrass was the first album by the band known retrospectively as “The Classic” Country Gentlemen: Charlie Waller (guitar), John Duffey (mandolin), Eddie Adcock (banjo), and Tom Gray (bass). Together they created a unique sound, expanding musical horizons and attracting new audiences. They rightfully earned the band their reputation as the originators of progressive bluegrass.
This album bears many of the hallmarks of their distinctive sound, such as a cutting-edge repertoire bolstered by a variety of instrumental and vocal techniques. For example, listen to Gray’s dynamic bass on “Little Bessie” and the group’s striking trio harmonies on “Remembrance of You.”
These sixteen classic performances were digitally remastered and reissued in 1991, accompanied by song texts and new notes by folklorist Neil V. Rosenberg.