August 28, 2018

Red Allen & The Kentuckians: Live And Let Live

Folkways Records FTS-31065

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1979
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Bluegrass
[Tracklist]
A1 Doing My Time (5:43)
A2 It's Only The Wind (2:58)
A3 Are You Teasing Me (2:30)
A4 Angel Band (4:09)
A5 Troubles Around My Door (1:48)
A6 Billie In The Low Ground (2:50)
B1 Live And Let Live (2:47)
B2 B.J. And D.J. (3:46)
B3 I'm Confessing (2:57)
B4 Christian Life (2:51)
B5 Home Sweet Home (2:59)
B6 O Don't Love Nobody (2:51)
[Credits]
Red Allen (gitar/vocals) Greg Allen (guitar/banjo/vocals) Ron Mesing (dobro) Harley Allen (guitar) Buddy Griffin (fiddle) Red Butler (mandolin/vocals) Dorsey Harvey Jr. (mandolin) Red Hartley (bass)
Liner Notes: Tom Teepen, Designer: Ronald Clyne
[Notes]
Veteran Bluegrass performer Red Allen (1930–1993) is joined by son Greg and the Kentuckians on this 1979 bluegrass recording. Known for his powerful tenor voice, Red and his son sing harmony on several songs, among them "It's Only the Wind" and "Live and Let Live." Two instrumentals—"Billie in the Lowground" and "Home Sweet Home"—also appear on the recording. Allen was inducted into the IBMA Bluegrass Hall of Fame in 2005. Cox Newspapers columnist Tom Teepen contributed the liner notes, which include a short biography of Allen and a review of the album, followed by song lyrics.

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