Sound Traditions: Best of Bluegrass

Title Tracks for Sound Traditions: Best of Bluegrass - 25 Classics

1. Gotta Travel on - Don Reno
2. Roll On Buddy - Red Smiley
3. Lonesome Road Blues - Hylo Brown
4. Little Maggie - Earl Taylor
5. Worried Man Blues - Don Reno
6. Columbus Rag - Vassar Clements
7. Ain't Nobody Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone - Red Smiley
8. The Prisoner Song - Hylo Brown
9. Cripple Creek - Earl Taylor
10. Nine Pound Hammer - Don Reno
11. Little Glass Of Wine - Red Smiley
12. Black Mountain Rag - Curly Fox
13. Walking Cane - Hylo Brown
14. Pretty Polly - Earl Taylor
15. Nobody's Business - Don Reno
16. Shady Grove - Red Smiley
17. Little John Henry - Hylo Brown
18. Lee Highway Blues - Reno & Smiley
19. Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms - Earl Taylor
20. Whitehouse Blues - Don Reno
21. Rock About My Sara Jane - Red Smiley
22. Girl In The Blue Velvet Band - Hylo Brown
23. Katie Kline - Mac Martin
24. I'm Getting Ready To Go - Earl Taylor
25. Sally Goodin' - Tater Tate

Customer Reviews

Average Customer Review

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

Material from 13 albums (from the 1960s) with traditional rusticity, rootsy sounds, & historical perspective, January 2, 2007

J. Ross "a-music_fan" (Roseburg, OR USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sound Traditions: Best of Bluegrass - 25 Classics (Audio CD)

Playing Time - 46:35 -- With over 50 years in business, Rural Rhythm Records has built a catalog that connects many dots from past to present. Since its 1955 creation, Rural Rhythm has released hundreds of classic performances by many legendary bluegrass and old-time musicians such as J.E. Mainer, Don Reno, Red Smiley, Mac Wiseman, Vassar Clements, Hylo Brown, Bill Harrell, Jim Eanes, and many others. This album is part of that archival catalog. The label owes its Arcadia, California start to Uncle Jim O'Neal whose vision was to release the music of many top bluegrass and old-time musicians in the 1950-70s, seeking success where Starday had failed by producing records of limited appeal by lesser known, albeit talented, musicians. Early ads for records released by Uncle Jim O'Neal stated that the LPs sold for only $3.50 apiece. The self-professed "Little Cotton Picker," O'Neal also took an approach of releasing 20 songs on each 33 1/3 RPM album. These would have been great bargains in...Read more

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful

Good stuff but much too brief, August 21, 2006

D. E. Houstle "DaveGua" (Latin America) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sound Traditions: Best of Bluegrass - 25 Classics (Audio CD)

I should have realized that 25 pieces on one CD that normally has 15 or 16 at best would be a problem. All are to short to really enjoy the great musicianship of the artists.