These Old Pictures

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A product of Virginia's bluegrass-drenched Carroll County, King is a powerful singer in the "high and lonesome" style. Despite brief stints with the Lundy Brothers and the Stanley Brothers, King has remained an elusive figure on the margins of the bluegrass scene. His considerable talent is showcased convincingly, however, on this album, which finds him backed by four-fifths of the Johnson Mountain Boys' 1988 line-up. Maryland's classic pickers are as refined and virtuosic as ever, and they provide the perfect settings for King's meditations on homesickness, lost love and death. When the Johnson Mountain Boys' Dudley Connell brings his high tenor to several duets with King, the effect is thrilling. --Geoffrey Himes

Tracks:

Leavin'
Teardrop on a Rose
Lonely River
These Old Pictures
The Old Swinging Bridge
Old River
I'll Get By
Garden In the Sky
Slippin' Away
Silent Partner (Called the Blues)
My Achin' Heart
Weary Angel of Death

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A product of Virginia's bluegrass-drenched Carroll County, King is a powerful singer in the "high and lonesome" style. Despite brief stints with the Lundy Brothers and the Stanley Brothers, King has remained an elusive figure on the margins of the bluegrass scene. His considerable talent is showcased convincingly, however, on this album, which finds him backed by four-fifths of the Johnson Mountain Boys' 1988 line-up. Maryland's classic pickers are as refined and virtuosic as ever, and they provide the perfect settings for King's meditations on homesickness, lost love and death. When the Johnson Mountain Boys' Dudley Connell brings his high tenor to several duets with King, the effect is thrilling. --Geoffrey Himes

Customer Reviews:

Great Traditional Bluegrass Sound.......2000-09-07

A friend lent me this CD and it took me over two months to give it back. There is some great powerful singing here - the album really delivers that driving traditional bluegrass sound. Nice full harmonies coupled with some great instrumentals. Loved "Leavin" - sing it at your next jam. The song "These Old Pictures" really moved me - a tear-jerker. I recommend this CD to those who like powerful singing in a traditional package.

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Red Hot + Country
Stills & Nash / Fire And Rain - Sammy Kershaw Various artists Teach Your Children - Suzy Bogguss/Alison Krauss/Kathy Mattea/Crosby , Folsom Prison Blues - Brooks & Dunn/Johnny Cash/ Folsom Prison Blues - Brooks & Dunn/Johnny Cash , . Rock Me On The Water - Kathy Mattea/Jackson Browne/ Matchbox - Carl Perkins/Duane Eddy/The Mavericks , Crazy - Jimmie Dale Gilmore/Willie Nelson/ Willie Short - Mary Chapin Carpenter/Forever Young - Johnny Cash , If These Old Walls Could Speak - Nanci Griffith/Jimmy Webb/ Up Above My Head / Blind Bartimus - Marty Stuart/Jerry & Tammy Sullivan , You Gotta Be My Baby - Dolly Parton/ Close Up The Honky Tonks - Radney Foster/ Goodbye Comes Hard For Me - Mark Chesnutt , The - Wilco/Syd Straw Pictures Don't Lie - Billy Ray Cyrus/ When I Reach The Place I'm Going - Patty Loveless/ T.B. Is Whipping Me , and Keep On The Sunny Side - Randy Scruggs/Earl Scruggs/Doc Watson
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Country | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000NROPV0

Product Description

1. Teach Your Children - Suzy Bogguss/Alison Krauss/Kathy Mattea/Crosby, Stills & Nash 2. Fire And Rain - Sammy Kershaw 3. Folsom Prison Blues - Brooks & Dunn/Johnny Cash 4. Rock Me On The Water - Kathy Mattea/Jackson Browne 5. Matchbox - Carl Perkins/Duane Eddy/The Mavericks 6. Crazy - Jimmie Dale Gilmore/Willie Nelson 7. Willie Short - Mary Chapin Carpenter 8. Forever Young - Johnny Cash 9. If These Old Walls Could Speak - Nanci Griffith/Jimmy Webb 10. Up Above My Head / Blind Bartimus - Marty Stuart/Jerry & Tammy Sullivan 11. You Gotta Be My Baby - Dolly Parton 12. Close Up The Honky Tonks - Radney Foster 13. Goodbye Comes Hard For Me - Mark Chesnutt 14. Pictures Don't Lie - Billy Ray Cyrus 15. When I Reach The Place I'm Going - Patty Loveless 16. T.B. Is Whipping Me, The - Wilco/Syd Straw 17. Keep On The Sunny Side - Randy Scruggs/Earl Scruggs/Doc Watson RED HOT + COUNTRY, in addition to supporting AIDS research, will fund a special education project which will target rural communities throughout the nation. "Teach Your Children" was nominated for Best Country Vocal Collaboration, and "Keep On The Sunny Side" was nominated for Best Country Instrumental Performance in the 37th Annual Grammy Awards. RED HOT + COUNTRY is the fourth album in the very successful RED HOT series of genre-specific recordings benefiting AIDS Awareness. This time it's country music's turn, and under the guidance of Kathy Mattea, numerous contemporary Nashville superstars chose a song or a style representing an influence on their own artistry. For the most part they chose songs of hope and healing. From the opening "Teach Your Children" featuring Mattea, Suzy Bogguss, Alison Krauss, and Crosby Stills & Nash to the closing Carter Family tune, "Keep On The Sunnyside," featuring bluegrass greats Earl Scruggs and Doc Watson, the entire album offers a ray of light in these fearful times.

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