Ricky Skaggs: Honoring the Fathers of Bluegrass: Tribute to 1946 and 1947
Copy at Case Memorial Library
Personnel: Ricky Skaggs, vocals, mandolin, guitar; Kentucky Thunder (Ben Helson, Paul Brewster, vocals, guitars; Cody Kilby-Lea, guitar; Andy Leftwich, fiddle; Jim Mills, banjo; Mark Fain, bass).
Contents: Going back to old Kentucky (with Earl Scruggs) — When you're lonely — Toy heart — It's mighty dark to travel — Mother's only sleeping — Bluegrass breakdown — Little cabin home on the hill — Mansions for me — Sweetheart you done me wrong — Why did you wander — Remember the cross (with Del McCoury) — The old crossroad.
From the notes by Mr. Skaggs: "1945 was a big year. Bill [Monroe] signed with Columbia Records [and] hired a new singer/guitarist named Lester Flatt, and … a 21 year old banjo player named Earl Scruggs. … They didn't record until August of 1946. … It was a totally new sound for Bill Monroe — totally original, and totally unique. Just what he had wanted. It had the essence of old time string music, but with a new fire, and new original songs. …"
Personnel: Ricky Skaggs, vocals, mandolin, guitar; Kentucky Thunder (Ben Helson, Paul Brewster, vocals, guitars; Cody Kilby-Lea, guitar; Andy Leftwich, fiddle; Jim Mills, banjo; Mark Fain, bass).
Contents: Going back to old Kentucky (with Earl Scruggs) — When you're lonely — Toy heart — It's mighty dark to travel — Mother's only sleeping — Bluegrass breakdown — Little cabin home on the hill — Mansions for me — Sweetheart you done me wrong — Why did you wander — Remember the cross (with Del McCoury) — The old crossroad.
From the notes by Mr. Skaggs: "1945 was a big year. Bill [Monroe] signed with Columbia Records [and] hired a new singer/guitarist named Lester Flatt, and … a 21 year old banjo player named Earl Scruggs. … They didn't record until August of 1946. … It was a totally new sound for Bill Monroe — totally original, and totally unique. Just what he had wanted. It had the essence of old time string music, but with a new fire, and new original songs. …"
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