Bluegrass Bonanza [Box set]

Product Description:
Monster 109 track set tracing the history of bluegrass from the early days of the country string bands of the 20s & 30s through to 1950 with works by it's greatest exponents, Bill Monroe & Flatt & Scruggs. All the major artists are featured, The Stanley Brothers, Ernest V. Stoneman, Gid Tanner & His Skillet Lickers, Grandpa Jones, The Delmore Brothers & Uncle Dave Macon plus many more. Includes 40 page illustrated booklet. Four standard jewel cases housed in a slip-box. 2001.

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Average customer rating: More Holes Than Swiss Cheese What a deal some of the best music ever made in America

Bluegrass Bonanza Various Artists , Coon Creek Girls , and Stanley Brothers Manufacturer: Proper UK Boxed Sets ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music Honky-Tonk | Country | Styles | Music Old-Time Country | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music Bluegrass | Compilations | Country | Styles | Music General | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Traditional | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Appalachian | North America | International | Styles | Music General | Country | Box Sets | Stores | Music Bluegrass | Country | Box Sets | Stores | Music General | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music Bluegrass | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music Country | Imports | Stores | Music Bargain Box Sets | Country General | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Country General | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Bargain Box Sets | Folk General | Folk | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Folk General | Folk | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Bargain Box Sets | International General | International | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | International General | International | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Similar Items: Hillbilly Boogie Good News: 100 Gospel Greats Doughboys, Playboys and Cowboys: The Golden Years of Western Swing Cajun Capers: Cajun Music 1928-1954 Blazing Bluegrass ASIN: B00005Q35D Release Date: 2001-09-24

Tracks:

1. Hop Light Ladies - Ernest V. Stoneman & His Dixie Mountaineers
2. Ain't Nobody's Business - Earl Johnson & His Clodhoppers
3. Carve That Possum - Uncle Dave Macon
4. Unlucky Road To Washington - Ernest V. Stoneman & His Dixie Mountaineers
5. Hold The Woodpile Down - Uncle Dave Macon
6. Go Along Mule - Uncle Dave Macon
7. I Get My Whiskey From Rockingham - Earl Johnson & His Clodhoppers
8. Red Hot Breakdown - Earl Johnson & His Clodhoppers
9. Careless Love - Ernest V. Stoneman & His Dixie Mountaineers
10. Buddy Won't You Roll Down The Line - Uncle Dave Macon
11. Sally Goodin - Ernest V. Stoneman & His Dixie Mountaineers
12. Susie Lee - Uncle Dave Macon
13. Western Kentucky Limited - Hack String Band
14. Hard To Love - Appalachia Vagabond (Hayes Shepherd)
15. Shady Grove - Prairie Ramblers
16. Hawkins Rag - Gid Tanner & His Skillet Lickers
17. When The Train Comes Along - Uncle Dave Macon
18. Tanner's Boarding House - Gid Tanner/Riley Puckett
19. On Tanner's Farm - Gid Tanner/Riley Puckett
20. Are You From Dixie - Blue Sky Boys
21. East Texas Drag - East Texas
22. If The River Was Whiskey - Charlie Poole & His North Carolina Ramblers
23. Jackson Stomp - Mississippi Mud Steppers
24. I'll Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms - Buster Carter/Preston Young

Tracks:

1. New River Train - Monroe Brothers
2. On The Banks Of The Ohio - Monroe Brothers
3. Rosa Lee McFall - Charlie Monroe
4. Just A Song Of Old Kentucky - Monroe Brothers
5. Don't Forget Me - Monroe Brothers
6. I'm Thinking Tonight Of The Old Folks - Monroe Brothers
7. Weepin' Willow Tree - Monroe Brothers
8. No Home No Place To Pillow My Head - Charlie Monroe's Boys
9. The Great Speckled Bird - Charlie Monroe's Boys
10. Bringin' In The Georgia Mill - Charlie Monroe
11. Once I Had A Darlin' Mother - Charlie Monroe's Boys
12. Mother's Not Dead She's Only Sleeping - Charlie Monroe
13. Mule Skinner Blues - Bill Monroe
14. No Letter In The Mail - Bill Monroe
15. Six White Horses - Bill Monroe
16. Dog House Blues - Bill Monroe
17. I Wonder If You Feel The Way I Do - Bill Monroe
18. Katy Hill - Bill Monroe
19. Tennessee Blues - Bill Monroe
20. Blue Yodel No.7 - Bill Monroe
21. Orange Blossom Special - Bill Monroe
22. Honky Tonk Swing - Bill Monroe
23. In The Pines - Bill Monroe
24. Back Up And Push - Bill Monroe
25. Rocky Road Blues - Bill Monroe
26. Footprints In The Snow - Bill Monroe

Tracks:

1. Banjo Pickin' Girl - Coon Creek Girls
2. Little Birdie - Coon Creek Girls
3. It's Raining Here This Morning - Grandpa Jones
4. Going Back To The Blue Ridge Mountains - Delmore Brothers
5. I'm Lonesome Without You - Delmore Brothers
6. Will The Circle Be Unbroken - Brownsferry Four
7. Rattlesnake Daddy - Bailey Brothers
8. Happy Valley Special - Bailey Brothers
9. Alabama - Bailey Brothers
10. John Henry - Bailey Brothers
11. I Will Never Marry - Bailey Brothers
12. Cotton Eyed Joe - Stanley Brothers
13. Death Is Only A Dream - Stanley Brothers
14. I Can Tell You The Time - Stanley Brothers
15. Mountain Dew - Grandpa Jones
16. Cabin Home In Caroline - Armstrong Twins
17. Three Miles South Of Cash In Arkansas - Armstrong Twins
18. Mother No Longer Waits For Me - Stanley Brothers
19. I'm Going To Make Heaven My Home - Flatt & Scruggs
20. Farewell Blues - Flatt & Scruggs
21. The Jealous Lover - Stanley Brothers
22. My Cabin in The Hills Of Caroline - Flatt & Scruggs
23. The Rambler's Blues - Stanley Brothers
24. Come Here Soon - Curly Fox
25. Run Mountain - J.E. Mainer
26. Baby Girl - Armstrong Twins
27. Let Me Be Your Friend - Stanley Brothers
28. Beautiful Brown Eyes - Bailey Brothers
29. Arkansas Special - Armstrong Twins
30. Uncle Eph's Got The Coon - Grandpa Jones

Tracks:

1. Blue Moon Of Kentucky - Bill Monroe
2. Toy Heart - Bill Monroe
3. Blue Yodel No.4 - Bill Monroe
4. Will You Be Loving Another Man - Bill Monroe
5. The Girl Behind The Bar - Stanley Brothers
6. The Little Glass Of Wine - Stanley Brothers
7. My Rose Of Old Kentucky - Bill Monroe
8. Bluegrass Breakdown - Bill Monroe
9. Sweetheart You Done Me Wrong - Bill Monroe
10. When You Are Lonely - Bill Monroe
11. Little Maggie - Stanley Brothers
12. Old Rattler - Grandpa Jones
13. Molly & Tenbrooks - Stanley Brothers
14. Blue Grass Stomp - Bill Monroe
15. The Girl In The Blue Velvet Band - Bill Monroe
16. We'll Meet Again Sweetheart - Flatt & Scruggs
17. Our Darling's Gone - Stanley Brothers
18. Is It Too Late - Flatt & Scruggs
19. Poor Ellen Smith - Molly O'Day
20. So Happy I'll Be - Flatt & Scruggs
21. God Loves His Children - Flatt & Scruggs
22. Baby Blue Eyes - Flatt & Scruggs
23. Why Don't You Tell Me So - Flatt & Scruggs
24. New Mule Skinner Blues - Bill Monroe
25. Uncle Penn - Bill Monroe
26. My Little Girl In Tennessee - Flatt & Scruggs
27. I'll Never Shed Another Tear - Flatt & Scruggs
28. Foggy Mountain Breakdown - Flatt & Scruggs
29. I'm Blue And I'm Lonesome - Bill Monroe

Album Description

Monster 109 track set tracing the history of bluegrass from the early days of the country string bands of the 20s & 30s through to 1950 with works by it's greatest exponents, Bill Monroe & Flatt & Scruggs. All the major artists are featured, The Stanley Brothers, Ernest V. Stoneman, Gid Tanner & His Skillet Lickers, Grandpa Jones, The Delmore Brothers & Uncle Dave Macon plus many more. Includes 40 page illustrated booklet. Four standard jewel cases housed in a slip-box. 2001.

Album Details

Four CD Box Set Compiled and Annotated by Bluegrass Expert Adam Komorowski. The 109 Tracks Trace the History of Bluegrass Music from 1920's to the 1950's. Featured Artists Include Bill Monroe, Flat and Scruggs, Stanley Bros., Grandpa Jones, Delmore Brothe Rs and Many More.

Customer Reviews:

More Holes Than Swiss Cheese.......2002-11-18

It's very difficult to put out a 4 CD history of Bluegrass music and leave as many gaps as does this compendium. There's some great music here, much of which isn't Bluegrass at all, but old-time Country Music (e.g. Gid Tanner, Uncle Dave Macon, Charlie Poole, etc). But Bill Monroe, The Stanley Brothers, and Flatt & Scruggs account for 50+ cuts. There isn't a single inclusion by Reno & Smiley, The Osborne Brothers, Jim & Jesse, The Country Gentlemen, Lonesome Pine Fiddlers, Jimmy Martin, Mac Wiseman and others, however. I gave the collection two stars because the purchase price was so low as to make it worthwhile for someone starting out a collection.

What a deal.......2002-05-06

Hard to find a better deal than this one--over 100 vintage songs in a four-CD set (lasting about five hours) at a price that doesn't break the bank. The selection of songs is well conceived: a strong emphasis on the Monroe Brothers (a total of about an hour and a half, including the entire second disk, is devoted to them alone), along with well known songs by other classic bluegrass singers (such as Flatt & Scruggs, Stanley Brothers, Delmore Brothers), and a very interesting first disk containing string-band songs from the 1920's and 30's (including my personal favorite, Uncle Dave Macon's version of "Buddy Won't You Roll Down the Line," a traditional song about the Coal Creek Rebellion of 1891).

The sound quality, as mentioned in the other review, is surprisingly good; some of the oldest songs are a little grainy, but most are quite crisp. The booklet, on the other hand, is somewhat disappointing. The information is generally accurate (disregarding the typos--for example, it's "Bringing in the Georgia Mail," not "Georgia Mill"), but the notes are conceptually thin, with very little discussion of the music itself, and virtually no reference to the lyrics.

If you love bluegrass music--and it isn't for everyone--you can't miss with this set: all your favorites are here, as well as dozens of genuine old songs that you may not have heard before.

some of the best music ever made in America.......2002-02-06

The 109 cuts in this box set document the evolution of bluegrass from its roots in early 20th-Century mountain string bands. Before the set ends in 1950, Bill Monroe, followed shortly thereafter by the Stanley Brothers and Flatt & Scruggs, has formalized a genre -- it had yet to be called "bluegrass" -- from which formula, more than half a century later, performers within the genre depart at their peril. The songs (and occasional instrumentals) are well chosen, and the sound quality is cleaner and sharper than one would expect from vintage recordings, some going back to the late 1920s.

Besides the old-time string bands, Bluegrass Bonanza highlights once-popular hillbilly-brother-duet groups such as the Monroe Brothers (of course) and the Delmore Brothers as well as neglected acts like the Armstrong Twins and the Bailey Brothers. One whole disc (#2) is devoted to the Monroes together and apart. Given how hard it is to find his solo work on CD, the Charlie Monroe sides are especially welcome. If you don't love his "Bringin' in the Georgia Mail" (which sounds like a traditional folk song, though written by Nashville producer and tunesmith Fred Rose, better known for his [later] association with Hank Williams), you might put a mirror to your mouth to see if you're still breathing. Though no bluegrasser, Grandpa Jones appears on #3 and #4, evidently in recognition of his role in keeping mountain music, without which there would be no bluegrass, alive on the Grand Ole Opry stage. Curly Fox's one cut, the traditional "Come Here, Son" (#3; actually, "Fire on the Mountain"), hints at what bluegrass might have sounded like if electric guitar had not been forbidden therein at any early stage. Disc #4, except for a single Molly O'Day side (the murder ballad "Poor Ellen Smith") and Grandpa Jones's standard "Old Rattler," is all early Bill Monroe, Flatt & Scruggs, and Stanleys, the last sounding a bit tentative, their sound somewhere between the Delmores and Monroe, minus the blues influence. It would be a while before Ralph and Carter found their voice, but even here their devotion to the older Appalachian traditions is palpable.

Rather than pour on the superlatives and the flattering adjectives, just let me say that this box set does its subject proud. Whether you're new or old to country string-band music, you will want this collection. This is some of the best music ever made in America.

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Bonanza Various Artists Manufacturer: Bear Family ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Country | Styles | Music General | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music ASIN: B000L43NAY Release Date: 2007-03-05

Tracks:

1. Bonanza - Lorne Greene
2. Bonanza - Buddy Morrow
3. Bonanza
4. Bonanza
5. Bonanza - Faron Young
6. Gimme a Little Kiss (Will 'Ya' Huh) - Michael Landon
7. Be Patient with Me - Michael Landon
8. Fight, Fight - Michael Landon
9. Linda Is Lonesome - Michael Landon
10. Without You - Michael Landon
11. Linda Is Lonesome (2) - Michael Landon
12. Bonanza
13. Ponderosa
14. Hoss
15. Hoedown at Virginia City
16. Shifting Whispering Sands - Lorne Greene
17. Saga of the Ponderosa - Lorne Greene
18. Vater Cartwright Erzt von der Ponderosa
19. Bonanza - Ralf Paulsen
20. Wir Warten Jeden Sonntag auf Bonanza
21. Die Cowboys von der Ponderosa - Ralf Paulsen
22. Little Joe
23. Bonanza - Nordwinds
24. Zu der Ponderosa Reiten Wir
25. Die Sage der Ponderosa - Gunter Gabriel

Album Details

A Supplement to the Bear Family Four CD 'bonanza' Box Set (Bcd 15684), this Album Includes Vocal and Instrumental Themes of the Bonanza Theme by the Original Cast; Star Lorne Greene; Country Singers, Johnny Cash and Faron Young; Guitarist Al Caiola, and Trombonist/Swing Bandleader Buddy Morrow. David Rose, the Show's Musical Director, Contributes his Own Version of the Theme, plus Two Other Pieces from the Series' Score. Cash and Greene Team Up for their Version of the Rusty Draper Hit the Shifting, Whispering Sands; And We've Included Six Songs by the Show's Costar, Michael 'little Joe' Landon, Aimed at the Pop Music Market. Filling Out this 'bonanza' Are Several Songs by German Artists, Inspired by the TV Series.

Average customer rating: Bonanza Music

Bonanza: Ponderosa Party Time - TV's Original Cast (1959 - 1973 Television Series) Various Artists Manufacturer: Bear Family ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Cowboy | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Nashville Sound | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Cool Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Traditional Jazz General | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music Television Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music 1960s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music 1960-1969 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music ASIN: B00000AQ74 Release Date: 1993-05-31

Tracks:

1. Bonanza - Dan Blocker, Lorne Greene, Michael Landon, Pernell Roberts
2. Sourwood Mountain - Dan Blocker, Lorne Greene, Michael Landon, Pernell Roberts
3. Sky Ball Paint - Dan Blocker
4. Early One Morning - Pernell Roberts
5. Ponderosa
6. Careless Love - Michael Landon
7. Skip to My Lou - Dan Blocker, Lorne Greene, Michael Landon, Pernell Roberts
8. In the Pines - Pernell Roberts
9. Happy Birthday - Dan Blocker
10. My Sons, My Sons
11. Hangin' Blues - Dan Blocker
12. Shenandoah - Michael Landon
13. Miss Cindy - Dan Blocker
14. Place Where I Worship - Dan Blocker
15. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - Ken Darby Singers
16. Deck the Halls - Dan Blocker
17. New Born King
18. Story: the First Christmas Trees - Dan Blocker
19. Oh Fir Tree Dear - Michael Landon
20. Christmas Is A-Comin'
21. O Come All Ye Faithful - Dan Blocker, Lorne Greene, Michael Landon
22. Jingle Bells - Dan Blocker, Lorne Greene, Michael Landon
23. Santa Got Lost in Texas - Michael Landon
24. Stuck in the Chimney
25. Story: Why We Light Candles on the Christmans Trees
26. Merry Christmas Neighbor - Dan Blocker, Lorne Greene, Michael Landon
27. Merry Christmas and Goodnight - Dan Blocker, Lorne Greene, Michael Landon

Tracks:

1. Introduction: Bonanza
2. Introduction: Alamo
3. Introduction: Pony Express
4. Ol' Tin Cup (And a Battered Ol' Coffee Pot)
5. Introduction: Endless Prairie
6. (Ghost) Riders in the Sky
7. Introduction: Ringo
8. Introduction: Blue Guitar
9. Introduction: Sand
10. Introduction: Saga of the Ponderosa
11. Five Card Stud
12. Cool Water
13. Devil's Grin
14. Pretty Horses
15. Devil Cat
16. Ol' Chilsholm Trail
17. Wagon Wheels
18. Frightened Town
19. Shadow of the Cactus
20. Tumbling Tumbleweeds
21. Gold
22. Whoopie Ti-Yi-Yo

Tracks:

1. Search
2. Dig, Dig, Dig, Dig (There's No More Water in the Well)
3. Ol' Cyclone
4. Twilight on the Trail
5. Geronimo
6. Mule Train
7. I'm a Gun
8. Gunslinger's Prayer
9. Nellie Cole
10. Home on the Range
11. Virginia Town
12. Place Where I Worship
13. Introduction: Pop Goes the Hammer
14. Introduction: End of the Track
15. Nine Pound Hammer
16. Introduction: Bring on the Dancin' Girls
17. Introduction: Oh! What a Town
18. Introduction: Fourteen Man
19. Introduction: Destiny
20. Introduction: Sixteen Tons
21. Introduction: Trouble Now
22. Introduction: Chickasaw Mountain
23. Introduction: Darling, My Darling
24. Introduction: the Man
25. Ringo [French]
26. Sable (Sand) [French]

Tracks:

1. Bold Soldier - Pernell Roberts
2. Mary Ann - Pernell Roberts
3. They Call the Wind Maria - Pernell Roberts
4. Roll Out, Heave That Cotton! - Dan Blocker, John Mitchum
5. Lily of the West
6. Water Is Wide - Pernell Roberts
7. Rake and a Ramblin' Boy - Pernell Roberts
8. Quiet Girl - Pernell Roberts
9. Shady Grove - Pernell Roberts
10. Alberta - Pernell Roberts
11. Empty Pocket Blues - Pernell Roberts
12. Come All Ye Fair and Tender Ladies - Pernell Roberts
13. Springfield Mountain - Dan Blocker, John Mitchum
14. Roll Out, Heave That Cotton! - Dan Blocker, John Mitchum
15. Battle Hymn of the Republic - Dan Blocker, John Mitchum
16. Erie Canal - Dan Blocker, John Mitchum
17. Paiute Sunrise Chant - Dan Blocker, John Mitchum
18. Charles: Steal Away/He Never Said a Mumblin' Word

Customer Reviews:

Bonanza Music.......2007-07-12

I am a Bonanza fan so I love these CD's. Pernell Roberts is awesome. What a voice! Lorne Greene has a great voice also. Even Dan Blocker sings. Michael Landon has a nice voice too, not as powerful as Roberts or Greene's. If you like folk songs or western songs you will like this collection of CD's. There are four CD's. There is a book that has gorgeous photos of the Bonanza stars. It's a nice keepsake!

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Bluegrass Bonanza ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Compilations | Country | Styles | Music ASIN: B000NVSZEY Release Date: 2007-02-27

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Bluegrass Bonanza Various Manufacturer: Msi Music Corp ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B0000DEP58 Release Date: 2002-09-05

Music Album:

1. Classic Country Gold [Original recording remastered]
2. Come Along with Me
3. Comfort in the Curves
4. Country Legends [Import]
5. Don't Cry to Me [Enhanced]
6. Etsi Shon (Grandfather Song)
7. Even Now
8. Everybody's Talkin'
9. Evie, Pts. 1-3 [CD-single] [Enhanced] [Import]
10. Farmers in a Changing World

Music Album