The Unbroken Circle: The Musical Heritage of the Carter Family

Dualtone – 80302-01162-2

Format: CD, Album, Compilation
Country: United States
Released: 2004
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Country, Bluegrass
[Tracklist]
01 Worried Man Blues: George Jones (3:11)
02 No Depression In Heaven: Sheryl Crow (3:20)
03 On The Sea of Galilee: Emmylou Harris with the Peasall Sisters(3:16)
04 Engine One-Forty-Three: Johnny Cash (3:38)
05 Never Let The Devil Get the Upper Hand of You: Marty Stuart & Fabulous Superlatives (4:50)
06 Little Moses: Janette and Joe Carter (2:19)
07 Black Jack David: Norman and Nancy Blake with Tim O'Brien (2:57)
08 Bear Creek Blues: John Prine (4:23)
09 You Are My Flower: Willie Nelson (2:39)
10 Single Girl, Married Girl: Shawn Colvin with Earl Scruggs and Randy Scruggs (2:19)
11 Will My Mother Know Me There?: The Whites with Ricky Skaggs (3:04)
12 The Winding Stream: Rosanne Cash (4:31)
13 Rambling Boy: The Del McCoury Band (4:24)
14 Hold Fast To The Right: June Carter Cash (2:55)
15 Gold Watch And Chain: The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band with Kris Kristofferson (4:06)
[Credits]
Producer: John Carter Cash
[Notes]
Country musicians, be they alternative, traditional, or neo-traditionalist, never tire of singing praises to the Carter Family. Heck, even the occasional rocker will say a few kind words about the Carter legacy. With this type of enthusiasm, there's never a bad time to put together a tribute album like The Unbroken Circle. The album is packed with VIPs like Emmylou Harris, George Jones, Sheryl Crow, and Willie Nelson, and it even includes no less than three Cashes (Johnny, June Carter, and Rosanne). Despite this impressive list, The Unbroken Circle gets a very rocky start with lukewarm efforts by Jones, Crow, Harris, and Johnny Cash. Jones and Cash sound fairly rough, and Harris' outing, backed by the Peasall Sisters, is underwhelming. Crow's appearance on a country record is somewhat surprising, and perhaps it was meant to add a little pizzazz to the disc. Unfortunately, she sings "No Depression in Heaven" as though she were auditioning for Freakwater. While the album never quite recovers from this early stumble, there are bright spots after those first four songs. Marty Stuart offers a truly superb version of "Never Let the Devil Get the Upper Hand of You," filled with creepy ambience and a fine vocal, while Janette and Joe Carter's take on "Little Moses" sounds more old-time than the Carter Family. There are solid offerings by Nelson, John Prine, and the Del McCoury Band before everything comes to a crash landing with the less polished contributions of June Carter Cash and Kris Kristofferson. While fans of the artists on this compilation may want to check it out, there are better Carter Family collections (Bristol by Ginny Hawker and Kay Justice and Songs of the Carter Family by Jody Stecher and Kate Brislin), and there's always the option of listening to the Carter Family themselves. -- AllMusic Review by Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr.

Doc Watson - Life's Work: A Retrospective

Craft Recordings

Format: 4 x CD, Compilation, Remastered
Country: US
Released: 2021
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, Country, Bluegrass
[Disk One]
01 The Precious Jewel: Doc Watson (01:50)
02 Pharaoh: The Jack Williams Band, Doc Watson (02:56)
03 I Saw A Man At The Close Of The Day: Doc Watson (02:40)
04 Rambling Hobo: Doc Watson (01:38)
05 Darling Corey: Doc Watson (02:37)
06 Your Long Journey: Doc Watson (02:36)
07 The Cuckoo Bird: Doc Watson (03:04)
08 Everyday Dirt: Doc Watson (02:05)
09 Tickling The Strings / Black Mountain Rag: Doc Watson (03:30)
10 Storms Are On The Ocean: Doc Watson, Jean Ritchie (03:26)
11 What Would You Give In Exchange For Your Soul: Doc Watson, Bill Monroe (04:27)
12 And Am I Born To Die?: The Doc Watson Family (03:32)
13 My Little Woman, You're So Sweet: Doc Watson (02:19)
14 Little Orphan Girl: Doc Watson, Fred Price, Clint Howard (03:16)
15 Wanted Man: Doc Watson, Fred Price, Clint Howard (02:14)
16 Sittin On Top Of The World: Doc Watson (02:37)
17 Intoxicated Rat: Doc Watson (02:30)
18 Country Blues: Doc Watson (03:31)
19 Talk About Suffering: Doc Watson (02:48)
20 Little Omie Wise: Doc Watson (04:25)
21 St. James Hospital: Doc Watson (03:28)
22 Tom Dooley: Doc Watson (03:15)
23 Beaumont Rag: Doc Watson, Merle Watson (01:39)
24 Muskrat: Doc Watson, Merle Watson (02:52)
25 Weary Blues: Doc Watson, Merle Watson (02:41)
26 We Shall All Be Reunited: Doc Watson, Merle Watson (02:11)
[Disk Two]
01 Southbound: Doc Watson (02:49)
02 Blue Railroad Train: Doc Watson (02:44)
03 Walk On Boy: Doc Watson (03:23)
04 Sweet Georgia Brown: Doc Watson (01:54)
05 Alberta: Doc Watson (02:43)
06 That Was The Last Thing On My Mind: Doc Watson (02:46)
07 Windy And Warm: Doc Watson (02:14)
08 Riddle Song: Doc Watson (02:42)
09 Georgie: Doc Watson (02:46)
10 Rain Crow Bill: Doc Watson (01:46)
11 Winter's Night: Doc Watson (03:24)
12 Matty Groves: Doc Watson (06:06)
13 Dill Pickle Rag: Doc Watson (01:24)
14 Willie Moore: Doc Watson, Merle Watson (04:02)
15 Peach Picking Time In Georgia: Doc Watson (02:57)
16 Memphis Blues: Doc Watson (02:43)
17 The Train That Carried My Girl From Town: Doc Watson (03:47)
18 Lost John: Doc Watson, Merle Watson (03:28)
19 Brown's Ferry Blues: Doc Watson, Merle Watson (02:42)
20 The Clouds Are Gwine To Roll Away: Doc Watson, Merle Watson (02:50)
21 Life Gits Teejus Don't It: Doc Watson, Merle Watson (04:36)
22 Banks Of The Ohio : Doc Watson, Merle Watson (03:45)
23 Spikedriver Blues: Doc Watson, Merle Watson (03:00)
24 Deep River Blues: Doc Watson, Merle Watson (03:36)
[Disk Three]
01 Nothing To It: Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs, Doc Watson (02:48)
02 Streamlined Cannonball: Earl Scruggs, Doc Watson (02:26)
03 Tennessee Stud: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Doc Watson (04:51)
04 Way Downtown: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (03:36)
05 Freight Train Boogie: Doc Watson (03:03)
06 Summertime: Doc Watson (03:27)
07 Peace In The Valley: Doc Watson (03:00)
08 That's All: Doc Watson, Merle Watson (02:57)
09 Matchbox Blues: Doc Watdon, Merle Watson (03:32)
20 Bottle Of Wine: Doc Watdon, Merle Watson (02:06)
21 Corina, Corina: Doc Watdon, Merle Watson (02:48)
22 Doc's Rag: Doc Watdon, Merle Watson (01:45)
23 Poor Boy Blues: Doc Watdon, Merle Watson (02:21)
24 Wake Up, Little Maggie: Doc Watson (02:53)
25 Peartree: Doc Watson (02:19)
26 Shady Grove: Doc Watson (02:40)
27 Miss The Mississippi And You: Doc Watson (03:40)
28 Steel Guitar Rag: Doc Watson (01:57)
29 Cypress Grove Blues: Doc Watson (03:58)
30 Wayfaring Stranger: Doc Watdon, Merle Watson (03:33)
31 Look Up Look Down That Lonesome Road: Doc Watdon, Merle Watson (04:01)
32 Minglewood Blues: Doc Watdon, Merle Watson (03:00)
33 Don't Think Twice, It's All Right: Doc Watdon, Merle Watson (02:45)
34 Let The Cocaine Be: Doc Watdon, Merle Watson (02:29)
35 Don't Monkey Round My Ridder: Chet Atkins, Doc Watson (03:30)
[Disk Four]
01 Red Rocking Chair: T. Michael Coleman, Doc Watdon, Merle Watson (02:05)
02 John Hurt: Doc Watdon, Merle Watson (02:29)
03 Below Freezing: Doc Watdon, Merle Watson (02:18)
04 Along The Road: T. Michael Coleman, Doc Watdon, Merle Watson (02:51)
05 Liza / Lady Be Good: Doc Watson, Merle Watson (02:55)
06 Going To Chicago Blues: Doc Watson, Merle Watson (04:05)
07 Guitar Polka: Doc Watson, Merle Watson (02:20)
08 Gonna Lay Down My Old Guitar: Doc Watson, Merle Watson (02:31)
09 Bright Sunny South: Doc Watdon, Merle Watson (02:35)
10 Twin Sisters: Doc Watdon, Merle Watson (01:38)
11 How Long Blues: James Cotton, Doc Watson (02:49)
12 Freight Train Blues: Doc Watdon, Merle Watson (02:44)
13 Riding That Midnight Train: Doc Watson (02:04)
14 What Does The Deep Sea Say: Doc Watson, Fred Price, Clint Howard (03:31)
15 Tough Luck Man: Doc Watson (02:31)
16 George Gudger's Overalls: Doc Watson (03:24)
17 Risin' Sun Blues: Doc Watson (04:17)
18 Salt Creek: Norman Blake, Tony Rice, Doc Watson (03:10)
19 You Must Come In At The Door: Doc Watson (02:15)
20 Your Lone Journey: Doc Watson (02:46)
21 Grandfather's Clock: Doc Watson (03:51)
22 Bird Dog: Doc Watson (03:57)
23 Turn The Lamps Down Low: Doc Watson, Richard Watson (02:48)
24 Nights In White Satin: Frosty Morn, Doc Watson (03:16)
25 Down In The River To Pray: Ricky Skaggs, Alison Krauss, Doc Watson (02:51)
26 Amazing Grace: Doc Watson (03:54)
[Creduts]
Producer: Ted Olson
[Notes]
Life's Work: A Retrospective is the brand-new career-spanning compilation album from Grammy Award winning American songwriter Doc Watson. Album includes multiple recordings with his son Merle Watson, as well as features from Allison Krauss, Ricky Skaggs and more. Includes Watson's collaborations with Bill Monroe, Chet Atkins, and others. Includes 101 songs, all new extensive liner notes by author and producer Ted Olson, and a nearly 100-page book insert featuring never before seen photos.

Flatt and Scruggs at Carnegie Hall

Columbia – CS 8845

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
Country: US
Released: 1963
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Country, Bluegrass
[Tracklist]
A1 Salty Dog Blues (1:57)
A2 Durham's Reel (1:04)
A3 Hot Corn, Cold Corn (2:21)
A4 Footprints In The Snow (2:37)
A5 Flint Hill Special (2:23)
A6 Dig A Hole In The Meadow (2:00)
B1 The Martha White Theme (1:13)
B2 I Wonder Where You Are Tonight (1:39)
B3 Mama Blues (1:25)
B4 Take This Hammer (2:06)
B5 Fiddle And Banjo (1:26)
B6 Yonder Stands Little Maggie (1:48)
B7 Let The Church Roll On (2:01)
[Credits]
Lester Flatt (guitar/vocals) Earl Scruggs (banjo/guitar/vocals) Josh Graves (dobro) Paul Warren (fiddle) Billy Powers (guitar) Cousin Jake (bass)
[Notes]
Recorded live at Carnegie Hall, New York, New York on December 8, 1962. Originally released on Columbia (8845). Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs were big news at the height of the late '50s/early '60s folk revival. New York City was essentially ground zero for a mania that extended to all things musical and Southern. So something of a love-fest occurred when Flatt and Scruggs and their polished bluegrass band rolled into town on one December night in 1962 to play no less a venue than Carnegie Hall. There are screams from the crowd for "Martha White" (the theme song from the band's radio sponsor), and Scruggs has no choice but to encore the banjo showpiece "Flint Hill Special." To know what the Foggy Mountain Boys sounded like in their natural habitat, you'd have to go to transcripts of the band playing a school auditorium or radio hour somewhere south of the Jersey Turnpike. CARNEGIE HALL still gives you a taste of how Flatt and Scruggs put together a show before their original band disintegrated under the weight of the revival itself. As you might expect from a live recording of this era, the sound favors the top end. Vocals, fiddle, and banjo breaks come through best, especially as the band performs with only two microphones among its six performers.

Earl Scruggs and the 5-String Banjo

Revised and Enhanced Edition by Earl Scruggs

# Publisher: Hal Leonard; Pap/Com edition (August 1, 2005)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0634060422
# ISBN-13: 978-0634060427

The best-selling banjo method in the world! Earl Scruggs's legendary method has helped thousands of banjo players get their start. The "Revised and Enhanced Edition" features more songs, updated lessons, and many other improvements. It includes everything you need to know to start playing banjo, including: a history of the 5-string banjo, getting acquainted with the banjo, Scruggs tuners, how to read music, chords, how to read tablature, right-hand rolls and left-hand techniques, banjo tunings, exercises in picking, over 40 songs, how to build a banjo, autobiographical notes, and much more! The book/audio version includes recordings of Earl Scruggs playing and explaining over 60 examples! Audio is accessed online using the unique code inside the book and can be streamed or downloaded. The audio files include PLAYBACK+, a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right.

Will The Circle Be Unbroken Volume Two: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Universal Records UVLD-12500

Format: CD, Album
Country: US
Released: 1989
Genre: Rock, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Country Rock, Bluegrass
[Tracklis]
01 Life's Railway To Heaven: Johnny Cash (4:21)
02 Grandpa Was A Carpenter: Jimmy Ibbotson (3:10)
03 When I Get My Rewards: Levon Helm (4:26)
04 Don't You Hear Jerusalem Moan / John Cowan (3:32)
05 Little Mountain Church House: Ricky Skaggs (3:32)
06 And So It Goes: John Denver (3:33)
07 When It's Gone: Jimmy Ibbotson (2:33)
08 Mary Danced With Soldiers: Emmylou Harris (2:57)
09 Riding Alone: Emmylou Harris (2:34)
10 I'm Sittin' On Top Of The World: Jimmy Martin (3:07)
11 Lovin' On The Side: Paulette Carson (2:56)
12 Lost River: Bob Carpenter (3:11)
13 Bayou Jubilee: Sam Bush (2:52)
14 Blues Berry Hill: Instrument (3:10)
15 Turn Of The Century: Jimmy Ibbotson / Jeff Hanna / Bob Carpenter (3:38)
16 One Step Over The Line: Rosanne Cash (4:20)
17 You Ain't Going Nowhere: Roger McGuinn / Chris Hillman (3:37)
18 The Valley Road: Bruce Hornsby (4:03)
19 Will The Circle Be Unbroken: Johnny Cash and legends (4:47)
20 Amazing Grace: Instrument (1:48)
[Credits]
Johnny Cash (guitar/vocals) John Prine (guitar/vocals) Levon Helm (mandolin/vocals) John Cowan (vocals) Sam Bush (mandolin/fiddle/vocals) Pat Flynn (guitar/vocals) Ricky Skaggs (guitar/vocals) John Denver (vocals) Emmylou Harris (guitar/vocals) Jimmy Martin (guitar/vocals) Paulette Carlson (vocals) Michael Martin Murphey (guitar/vocals) Rosanne Cash (vocals) John Hiatt (vocals) Roger McGuinn (guitar/vocals) Chris Hillman (guitar/vocals) Bruce Hornsby (piano/vocals) Roy Acuff (vocals) Earl Scruggs (banjo) Vassar Clements (fiddle) Jerry Douglas (doblo) Bela Fleck (banjo) Mark O'Connor (fiddle/mandolin/mandola) Randy Scruggs (guitar) Chet Atkins (guitar) Roy Huskey, Jr. (bass) Buck White (piano) Bernie Leadon (banjo)
NGDB: Bob Carpenter (accordion/piano/vocals) Jimmie Fadden (drums/harmonica) Jeff Hanna (guitar/mandolin/vocals) Jimmy Ibbotson (mandolin/accordion/vocals) John McEuen (banjo)
[Notes]
This easily won the Country Music Association's Album of the Year Award, thanks to a stellar cast that includes John Denver, Johnny Cash, the Carter Family, Bruce Hornsby, Ricky Skaggs, Chris Hillman, Roger McGuinn, Rosanne Cash, Steve Wariner, Roy Acuff, Chet Atkins...you get the message. Tracks were all recorded in one "take," with no overdubs, making the outstanding musicianship particularly noteworthy. Atheists beware: there's a lot of gospel. -- AllMusic Review by Tom Roland

Will The Circle Be Unbroken: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Capitol Records 7243-5-35148-2-2

Format: 2×CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered
Country: US
Released: 2002
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, Bluegrass
[Tracklist]
1-01 Grand Ole Opry Song (3:10)
1-02 Keep On The Sunny Side (4:26)
1-03 Nashville Blues (3:15)
1-04 You Are My Flower (3:39)
1-05 The Precious Jewel (4:09)
1-06 Dark As A Dungeon (2:47)
1-07 Tennessee Stud (4:50)
1-08 Black Mountain Rag (2:40)
1-09 Wreck On The Highway (3:25)
1-10 The End Of The World (3:54)
1-11 I Saw The Light (4:21)
1-12 Sunny Side Of The Mountain (2:50)
1-13 Nine Pound Hammer (2:53)
1-14 Losin' You (Might Be The Best Thing Yet) (2:49)
1-15 Honky Tonkin' (2:32)
1-16 You Don't Know My Mind (2:47)
1-17 My Walkin' Shoes (2:52)
2-01 Lonesome Fiddle Blues (2:43)
2-02 Cannonball Rag (1:16)
2-03 Avalanche (2:52)
2-04 Flint Hill Special (2:13)
2-05 Togary Mountain (2:28)
2-06 Earl's Breakdown (2:37)
2-07 Orange Blossom Special (2:12)
2-08 Wabash Cannonball (2:03)
2-09 Lost Highway (3:48)
2-10 Doc Watson & Merle Travis: First Meeting (Dialogue) (1:52)
2-11 Way Downtown (3:35)
2-12 Down Yonder (3:45)
2-13 Pins And Needles (In My Heart) (2:54)
2-14 Honky Tonk Blues (2:23)
2-15 Sailin' On To Hawaii (2:09)
2-16 I'm Thinking Tonight Of My Blue Eyes (4:26)
2-17 I Am A Pilgrim (3:54)
2-18 Wildwood Flower (3:33)
2-19 Soldier's Joy (3:33)
2-20 Will The Circle Be Unbroken (4:48)
2-21 Both Sides Now (2:25)
[Previously Unreleased Tracks]
2-22 Foggy Mountain Breakdown (2:39)
2-23 Warming Up For "The Opry" (Talk) (2:43)
2-24 Sunny Side (Talk) (4:06)
2-25 Remember Me (1:39)
[Credits]
Roy Acuff (vocals) Maybelle Carter (autoharp/guitar/vocals) Doc Watson, Jimmy Martin, Merle Travis (guitar/vocals) Earl Scruggs (banjo/guitar) Vassar Clements (fiddle) Bashful Brother Oswald, Norman Blake (dobro) Randy Scruggs (autoharp/guitar) Junior Husky, Ellis Padgett (bass) Chet Flippo, Martha Flippo, Ray Martin, Tim Martin, Alice McEuen, Larry Murray, Gary Scruggs, Louise Scruggs, Steve Scruggs, Betty Travis (background vocals) Emmylou Harris, John Hiatt, Bruce Hornsby, Béla Fleck, Roger McGuinn (guest artists) NGDB: Bob Carpenter (accordion/piano/vocals) Jimmie Fadden (drums/harmonica) Jeff Hanna (guitar/mandolin/vocals) Jimmy Ibbotson (mandolin/accordion/vocals) John McEuen (banjo)
[Notes]
Will the Circle be Unbroken is a 1972 album by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band with collaboration from many famous bluegrass and country-western players, including Roy Acuff, Mother Maybelle Carter, Doc Watson, Earl Scruggs, Merle Travis, Pete "Oswald" Kirby, Norman Blake, Jimmy Martin, and others. It also introduced fiddler Vassar Clements to a wider audience.

The Three Pickers: Earl Scruggs, Doc Watson and Ricky Skaggs

Rounder Records 116 610 526-2

Format: CD, Album
Country: US
Released: 2003
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Bluegrass
[Tracklist]
01 Feast Here Tonight (3:02
02 What Would You Give In Exchange For Your Soul? (2:36)
03 Spoken Introduction (0:55)
04 Who Will Sing For Me? (3:35)
05 Spoken Introduction (1:48)
06 Soldier's Joy (1:40)
07 Walk On Boy (3:30)
08 Daybreak Blues (3:21)
09 Don't Let Your Deal Go Down (2:30
10 Pick Along (2:39)
11 Spoken Introduction (0:30)
12 What Is A Home Without Love? (3:07)
13 Doin' My Time (4:29)
14 Earl's Breakdown (3:43)
15 The Storms Are On The Ocean (3:58)
16 Down In The Valley To Pray (2:48)
17 The Banks Of The Ohio (4:20)
18 Ridin' That Midnight Train (2:45)
19 Spoken Introduction (0:51)
20 Road To Spencer (3:36)
21 Katy Hill (2:44)
22 Foggy Mountain Top (3:10)
23 Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms (3:21)
[Credits]
Earl Scruggs (guitar/banjo/vocals) Ricky Skaggs (guitar/banjo/mandolin/vocals) Doc Watson (guitar/vocals) Alison Krauss (fiddle/vocals) John Jorgenson (mandolin/guitar/vocal) Glen Duncan (fiddle/vocal) Rob Ickes (dobro) Jim Mills (banjo) Martin Parker (drums) Gary Scruggs (bass/vocals) Darrin Vincent (guitar/vocals) Richard Watson (guitar) Cody Kilby (guitar) Mark Fain (bass) Paul Brewster (guitar/vocals) Andy Leftwich (fiddle) Brad Davis (guitar/vocals)
Director, Producer & Liner Notes: Jim Ed Brown, Producer: Sarah Cullen, Art Director: Jim Ed Brown & Steven Jurgensmeyer, Photographer: Les Leverett, Engineer: Luke Wooten
[Notes]
For one historic evening in 2002, American music legends Earl Scruggs, Doc Watson and Ricky Skaggs joined forces as The Three Pickers, filming a concert for public television. The music they made onstage before a North Carolina audience is as relaxed as a front porch picking session, drawing on the experience of three careers that contributed mightily to the creation and evolution of the music we know as bluegrass. With special guest Alison Krauss. DVD contains the bonus track "John Hardy," plus an exclusive 30-minute documentary featuring interviews with and songs by The Three Pickers. Audio CD contains three bonus tracks: "Daybreak Blues" by Doc and Richard Watson, "Doin’My Time" by Earl Scruggs with Family and Friends, and "Ridin’ That Midnight Train" by Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunderverview.

The Earl Scruggs Revue

Columbia KC-32426

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1973
Genre: Rock, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk Rock, Bluegrass
[Tracklist]
A1 If I'd Only Come And Gone (2:55)
A2 Tears (2:12)
A3 Some Of Shelley's Blues (2:57)
A4 It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry (4:25)
A5 Step It Up And Go (2:25)
A6 Back Slider's Wine (2:33)
B1 Down In The Flood (2:38)
B2 Love In My Time (3:43)
B3 Holiday Hotel (2:07)
B4 Come On Train (5:30)
B5 Salty Dog Blues (2:10)
B6 Station Break (1:59)
[Credits]
Earl Scruggs (banjo) Gary Scruggs (bass/harmonica/vocals) Randy Scruggs (guitar/vocals) Josh Graves (dobro/guita/vocals) Andy McMahon (piano/organ/vocals) Tracy Nelson (vocals) Chip Young (vocals) Jody Maphis (drums/vocals) Carl Himmel (drums)
Producer: Ron Bledsoe, Photographer: Slick Lawson, Engineer: Stan Hutto
[Notes]
Red and yellow Columbia label. Track A6 is listed on sleeve as "Back Slider's Wine" and on label as "Black Slider's Wine." The correct title of the song, a composition by Michael Martin Murphey that appeared on the 1972 Michael Murphey - Geronimo's Cadillac, is "Backslider's Wine."

Earl Scruggs: I Saw The Light With Some Help From My Friends

Columbia KC-31354

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1972
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Bluegrass
[Tracklist]
A1 Lonesome And A Long Way From Home: Earl Scruggs Revue (2:33)
A2 Silver Wings: Linda Ronstadt (3:25)
A3 It's A Picture From Life's Other Side: Arlo Guthrie (3:36)
A4 Motherless Child Blues: Tracy Nelson (4:29)
A5 Some Of Shelley's Blues: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (2:44)
B1 Never Ending Song Of Love: Earl Scruggs Revue (2:44)
B2 Rock Salt And Nails: Linda Ronstadt & Tracy Nelson (3:20)
B3 The Banks Of The Ohio: Arlo Guthrie (3:25)
B4 Ring Of Fire: Linda Ronstadt (2:11)
B5 Propinquity: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (2:17)
B6 I Saw The Light: Guest Artists (3:43)
[Credits]
Earl Scruggs (banjo) Linda Ronstadt, Arlo Guthrie, Tracy Nelson, Gary Scruggs, Jeff Hanna (lead vocals) Norman Blake (dobro) Vassar Clements (fiddle) Les Thompson (mandolin) Bob & Pauline Wilson (piano) Jody Maphis, Karl Himmel (drums) The Earl Scruggs Revue, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Stacey Belson & Arloff Boguslavaki
Producer: Don Law, Designer: Bill Barnes, Photographer: Slick Lawson, Engineer: Charlie Bragg
[Notes]
When Earl Scruggs split with longtime collaborator and fellow Foggy Mountain Boy Lester Flatt in 1969, it was evident who of the pair had the more commercial aspirations. While Flatt remained firmly rooted in the bluegrass tradition, Scruggs, much like similar-minded artists such as the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Johnny Darrell, and the Dillards, sought to bridge the gap between pop, folk, and the old-timey sounds of yesteryear. I Saw the Light With Some Help from My Friends may sound like it was culled from the buckle of the "Bible Belt" (there are indeed a few spirituals), but the "friends" referenced in the title are merely saviors of the late-'60s/early-'70s country-folk movement. Scruggs gathered both family -- sons Gary, Randy, and Steve -- and contemporaries like Linda Ronstadt, Arlo Guthrie, Vassar Clements, Tracy Nelson, Norman Blake, and the aforementioned Dirt Band, to flesh out an album of covers both sublime (Merle Haggard's "Silver Wings") and surprising (Monkee Michael Nesmith's "Some of Shelley's Blues"). The musicianship is top-notch and the vocals, especially Ronstadt and Nelson -- Arlo Guthrie will always be an acquired taste for some -- are warm and soulful, resulting in one of the more lucid and enjoyable examples of the crossover genre. (by James Christopher Monger)

Foggy Mountain Banjo: Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs and the Foggy Mountain Boys

Columbia CS-8364

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
Country: US
Released: 1961
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Bluegrass
[Tracklist]
A1 Ground Speed
A2 Home Sweet Home
A3 Sally Ann
A4 Little Darlin', Pal Of Mine
A5 Reuben
A6 Cripple Creek
B1 Lonesome Road Blues
B2 John Henry
B3 Fire Ball Mail
B4 Sally Goodwin
B5 Bugle Call Rag
B6 Cumberland Gap
[Credits]
Earl Scrugg (banjo) Lester Flatt (guitar) Paul Warren (fiddle) Josh Graves (dobro) Cousin Jake (bass) Buddy Harman (drums)
Artwork: Thomas B. Allen, Liner Notes: Rich Kienzle
[Notes]
The album that secured Flatt & Scruggs standing among folk music enthusiasts in the 1960s, Foggy Mountain Banjo focuses on Earl Scruggs' instrumental prowess as well as his sharp interplay with dobroist Josh Graves, fiddler Paul Warren and Lester Flatt's flat-picking guitar. The album also features drummer Buddy Harman, whose appearance shocked purists.

Bluegrass at Newport: 1959-1963

Vanguard VCD-121/22

Format: CD, Compilation
Country: US
Released: 1990
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Bluegrass
[Tracklist]
Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys
01 Salty Dog Blues (2:07)
02 Before I Met You (2:33)
03 Cabin On The Hill (2:43)
04 Jimmy Brown The News Boy (3:13)
The New Lost City Ramblers
05 Train Forty-Five (2:24)
06 Pretty Little Miss (3:11)
07 Liza Jane (2:23)
Tex Logan, Eric Weissberg & The New Lost City Ramblers
08 Jordan Am A Hard Road To Travel (2:42)
Mac Wiseman And The Country Boys
09 Wonder How The Old Folks Are At Home (2:13)
10 Love Letters In The Sand (2:03)
11 Little Footsteps In The Snow (2:55)
Clarence (Tom) Ashley, Doc Watson, Clint Howard & Fred Price
12 'Way Downtown (3:00)
13 Maggie Walker Blues (3:11)
14 The Girl I Loved In Sunny Tennessee (2:50)
15 Lee Highway Blues (1:54)
Earl Scruggs, Hylo Brown & The Timberliners
16 Flinthill Special (3:23)
17 Earl's Breakdown (1:57)
18 Cumberland Gap (1:12)
The Morris Brothers
19 Salty Dog Blues (1:51)
20 You Give Me Your Love And I'll Give You Mine (2:59)
Jim And Jesse & The Virginia Boys
21 Border Ride (1:52)
22 Gosh, I Miss You All The Time (2:00)
23 Dill Pickle Rag (1:20)
24 She Left Me Standing On The Mountain (2:00)
[Credits]
Liner Notes: Mary Katherine Aldin
[Notes]
Recorded live at the Newport Folk Festivals 1959, 60 & 63.

Earl Scruggs And The Earl Scruggs Revue: Live At Kansas State

Columbia KC-31758

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: United States
Released: 1972
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Bluegrass, & Progressive country
[Tracklist]
A1 T For Texas
A2 Bound In Jail All Night Long
A3 Rambling 'Round Your City
A4 Sally Gooding
A5 Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine)
B1 Carolina Boogie
B2 Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven
B3 You Ain't Going Nowhere
B4 Both Sides Now
B5 Good Woman's Love
B6 Bugle Call Rag
B7 Foggy Mountain Breakdown
[Credits]
Earl Scruggs (banjo) Gary Scruggs (bass/harmonica/vocals) Randy Scruggs (guitar) Vassar Clements (fiddle) Josh Graves (dobro) Bob Wilson (piano) Jody Maphis (drums)
Producer: Ron Bledsoe
[Notes]
日本盤「アール・スクラッグス・レビュー・ライブ！」（CBSソニー SOPL-147）1972年

Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs: The Mercury Sessions Volume 2

Rounder Records Special Series 19

Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation
Country: United States
Released: 1985
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Bluegrass
[Tracklist]
A1 My Little Girl In Tennessee (C)
A2 Will The Roses Bloom (D)
A3 I'll Never Shed Another Tear (C)
A4 Bouquet In Heaven (B)
A5 Cabin In Caroline (A)
A6 I'll Never Love Another (C)
A7 God Loves His Children (A)
B1 Pain In My Heart (D)
B2 Baby Blue Eyes (B)
B3 Doing My Time (D)
B4 Preaching, Praying, Singing (D)
B5 Why Don't You Tell Me So (B)
B6 Foggy Mountain Breakdown (C)
B7 I'm Going To Make Heaven My Home (A)
[Credits]
Lester Flatt (guitar) Earl Scruggs (banjo) Mac Wiseman (guitar) Curly Seckler (mandolin) Art Wooten (fiddle) Benny Sims (fiddle) Jim Shumate (fiddle) Cedric Rainwater (bass) Jody Rainwater (bass)
Linar notes: Neil V. Rossenberg, Design and hand-tinting: Scott Billington
[Notes]
Session (A) Fall 1948 (B) April-May 1949 (C) December 11, 1949, Cincinnati, Ohio (D) October 21, 1950 Tampa, Florida

Earl Scruggs Performing With His Family And Friends 1972

Columbia C-30584

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: United States
Released: 1972
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Bluegrass
[Tracklist]
A1 Nine Pound Hammer: Earl Scruggs Review
A2 Lonesome Ruben: Earl Scruggs Review*
A3 My Home's Across The Blue Ridge Mountains: Joan Baez
A4 Love Is Just A Four-Letter Word: Joan Baez
A5 The Last Thing On My Mind: Earl Scruggs & Doc Watson
A6 Streamlined Cannonball: Earl Scruggs & Doc Watson
B1 Nashville Skyline Rag: Earl Scruggs & Bob Dylan
B2 Foggy Mountain Breakdown : Earl Scruggs & Gil Trythall
B3 You Ain't Going Nowhere: Earl Scruggs & The Byrds
B4 Nothin' To It: Earl Scruggs & The Byrds
B5 Salty Dog Blues: Earl Scruggs & Morris Brothers
B6 On Top Of Old Smokey: Earl Scruggs & Morris Brothers
B7 Black Mountain Rag: Earl Scruggs & Morris Brothers
B8 Foggy Mountain Breakdown: Earl Scruggs
[Credits]
Design: Ron Coro, Illustration: Tom Allen, Liner Notes: Don DeVito, Producer: Harry Wiliand
[Notes]
Musical TV documentary records Earl Scruggs, Scruggs' son Randy, Doc Watson and his son Merle playing and singing together in informal settings. Also includes performances by Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, The Byrds and others.

Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs' Greatest Hits

SONY SONIX-60119

Format: Vinyl, LP, Stereo
Country: Japan
Released: 1969
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Bluegrass
[Tracklist]
A1 The Ballad Of Jed Clampett (2:02) 9/24/62
A2 Flint Hill Special (1:56) Unknown date
A3 Jimmy Brown, The Newsboy (2:27) 3/6/64
A4 I Still Miss Someone (2:24) 12/15/64
A5 Petticoat Junction (2:30) 1/17/64
A6 Fireball (1:58) 3/6/64
B1 Earl's Breakdown (3:01) Unknown date
B2 You Are My Flower (2:30) 11/27/63
B3 Pearl Pearl Pearl (2:09) 2/25/63
B4 The Good Things (3:26) 3/6/64
B5 My Saro Jane (2:48) 11/27/63
B6 Foggy Mountain Breakdown (2:06) 10/20/67
[Credits]
Producer: Don Law, Frank Jones
[Notes]
Original Version: Columbia CS-9370 (1966) Added track B6 for the Japanese listeners

The Great Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys (1945-1949)

Harmony HL-7290, Columbia HL-7290

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono
Country: United States
Released: 1961
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Bluegrass
[Tracklist]
A1 Rocky Road Blues
A2 Kentucky Waltz
A3 Footprints In The Snow
A4 Blue Moon Of Kentucky
A5 Mother's Only Sleeping
B1 Blue Grass Stomp
B2 My Rose Of Old Kentucky
B3 Blue Grass Breakdown
B4 Can't You Hear Me Callin'
B5 The Girl In The Blue Velvet Band
[Credits]
Photography: Arlene Ragsdale

Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys 16 All-Time Greatest Hits

Columbia CS-1065

Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation
Country: United States
Released: 1970
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Bluegrass
[Tracklist]
A1 Molly And Tenbrooks (2:44)
A2 Blue Moon Of Kentucky (3:03)
A3 Travellin' This Lonesome Road (3:25)
A4 Blue Grass Stomp (3:00)
A5 It's Mighty Dark To Travel (2:52)
A6 My Rose Of Old Kentucky (2:57)
A7 Wicked Path Of Sin (2:39)
A8 Rocky Road Blues (2:36)
B1 Blue Grass Breakdown (2:40)
B2 When You Are Lonely (2:43)
B3 The Girl In The Blue Velvet Band (3:12)
B4 Little Cabin Home On The Hill (2:59)
B5 Footprints In The Snow (2:39)
B6 Will You Be Loving Another Man (2:53)
B7 Can't You Hear Me Callin' (3:48)
B8 I Hear A Sweet Voice Calling (2:58)
[Credits]
Cover Artwork: Margaret Coro, Liner Notes: James Goodfriend

The Original Sound: Flatt & Scruggs

Philips Records Japan M-5040

Format: Vinyl, LP
Country: JP
Released: 1963
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Bluegrass
[Tracklist]
A1 We'll Meet Again Sweetheart (2:40)
A2 Pain In My Heart (2:45)
A3 Baby Blue Eyes (2:56)
A4 Preachin', Prayin', Singin' (2:22)
A5 Back To The Cross (2:53)
A6 Is It Too Late Now (2:34)
A7 God Loves His Children (2:39)
B1 I'll Never Shed Another Tear (2:25)
B2 Will The Roses Bloom (2:30)
B3 I'm Going To Make Heaven My Home (2:35)
B4 Salty Dog Blues (2:30)
B5 I'll Just Pretend (2:30)
B6 Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms (2:35)
B7 Farewell Blues (2:26)
[Credits]
Lester Flatt (guitar/vocals) Earl Scruggs (banjo) Mac Wiseman (guitar/vocals) Jim Shumate (fiddle) Cedric Rainwater (bass)
[Notes]
Recorded in Knoxville, Tennessee, 1948
フラット＆スクラッグスのすべて（フィリップス・レコード）

Will The Circle Be Unbroken: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Liberty Records LLP-9027C

Format: 3 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Gatefold with separate gatefold insert
Country: United States
Released: 1972
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Bluegrass, & Country
[Tracklist]
A1 Grand Ole Opry Song (2:59)
A2 Keep On The Sunny Side (3:35)
A3 Nashville Blues (3:10)
A4 You Are My Flower (3:35)
A5 The Precious Jewel (3:30)
A6 Dark As A Dungeon (2:45)
B1 Tennessee Stud (4:22)
B2 Black Mountain Rag (2:10)
B3 The Wreck On The Highway (3:24)
B4 The End Of The World (3:53)
B5 I Saw The Light (3:45)
C1 Sunny Side Of The Mountain (2:23)
C2 Nine Pound Hammer (2:14)
C3 Losin' You (Might Be The Best Thing Yet) (2:44)
C4 Honky Tonkin' (2:19)
C5 You Don't Know My Mind (2:45)
C6 My Walkin' Shoes (2:02)
D1 Lonesome Fiddle Blues (2:41)
D2 Cannonball Rag (1:15)
D3 Avalanche (2:50)
D4 Flint Hill Special (2:12)
D5 Togary Mountain (2:25)
D6 Earl's Breakdown (2:34)
D7 Orange Blossom Special (2:14)
D8 Wabash Cannonball (2:00)
E1 Lost Highway (3:37)
E2 Doc Watson & Merle Travis: First Meeting (Dialogue) (1:48)
E3 Way Downtown (3:30)
E4 Down Yonder (2:58)
E5 Pins And Needles (In My Heart) (2:53)
E6 Honky Tonk Blues (2:22)
E7 Sailin' On To Hawaii (2:00)
F1 I'm Thinking Tonight Of My Blue Eyes (4:25)
F2 I Am A Pilgrim (2:55)
F3 Wildwood Flower (3:34)
F4 Soldier's Joy (2:05)
F5 Will The Circle Be Unbroken (4:50)
F6 Both Sides Now (2:19)
[Credits]
Roy Acuff (vocals) Maybelle Carter (autoharp/guitar/vocals) Doc Watson, Jimmy Martin, Merle Travis (guitar/vocals) Earl Scruggs (banjo/guitar) Vassar Clements (fiddle) Bashful Brother Oswald, Norman Blake (dobro) Randy Scruggs (autoharp/guitar) Junior Husky, Ellis Padgett (bass) Chet Flippo, Martha Flippo, Ray Martin, Tim Martin, Alice McEuen, Larry Murray, Gary Scruggs, Louise Scruggs, Steve Scruggs, Betty Travis (background vocals) Emmylou Harris, John Hiatt, Bruce Hornsby, Béla Fleck, Roger McGuinn (guest artists) Jimmie Fadden, Jeff Hanna, Jimmy Ibbotson, John McEuen, Les Thompson (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band)
[Notes]
Will the Circle be Unbroken is a 1972 album by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band with collaboration from many famous bluegrass and country-western players, including Roy Acuff, Mother Maybelle Carter, Doc Watson, Earl Scruggs, Merle Travis, Pete "Oswald" Kirby, Norman Blake, Jimmy Martin, and others. It also introduced fiddler Vassar Clements to a wider audience.