September 7, 2021

Look! Who's Here: The McGee Brothers and Arthur Smith

Folkways Records – FA 2379
Old Timers of the Grand Ole Opry
Folkways Records – FA 2379

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1964
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Country
[Tracklist]
A01 Cumberland Gap (2:11)
A02 Roll on Buddy (2:14)
A03 Needlecase (1:26)
A04 Buck Dancer's Choice (1:27)
A05 Sally Long (1:25)
A06 Rock House Joe (1:37)
A07 Polly Ann (1:31)
A08 Hell Among the Yearlings (1:58)
A09 Kilby Jail (2:44)
A10 Coming from the Ball (2:10)
A11 Dusty Miller (2:09)
B01 Sixteen on Sunday (1:49)
B02 Snowdrop (2:18)
B03 Railroad Blues (2:47)
B04 House of David Blues (2:14)
B05 Green Valley Waltz (3:02)
B06 Guitar Waltz (2:08)
B07 Knoxville Blues (3:04)
B08 Jim Sapp Rag (1:28)
B09 Whoop'Em Up Cindy (1:45)
B10 Hollow Poplar (1:29)
[Credits]
Sam McGee (guitar/vocals) Kirk McGee (banjo/vocals) Arthur Smith (fiddle/vocals)
Producer and Liner Notes: Mike Seeger, Designer: A Doyle Moore, Photographer: Jerry Stevens
[Notes]
A chance meeting with Uncle Dave Macon and a great deal of talent brought Sam and Kirk McGee first to Macon's act and then to the first broadcasts of the Grand Ole Opry radio show. On this 1957 recording, Arthur Smith plays fiddle, Sam picks the banjo, and Kirk backs them on guitar.

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