Compiled from over 40 years of classic bluegrass recordings on the Folkways and Smithsonian Folkways labels, Classic Bluegrass, vol. 2 showcases many of the key artists who shaped the sound of this internationally-acclaimed, all-American music. “Father of Bluegrass” Bill Monroe, Doc Watson, Hazel Dickens, The Country Gentlemen, Red Allen, Frank Wakefield, John Hartford, and many others bring us the best of this diverse music tradition. 32-page booklet. 28 classic tracks. 73 minutes.

Track List:

1. Blue Grass Breakdown David Johnson
2. Roving Gambler The Country Gentlemen
3. Daniel Prayed Doc Watson, Fred Price, and Clint Howard
4. Fourteen-Carat Mind Half & Half
5. Won’t You Come and Sing for Me? Hazel Dickens and Alice Gerrard
6. Rocky Run Jerry Stuart, Pete Kuykendall, Smiley Hobbs, and Tom Gray
7. The Girl Behind the Bar Red Clay Ramblers
8. Ain’t Nobody Gonna Miss Me B. Lilly, Chubby Anthony, Don Stover
9. Are You Afraid to Die Red Allen and Frank Wakefield
10. Walls of Time Bill Monroe and Peter Rowan
11. Back Up and Push The Friendly City Playboys
12. I’ve Endured Ola Belle Reed
13. Carolina in the Pines Harley Allen
14. Jesse James Eric Weissberg
15. Two Orphans The Georgia Pals
16. China Grove, My Home Town The Nashville Grass
17. Bluegrass Spectacular Bill Price
18. Stoney Creek Sonny Miller
19. Little Maggie Larry Richardson
20. Miss Ferris John Hartford
21. Foggy Mountain Top Earl Taylor and the Stoney Mountain Boys
22. Sinner, You Better Get Ready The Lilly Brothers and Don Stover
23. Sitting on Top of the World Doc Watson
24. Renegade Bob Everhart
25. Possum Holler Bill Price
26. Red Wing Tom Morgan
27. I’ll Take the Blame Red Allen
28. Watson’s Blues Bill Monroe and Doc Watson

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