Kentucky Thunder

1. Hummingbird

2. Lovin' Only Me

3. Fields of Home

4. Heartbreak Hurricane

5. Let It Be You

6. Lonesome for You

7. Kentucky Thunder

8. When I Love

9. He Was on to Somethin' (So He Made You)

10. Casting My Shadow in the Road

11. Saviour, Save Me from Myself

Kentucky Thunder,Ricky Skaggs,Sony,Country,Country & Western,Progressive Bluegrass,Progressive Country

Average customer rating: Ricky and Thunder Bring Blue Lightening The most fun listening in a long time. Outstanding music mix Great Music by Talented Instrumentalists A tasteful tune set with several interpretive twists

Instrumentals Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder Manufacturer: Skaggs Family ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music New Traditionalist | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music General | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Similar Items: Double Banjo Bluegrass Spectacular Bluegrass Rules! Brand New Strings Long List of Heartaches The Promised Land ASIN: B000G8NXJG Release Date: 2006-08-01

Tracks:

1. Goin' To Richmond
2. Missing Vassar
3. Wayward To Hayward
4. Montana Slim
5. Crossing The Briney
6. Crossville
7. Gallatin Rag
8. Dawgs' Breath
9. Spam Jelly
10. Goin' To The Ceili
11. Polk City

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Though the title describes the contents of the latest release by the veteran mandolin virtuoso and his crack band, it hardly suggests how far this musical interplay extends beyond bluegrass convention. The soaring strings of "Crossing the Briney" suggest the soundtrack to an imaginary movie, while "Going to Richmond" and "Goin' to the Ceili" both springboard from Irish reels as well. There's a clarinet break in the jazzy "Gallatin Rag," and accordion graces a couple of the other tracks. Skaggs pays tribute to a couple of other bluegrass progressives in "Missing Vassar" (in homage to the late Clements) and "Dawg's Breath" (for David Grisman). Though all of the musicians get ample opportunity to showcase their chops, what's most impressive is the cohesiveness of the ensemble, the way they serve the music and support each other instead of simply showing off. --Don McLeese

Customer Reviews:

Ricky and Thunder Bring Blue Lightening.......2007-05-30

I have gotten hooked on bluegrass - it took one live concert with Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky at One World Theater here in Austin. This was a year ago and I now have an entire collection of new grass (and some old). But, no one is better than Ricky and his elite troop of instrumental talents. They produce the tightest sound I've ever heard. And, while I love Ricky's vocal work and harmonies, there is nothing more purely bluegrass than his instrumentals. This CD is a winner - every track delivers bluegrass thunder and lightening.

The most fun listening in a long time........2007-04-02

It seems I've been buying a lot of CD's lately for just one or two worthwhile tunes on the whole CD. This one was different.
I don't think there was a throwaway cut on the whole thing.
I haven't had this much enjoyable listening on one CD in a long, long time.

Outstanding music mix.......2007-02-08

This is a truly beautifully composited CD with a very eclectic mixture of musical styles and a **VERY** high level of musicianship. Thanks, Ricky... this is a wonderful CD that I can listen to many times without ever tiring of its freshness!

Great Music by Talented Instrumentalists.......2007-01-24

This is my first and only venture so far into bluegrass. Attracted by watching Skaggs Christmas show, decided to venture further by buying one of his CD's. Taking chance on this latest of instrumental offering, not disappointed at all.

In fact, I find myself listening often, and liking more and more each of the eleven offerings. Doesn't matter to me if not all is pure bluegrass, enjoy the accordian, clarinet, strings, etc. The blues rag song is terrific as well as the Celtic sounding "Crossing the Briney."

These are certainly fine musicians on their instruments who play wonderfully together, with their turns at jamming, or whatever it's called in bluegrass. In any case, they've got a new fan.

A tasteful tune set with several interpretive twists.......2006-12-25

Playing Time - 47:32 -- I assumed that all eleven of these instrumentals were written by Ricky Skaggs because liner notes didn't provide tune credits. A little info from the label's publicist indicated that nine are new compositions by multiple Grammy award-winner Skaggs. Also, the CD jacket for this band's first-ever all-instrumental project has the entire seven-piece band on the cover, but a few of the regular members appear to be missing in the musical mix. Bios for Darrin Vincent and Paul Brewster are provided, but I don't see them listed in the credits. We do hear Ricky Skaggs (guitar, clawhammer banjo, mandolin, percussion), Jim Mills (banjo), Cody Kilby (guitar), Andy Leftwich (fiddle) and Mark Fain (bass). Guests include Jeff Taylor (accordion, whistle), Andy Statman (clarinet), and the Nashville String Machine with orchestration by Jim Gray on one cut.

No one can doubt the astonishing fluency with which these string practitioners speak. While they have a strong preference for moderate-tempo'ed offerings, they manage to create an eclectic state of musical mind with tastes of old-time, Celtic, bluegrass, Dawg, blues, jazz and classical idioms. Green hues of the Land of the Shamrock color compositions like "Going to Richmond" and "Goin to the Ceili." If a fusion of Celtic and Classical sounds are your cup o' tea, listen to the embellished brogue provided by the Nashville String Machine on "Crossing the Briney." With the band "playing their thoughts" in a manner similar to how fiddler Vassar Clements used to, "Missing Vassar" establishes a hillbilly jazz groove based on a recurring lick that honors that musical philosopher. With a copious amount of respect for another mandolinist (David Grisman), Ricky Skaggs and the boys lay a hot little tune, "Dawg's Breath," on us. The melody inhales and exhales with precision, bounce and pizzazz. When "Gallatin Rag" begins, as on a few others, we clearly hear the only minimal shortcoming in this album's music - some distraction caused by Ricky's pick on his fingerboard. Statman embellishes that offering with some euphonious clarinet. In Statman's hands, it becomes clear why the instrument was once affectionately called the "hot licorice stick" among swing musicians in the 1930s and 40s.

All in all, this album is a tasteful tune set with several interpretive twists along the way. Performed by exceptional musicians, the composite is a product that would make Bill Monroe proud. They don't betray their bluegrass pedigree. Rather, their adventurous vision provides a treasure trove of unique tunes. I'd like to see some music notation and/or tablature for them so I can learn a few favorites. (Joe Ross, staff writer, Bluegrass Now)

Average customer rating: Best of Scaggs and Kentucky Thunder Back to the Source Thunder Struck BEST EVER! WOW!

Live at the Charleston Music Hall Ricky Skaggs , and Kentucky Thunder Manufacturer: Skaggs Family ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Traditional | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary Country | Live Albums | Country | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Country | Styles | Music Similar Items: Bluegrass Rules! Brand New Strings Instrumentals Ancient Tones Soldier Of The Cross ASIN: B00008NRKJ Release Date: 2003-03-25

Tracks:

1. Introduction
2. Black Eyed Suzie
3. How Mountain Girls Can Love
4. No A Lonesome Night
5. Song Intro - Amanda Jewell
6. Amanda Jewell
7. Why Did You Wander
8. Song Intro - A Simple Life
9. A Simple Life
10. Band Intro
11. Goin' To Ceili
12. The Old Home Place
13. Song Intro - I Heard My Mother Call My Name In Prayer
14. I Heard My Mother Call My Name In Prayer
15. Song Intro - Crossville
16. Crossville
17. Song Intro - Somewhere Nice Forever
18. Somewhere Nice Forever
19. Uncle Pen
20. Pig In A Pen
21. Song Intro - Cat's In The Cradle
22. Cat's In The Cradle
23. Song Intro - Get Up John
24. Get Up John
25. Bonus Track 1

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More than two decades ago, former Ralph Stanley and Emmylou Harris sideman Ricky Skaggs found mainstream stardom by reconfiguring bluegrass to make it accessible to a broader audience. Trends come and go but Skaggs, who never abandoned traditional bluegrass even during his peak hit-making years, had refocused on it long before the O Brother soundtrack gave it mass popularity. This live show showcases Skaggs and his band, Kentucky Thunder, with a repertoire heavy on traditional tunes, the Stanley Brothers, and Bill Monroe. The energy rarely lets up as flawless hot licks fly hell bent for leather from Skaggs and his virtuoso sidemen. The problem is that, while audiences love all of the hot picking in concert, it can all tend to run together on record. That's why the truly sublime moments come when he dials down the energy as he does on Mac McAnally's aching "Somewhere Nice Forever," Carter Stanley's melancholy "On a Lonesome Night," and Red Smiley's "I Heard My Mother Call My Name in Prayer." --Rich Kienzle

Customer Reviews:

Best of Scaggs and Kentucky Thunder.......2007-07-12

One of the best album they have done yet. I love every song on this album. Best of bluegrass. Buy this album. I listen to it everyday. Over and over. IT's great.

Back to the Source.......2005-10-07

This is a great live recording of beautifully executed bluegrass music by Ricky Skaggs and his band of incredible musicians. My tastes in bluegrass generally run to the more traditional - but this album would appeal to the "newgrass" crowd AND to people like me. The instrumentation and vocals are simply superb - one would be hard-pressed to find a better group of musicians in bluegrass music today than this group. This album has a little bit for everybody - real Stanley Bros. classics like "On a Lonesome Night" and "How Mtn. Girls Can Love" - original instrumentals by Ricky Skaggs - smokin' versions of Monroe tunes like "Uncle Pen" and "Get Up John" - the latter, in particular, simply blew me away. The recording quality is superb - in general, this is a fantastic album and I highly recommend it.

Thunder Struck.......2005-02-14

Phenomenal recording. Brilliant band. Scaggs & Co. will knock the John Deere hat off the top of your head, and maybe take some of your skull with it. These guys are a veritable bluegrass army to be reckoned with. This CD from Charleston captures the live energy wonderfully. One of my faves.

BEST EVER!.......2004-04-07

I am a true fan of bluegrass...but this album takes the prize! I bought this for my husband for Valentine's Day and we can't quit listening! My 6 yr. old and 3 yr. old go around singing "Black-Eyed Susie", "Simple Life" and of course..."Country rocks, but Bluegrass RULES"! The last instrumental on the album is GREAT...it is over 8 minutes long and keeps your toes tapping the ENTIRE time! If you like Bluegrass...after listening to this...you will LOVE it and will want more of Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder. I wish this CD had an additional 24 tracks!!!!!!

WOW!.......2004-03-26

The best blugrass cd ever. Rick Skaggs is the best mandolin player. he does the Bill Monroe song uncle pen i am not saying he does it better but he takes in to the next level. if you live in the south or where bluegrass shows are next times rick skaggs and kentucky thunder come to your towm i would go see him. if you like Ricky Skagss go buy this cd you will be glad you do.

Average customer rating: Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder: Brand New Strings Ricky's best album yet Gets You Going! Uplifting In So Many Ways! Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder

Brand New Strings Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder Manufacturer: Skaggs Family ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music New Traditionalist | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music General | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Similar Items: Bluegrass Rules! Instrumentals The Company We Keep Live at the Charleston Music Hall The Three Pickers ASIN: B0002ZMJE8 Release Date: 2004-09-28

Tracks:

1. Sally Jo
2. Sis' Draper
3. 1st Corinthians
4. Enjoy The Ride
5. Lonesome And Dry As A Bone
6. Brand New Strings
7. Spread A Little Love Around
8. Appalachian Joy
9. If I Had It All Again To Do
10. Love Does It Every Time
11. Why Did I Wait So Long?
12. My Father's Son
13. Monroe Dancin'

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Veteran mandolinist and singer Ricky Skaggs teaches his new strings some old tricks on this collection, which draws from traditional bluegrass and contemporary country alike. Skaggs has long emphasized the brighter and bouncier side of his music; here "Brand New Strings" celebrates the redemptive power of love while "Enjoy the Ride" and "Spread a Little Love Around" provide inspiration to live life to the fullest. The album turns bluesier with "Lonesome and Dry as a Bone" and bittersweet on the reflective "If I Had It to Do Over Again," while three instrumental romps provide changes of pace romps amid the songcraft. The nimble virtuosity of multi-instrumentalist Skaggs finds superb support from his Kentucky Thunder band, augmented by guest performances from fiddler Stuart Duncan and singers Sharon White (Skaggs's wife) and Rebecca Lynn Howard. --Don McLeese

Customer Reviews:

Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder: Brand New Strings.......2007-06-08

This cd has a lot of great bluegrass songs. Some songs have a country mix also. A great buy.

Ricky's best album yet.......2007-03-08

This is an incredible collection of new music and standards done with incredible love and energy. An amazing spectrum of music done by arguably the best overall bluegrass band in the world. Sis Draper is my favorite.

Gets You Going!.......2007-01-12

Played this new CD on a recent car trip with my wife. Told her "if someone doesn't like this music, they must need medical attention". Good foot stomping beat with a great mix of vocals and instrumentals

Uplifting In So Many Ways!.......2006-05-25

Brother Ricky and Kentucky Thunder have launched a real winner with this wonderful collection of Bluegrass music. It really covers a lot of ground with a tune for everyone, even though every listener will love all the music on the CD. This album proves to me that God has a real soft spot in his heart for Bluegrass - the underlying theme of hope and promise that runs through this music really grabs you as it humbles you and then lifts your spirit, (and pulse), just like it has to some of us in real life, huh Ricky? Through it all runs that sweet, heart lifting sound of Bluegrass, music rooted deep in the backbone of our country, and who could put it all together in a more "thunderous" knee slappin' package better than Ricky and this incredible band? Get this CD for yourself, and maybe a couple more for those you care about - you won't be sorry.

Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder.......2005-09-21

I have heard many sogs by Ricky Skaggs, and on this recording he gives an excellent assortment of his work: wonderful instrumentals and rhythm. I love it!!!

Average customer rating: This is the real thing when it come`s to Bluegrass and Fingerpicking Country Music Mostly upbeat traditional country

Kentucky Thunder Ricky Skaggs Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music Outlaw & Progressive Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Country General | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Country General | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Similar Items: My Father's Son Comin' Home to Stay Solid Ground Don't Cheat in Our Hometown Sweet Temptation ASIN: B000008KS0 Release Date: 1989-05-26

Tracks:

1. Hummingbird
2. Lovin' Only Me
3. Fields of Home
4. Heartbreak Hurricane
5. Let It Be You
6. Lonesome for You
7. Kentucky Thunder
8. When I Love
9. He Was on to Somethin' (So He Made You)
10. Casting My Shadow in the Road
11. Saviour, Save Me from Myself

Customer Reviews:

This is the real thing when it come`s to Bluegrass and Fingerpicking Country Music.......2006-01-09

Ricky Skaggs has a voice that fit`s perfect to his music. This is really music too get happy to listen too. It`s very lighthearted in a way. It realy kicks in gear with the tempo upbeat Track 1 Hummingbird, and it`s not to much letdowns on this CD. His voice is clear and full of sensitiveness, and you can feel it when you listen to this CD. If we looking for small letdowns, which don`t give this a 5 star, it`s the ballads that`s not realy up there with the other stuff. But soon we are back in buisness again with songs with fingerpicking greatness like Track 6 Lonesome for you and the Title track 7 Kentucky Thunder. The favoruite is Track 9 He was onto something ( So he made you). Lighthearted with funny and great lyrics. This is a very good introduction to Ricky Skaggs. I know`s there are some religious aspects over his music, in his lyrics, but forget that if you are not open to that aspect. It`s lighthearted and great listen anyway.

Mostly upbeat traditional country.......2005-08-31

At the start of the eighties, just when traditional country seemed to be a thing of the past, Ricky Skaggs proved what an exciting form of music it could be. His first three major label albums (Waitin' for the sun to shine, Highways and heartaches, Don't cheat in our hometown) were exceptional and he continued to maintain a high standard thereafter, of which this one is typical.

The music is generally upbeat with Ricky sometimes using up-tempo music to conceal sad lyrics. If you are looking for mellow music, you won't find much here although there are some slow songs here to provide a contrast with the faster songs that make up most of the album. Perhaps the best of the slow songs is The fields of home, which is a downbeat, reflective song about regret. The big hit here was Loving only me, but there are many other excellent songs here. I particularly like Hummingbird, Let it be you, the title track and He was onto something.

If you love traditional country music, you will love listening to Ricky Skaggs. While this album is not as strong as the three albums mentioned earlier but it is an excellent album in its own right, well worth hearing.

Average customer rating: Spectacular Mantovani Music

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Tracks:

1. Stars and Stripes Forever
2. Estrellita
3. Theme from "A Summer Place"
4. Granada
5. Forgotten Dreams
6. Thunder and Lightning Polka
7. Zapateado
8. Londonderry Air
9. By the Sleepy Lagoon
10. Trumpeter's Lullaby
11. Green Leaves of Summer [From the Alamo]
12. Parade of the Wooden Soldiers
13. My Old Kentucky Home
14. Camptown Races
15. I Dream of Jeannie with the Light Brown Hair
16. Old Folks at Home
17. Ringo de Banjo
18. Beautiful Dreamer
19. Home on the Range
20. Grandfather's Clock
21. Yellow Rose of Texas
22. Just A-Wearin' for You
23. Turkey in the Straw
24. Goodnight Irene

Customer Reviews:

Spectacular Mantovani Music.......2004-09-20

This is one of Vocalion's latest re-issues of two original recordings made by Mantovani and his Orchestra in 1960. It pairs the folk songs of the "American Scene" composed by Stephen Foster and others, along with concert gems, all brilliantly arranged by Mantovani and his collaborator Cecil Milner. Stephen Foster's time-honored music appears to be having a comeback these days and so will the utterly appealing orchestral interpretations given to these chestnuts by the masterful brilliance of the Mantovani sound and the artistry and discipline of his musicians. Some 45 years ago, Mantovani's American Scene LP remained 30 weeks on Billboard's Top 40 List and rose to a high position of number 11. Listeners now, as then, will enjoy the melifluous string-laden arrangements of Beautiful Dreamer, I Dream of Jeannie, My Old Kentucky Home, Grandfather's Clock, and Goodnight Irene, and they will tap to the lively, full orchestra arrangements of Camptown Races, Ring de Banjo, and Turkey in the Straw. Decca's "Concert Spectacular" CD, never issued and rarely heard in the United States, teases the listener with a distinctive waltz time arrangement of the popular Sousa march, Stars and Stripes Forever. Many will shed a tear when they hear the cathedral sound of languorous strings and woodwinds in Danny Boy. This Concert Spectacular offers the listener a plethora of musical imagery. With extraordinary and unique orchestrations, one will feel the fiery excitement of "Granada", sense the clash of thunder and lightning in Strauss's Polka, and march step and "fall" with the Parade of the Wooden Soldiers. These two CD's together are truly spectacular, because their tracks are filled with the emotion and energy of the creative and distinctive Mantovani sound. This is "ultimate Mantovani", soothingly wistful moods and evocative melodies that make you want to listen to them with all the attentiveness of a concert goer, a paradigm for all today making light orchestral music of which Mantovani was truly the master.

Average customer rating: Perfectly bluegrass Geez...this guy is INCREDIBLE! Skaggs Offers Another Impeccable Bluegrass Album Wow Histoy of the Future

History of the Future Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder Manufacturer: Hollywood Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music General | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Similar Items: Brand New Strings Bluegrass Rules! Ancient Tones Live at the Charleston Music Hall Soldier Of The Cross ASIN: B00005NWNF Release Date: 2001-09-11

Tracks:

1. Shady Grove
2. Your Selfish Heart
3. Dim Lights Thick Smoke
4. The Old Home
5. Road To Spencer
6. Sawin' On The Strings
7. Mother's Only Sleeping
8. Too Far Down To Fall
9. Halfway Home Cafe
10. One Way Track
11. Rollin' My Sweet Baby's Arms

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Since rededicating himself in 1997 to bluegrass, the music into which he was born, Kentucky native son Ricky Skaggs has re-established himself as one of the most talented and inspired figures in the music's immensely crowded front ranks. History of the Future is not as thematically ambitious as previous releases, such as the 2000 tribute Big Mon: The Songs of Bill Monroe. Instead, it's an energetic hodgepodge of bluegrass oldies such as "Shady Grove" and "Mother's Only Sleeping" and a handful of fine new songs, including the Paul Overstreet-penned "Halfway Home Café," "One Way Track" (an early Skaggs original dusted off from his long-gone days in the band Boone Creek), and "Too Far Down to Fall," in which Skaggs and his band catch a remarkable groove. As overly familiar as some of these bluegrass classics are, they nonetheless demonstrate what a powerhouse supergroup Skaggs has assembled in Kentucky Thunder. The band even manages to supercharge moldy oldies such as "Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms" and "Dim Lights, Thick Smoke, and Loud Music"--subtly redefining them for the 21st century. --Bob Allen

Customer Reviews:

Perfectly bluegrass.......2003-06-13

Put the chitlins on, Pa. Butter up the cornbread, I'm coming home for supper. Tell that boy Ricky to dust off his mandolin. Mercy, it's pure stuff.

Geez...this guy is INCREDIBLE!.......2002-10-07

The hallmark of Ricky Skaggs music is flawless top shelf bluegrass taken to the absolute limits of perfection and this CD is no exception. The guy sings and plays the mandolin with effortless perfection. The old school bluegrass standards on this CD take on a fresh flavor and if you're a mandolin lover, you'll probably wear the 50,000 mile warrenty off this CD the first week.

Skaggs Offers Another Impeccable Bluegrass Album.......2002-04-27

Skagg's latest release has a little of everything: Something old (terrific arrangment of the chestnut "Shady Grove"), something new (the instrumental tribute to his Celtic roots "The Road to Spencer"), something borrowed (a remake of his "One Way Track" from his Boone Creek days) and something blue (the tragic lost love of "Too Far Down to Fall"--complete with a bass line borrowed from "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'").

Skaggs is still one of the brightest stars in bluegrass music today and this album is a welcome addition to any fan's collection who appreciates solid picking and singing. Some critics have argued how many more renditions do we need of "Sawin' on the Strings" or "Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms." My answer is at least one more if Ricky Skaggs is involved with the project. If I had to single out one word to describe Skaggs' music, it would be "integrity." HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

Wow.......2002-04-22

What an excellent CD! His best ever. I was captivated from the very beginning with the opening bars of "Shady Grove". Ricky and his band absolutely smoke on this cut and it sets the tone of great musicianship for the entire album. The band switches gears from smoking on "Shady Grove" to an Irish feel on the fabulous "Road to Spencer". And the thought provoking lyrics to "Half Way Home Cafe" really cut like a knife.

This CD will be one that you play over and over and is proof that even though Ricky "went country" for a number of years he did not forget how to do it. Helping his cause is the fact, that unlike many bluegrass artists, he has the money and commands the fees that allow him to hire some of the best young pickers in the business as well as being able to afford ample studio time. This can't hurt, but the final product is what counts. And this album has that great artistry and feeling that can't be bought.

Histoy of the Future.......2002-02-22

Ricky and his band are top notch musicians and have magawatts of energy! This is a great toe-tapping music!

Average customer rating: great album and artist! A must-have for any race fan

Thunder Road Various Artists Manufacturer: Speedway Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music New Traditionalist | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Southern Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Country Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Thunder Road ASIN: B00005N8PP Release Date: 2001-07-17

Tracks:

1. High Speed Heroes - The Charlie Daniels Band
2. Ballad of Thunder Road - The Charlie Daniels Band
3. Last Red Dirt Racer
4. Driven by a Dream
5. Champagne (Nascar) Jam - Atlanta Rhythm Section
6. Large Time - Atlanta Rhythm Section
7. Bondo Jones - Tim Wilson
8. Dale Darrell Waltrip Richard Petty Rusty Awesome Bill Irvin Gordon ... - Tim Wilson
9. Chopped and Cherried Out - The Kentucky Headhunters
10. Get to Heaven - The Kentucky Headhunters
11. Long Hard Ride - The Marshall Tucker Band
12. Drive On - The Marshall Tucker Band

Customer Reviews:

great album and artist! A must-have for any race fan.......2002-03-14

This album is simply awesome. There are two great songs from each artist on the CD, such as Charlie Daniels, ARS, Kentucky Headhunters and more. The best thing about the CD is Tralena, the new artist. Bet it's not long before you hear more from her. She's probably the best new talent to come out this year. Besides performing, she wrote all her stuff, too! This CD really captures the spirit of NASCAR

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Merlefest Live! The Best of 2003 Asleep At The Wheel , The Whites , Doc Watson , Nitty Gritty Dirt Band , Mountain Heart , Jimmie Dale Gilmore , Vassar's Jam , Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder , Guy Clark , and Hot Rize Manufacturer: Welk Music Group ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music ASIN: B000FH6AMU

Product Description

Merlefest Live! The Best of 2003 // 1. Before The Last Teardrop Falls - Asleep At The Wheel 2. San Antonio Rose - The Whites 3. Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms - Doc Watson 4. An American Dream - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band 5. John - Mountain Heart 6. Go To Sleep Alone - Jimmie Dale Gilmore 7. Orange Blossom Special - Vassar's Jam 8. Make Me A Pallet On Your Floor - Doc Watson 9. How Mountain Girls Can Love - Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder 10. Black Diamond Strings - Guy Clark 11. Big Sandy River - Hot Rize 12. Master's Call - Don Edwards 13. A Robin Built A Nest On Daddy's Grave - Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys 14. Main Street Blues - Red Stick Ramblers 15. Caught In The Crossfire - Rhonda Vincent & The Rage 16. Hard Game Of Love - Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver 17. Match Box Blues - Doc Watson 18. Conscious Evolution - Donna The Buffalo

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