50 Years of Bluegrass Hits, Volume 1

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 5 available)

Tracklist

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12" Vinyl 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
A1The Midnight Train
cover recording of:
Midnight Train (First line: "I have been all around my old home town...")
lyricist and composer:
Alton Delmore
Jim & Jesse & The Virginia Boys2:00
A2Kentucky Waltz
cover recording of:
Kentucky Waltz
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe (in 1945)
The Osborne Brothers2:36
A3Foggy Mountain Breakdown
instrumental recording of:
Foggy Mountain Breakdown
composer:
Earl Scruggs
Joe Maphis2:10
A4Tramp on the StreetBetty Jean Robinson & The Nashville Grass3:50
A5Love Letters in the Sand
recording of:
Love Letters in the Sand
lyricist:
Charles Kenny (songwriter, violinist) and Nick Kenny
composer:
J. Fred Coots, Charles Kenny (songwriter, violinist) and Nick Kenny
publisher:
Bourne (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Bourne, Inc. and Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd.
Mac Wiseman2:15
A6Salty Dog Blues
Benny Martin & Josh Graves1:26
A7Just a Little Talk With Jesus
The Bluegrass Cardinals2:07
B1Uncle PenRose Lee Maphis2:14
B2Shackles and Chains
recording of:
Shackles and Chains
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Davis (American politician, singer and songwriter)
Mac Wiseman & The Osborne Brothers2:49
B3Charlotte Breakdown
recording of:
Charlotte Breakdown
composer:
Don Reno (bluegrass banjoist, Reno & Smiley member, father of Don Wayne Reno)
Don Reno & The Tennessee Cut-Ups1:45
B4Dark as a Dungeon
recording of:
Dark as a Dungeon
lyricist and composer:
Merle Travis
Merle Travis3:58
B5Are You Missing MeJim & Jesse & The Virginia Boys2:23
B6I Saw the Light
recording of:
I Saw the Light
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Ltd. (UK) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1948-11-16)
translated version of:
I Saw the Light - Lodní zvon
Carl Story & His Rambling Mountaineers2:22
12" Vinyl 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
C1Sunny Side of the MountainThe Osborne Brothers2:20
C2Sweeter Than the FlowersRose Lee Maphis2:50
C3Muleskinner Blues
The Stonemans3:43
C4I Know You're Married
recording of:
I Know You’re Married but I Love You Still
writer:
Mack Magaha (Bluegrass Fiddler) and Don Reno (bluegrass banjoist, Reno & Smiley member, father of Don Wayne Reno)
Don Reno, Bill Harrell & The Tennessee Cut-Ups2:10
C5Memories of Maybelle
recording of:
Memories of Maybelle
lyricist and composer:
Martin Christian (Bluegrass songwriter)
Joe Maphis3:05
C6Life’s Railway to Heaven
Donna Stoneman & The Stonemans3:43
D1Dueling Fiddles
recording of:
Dueling Banjos (Dueling Strings)
composer:
Arthur Smith (“Guitar Boogie” Smith US country artist)
Johnny Gimble3:14
D2Paradise
cover recording of:
Paradise
lyricist and composer:
John Prine
publisher:
Cotillion-Sour Grapes (ended), Sour Grapes Music, Inc. and Walden Music, Inc.
Jim & Jesse & The Virginia Boys2:43
D3I Wonder Where You Are Tonight
recording of:
I Wonder Where You Are Tonight
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Bond
publisher:
Red River Songs and Sunshine Music Co., Inc. (on 1941-12-12)
The Bluegrass Cardinals2:38
D4Reuben
The Osborne Brothers2:38
D5Maple on the Hill
Joe & Rose Lee Maphis2:56
D6What Would You Give in Exchange for Your Soul
Lester Flatt & The Nashville Grass3:05