The Essential Bluegrass Collection

Disc: 1

1. Georgia Mules and Country Boys - Osborne Brothers

2. Remembering - Crossroads

3. Muleskinner Blues [Instrumental] - Benny Martin

4. Who's Gonna Hold You When I'm Gone - Benny Martin

5. Orange Blossom Special - Joe Maphis

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Disc: 2

1. Cabin in Caroline - Osborne Brothers

2. Black Mountain Rag [Instrumental] - Joe Maphis, Merle Travis

3. Sitting on Top of the World - Pinnacle Boys

4. My Baby's Doin' Alright - Joe Maphis

5. We Don't Care What Mama Allow - Lester Flatt

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Disc: 3

1. Don't Let Smoky Mountain Smoke Get in Your Eyes - Osborne Brothers

2. Cincinnati Rag [Instrumental] - Don Reno

3. John Henry - Merle Travis

4. Little Home in West Virginia [Instrumental] - Josh Graves

5. There Ain't a Cow in Texas - Merle Travis

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Disc: 4

1. Colorado Calling Me - Jim & Jesse

2. In the Pines - Mac Wiseman

3. Under the Double Eagle [Instrumental] - Donna Stoneman

4. Blue Is the Color of Lonesome - The Bluegrass Cardinals

5. High Level Hornpipe [Instrumental] - Bobby Osborne

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Tracks:

Somebody Touched Me - Carl Story
Just A Little Talk With Jesus - Bluegrass Cardinals
Go Down Yonder, Moses - Eddie Adcock Band
I Saw The Light - Carl Story
I Am A Pilgrim - Merle Travis
I'm Using My Bible For A Roadmap - Don Reno And Bill Harrell
These Hands - Mac Wiseman
Life's Railway To Heaven - Donna Stoneman
A Beautiful Life - Bass Mountain Boys
Tramp On The Street - Betty J. Robinson And The Nashville Grass
The Lord's Last Supper - Don Reno And Bill Harrell
Great Speckled Bird - Jim And Jesse McReynolds
I'll Fly Away - The Osborne Bros.
Dust On The Bible - Mac Wiseman
I'll Meet You In The Morning - Grandpa Jones And Brown's Ferry Four
I Hear A Sweet Voice Calling - The Osborne Bros.
The Fourth Man - Carl Stroy
White Dove - The Osborne Bros.
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot - Jim And Jesse McReynolds
Unclouded Day - Betty J. Robinson And The Nashville Grass
The Story Of Pharisees - Bass Mountain Boys
What Would You Give In Exchange For Your Soul? - Lester Flatt And The Nashville Grass
Living Waters - Eddie Adcock And Martha
Palms Of Victory - Betty J. Robinson And The Nashville Grass

Product Description

1. Somebody Touched Me - Carl Story 2. Just A Little Talk With Jesus - Bluegrass Cardinals 3. Go Down Yonder, Moses - Eddie Adcock Band 4. I Saw The Light - Carl Story 5. I Am A Pilgrim - Merle Travis 6. I"m Using My Bible For A Roadmap - Don Reno And Bill Harrell 7. These Hands - Mac Wiseman 8. Life"s Railway To Heaven - Donna Stoneman 9. A Beautiful Life - Bass Mountain Boys 10. Tramp On The Street - Betty J. Robinson And The Nashville Grass 11. The Lord"s Last Supper - Don Reno And Bill Harrell 12. Great Speckled Bird - Jim And Jesse McReynolds 13. I"ll Fly Away - The Osborne Bros. 14. Dust On The Bible - Mac Wiseman 15. I"ll Meet You In The Morning - Grandpa Jones And Brown"s Ferry Four 16. I Hear A Sweet Voice Calling - The Osborne Bros. 17. The Fourth Man - Carl Stroy 18. White Dove - The Osborne Bros. 19. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot - Jim And Jesse McReynolds 20. Unclouded Day - Betty J. Robinson And The Nashville Grass 21. The Story Of Pharisees - Bass Mountain Boys 22. What Would You Give In Exchange For Your Soul? - Lester Flatt And The Nashville Grass 23. Living Waters - Eddie Adcock And Martha 24. Palms Of Victory - Betty J. Robinson And The Nashville Grass

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

Solid Collection of Bluegrass Gospel.......2004-11-10

There was a time when gospel music was a staple of both country and bluegrass music. Live concerts would feature at least one set devoted entirely to gospel music. This 65-minute disk features twenty-four tracks from the CMH stable of artists. Several of these songs were written by the artist like Merle Travis' "I Am a Pilgrim," Don Reno's "I'm Using My Bible for a Roadmap" and "The Lord's Last Supper," and Eddie Adcock's "Living Waters." [For years, Adcock was the banjo player for the Country Gentlemen. Here he performs with his wife Martha.] Most of the songs are covered by artists who did not make the songs famous, but yet still offer a heart-felt performance like Carl Story's rendition of Hank Williams' "I Saw the Light" and Jim and Jesse McReynolds' version of "Great Speckled Bird," a song more closely identified with Roy Acuff. All told, this is a solid collection of bluegrass gospel played and sung with conviction. Hallelujah! RECOMMENDED

Mediocre.......2003-02-01

This sounds more like a "country gospel quartet" collection. For a much better bluegrass collection, try Rounder's "25 Years of Bluegrass." Much better gospel bluegrass CD's are Ricky Skaggs' "Soldier of the Cross" and The Isaacs' "Increase My Faith" or "Pieces of Our Past."

Mediocre.......2003-02-01

For a much better bluegrass collection, try Rounder's 25 Years of Bluegrass. Much better gospel bluegrass CD's are Ricky Skaggs' Soldier of the Cross and The Isaacs' Increase My Faith or Pieces of Our Past.

Nice, but "Essential"?.......2003-01-05

This is an enjoyable listen, but "essential" seems a bit much, given that it lacks some of the greatest bluegrass gospel musicians, folks like the Country Gentlemen, Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver, Stanley Bros, Bill Monroe, and Ricky Skaggs (esp. his earlier albums). Buy it, enjoy it, but move beyond the "essential" if you want the best.

Bluegrass From Heaven.......2000-03-19

To me, gospel music should be simple and heartfelt. This CD has certainly accomplished that! I couldn't wait to play it on my computer; now it travels with me in my van. These songs take me back to a simpler time when the message didn't get masked by the music. The sincerity of the artists comes through their voices and their fingers in such a way that I really get lifted by their talents. For any Christian and/or bluegrass lover, this album is a must! I would love to find more like this one ... I keep huntin'...

The Essential Osborne Brothers Collection

Average customer rating:

Best Bluegrass
The Osborne Brothers are one of the best.

The Essential Osborne Brothers Collection
The Osborne Brothers
Manufacturer: Cmh Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005NVYA
Release Date: 2001-09-11

Tracks:

I Can Hear Kentucky Calling Me
You Are My Flower
Dusty Miller
Each Season Changes You
Fourteen Carat Mind
Where Did The Sunshine Go?
Cherokee Lady
Kentucky Waltz
Last Letter
Bluegrass Concerto
Fair And Tender Ladies
I've Always Wanted To Sing In Renfro Valley
Jesse James
We Could
Some Old Day
Sure-Fire
Paper Rosie
Take Me As I Am (Or Let Me Go)
Rutland's Reel
Midnight Flyer

Product Description

1. I Can Hear Kentucky Calling Me
2. You Are My Flower
3. Dusty Miller
4. Each Season Changes You
5. Fourteen Carat Mind
6. Where Did The Sunshine Go
7. Cherokee Lady
8. Kentucky Waltz
9. Last Letter
10. Bluegrass Concerto
11. Fair And Tender Ladies
12. I Always Wanted To Sing In Renfro Valley
13. Jesse James
14. We Could
15. Same Old Day
16. Sure Fire
17. Paper Rosie
18. Take Me As I Am
19. Rutland's Reel
20. Midnight Flyer

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

Best Bluegrass.......2007-05-11

The Osborne Brothers!!?? What can one say about them. They are one of the very best of the Bluegrass groups. I've been listening to them for many years. Bobby has that beautiful voice and picks that mandolin like a master. And Sonny - a master on the banjo. I'm so glad I have their music in my library. They can't last forever, but their music will. (I mean, I'm about their age, and so I know.)

The Osborne Brothers are one of the best. .......2006-04-23

I only listen to the older singers 50's-70's I hate today's country music. I love the legends from the era I mentioned above and I never listen to the radio anymore. So when I received this cd I was very pleased. They are the best at what they do and if you are a fan of this group or your like me who hates today's music you'll love this cd. I recommend this cd and check out their other albums. If you have time check out the Stanley Brothers,Jimmy Martin,Grandpa Jones,Flatt & Scruggs,and Stringbean. They are all my favorites you won't be disappointed trust me. Long Live bluegrass and tradition.

Average customer rating:

A Solid Compilation

Essential Collection
Patsy Cline
Manufacturer: Umvd Import
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005ARSE
Release Date: 2002-07-01

Tracks:

Crazy
She's Got You
San Antonio Rose
Heartaches
Anytime
I Love You So Much It Hurts
Why Can't He Be you
Blue Moon Of Kentucky
He Called Me Baby
Back In Baby's Arms
Your Cheatin' Heart
You're Stronger Than Me
Love Letters In The Sand
When You Need A Laugh
Lonely Street
Leavin' On Your Mind
I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You)
Walkin' After Midnight

Album Description

UK budget-price compilation featuring 18 tracks including many of her best sellers including her definitive versions of country standards like 'San Antonio Rose', 'Blue Moon Of Kentucky' & 'I Can't Help It', as well as 'Crazy', the song voted 'America's Most Popular Juke Box Record Of All Time' & 'Most Popular Country Song Of All Time'. 2001 release.

Album Details

Digitally remastered 18 track UK budget collection of the country legend's finest recordings.

Customer Reviews:

A Solid Compilation.......2006-06-24

This compilation concentrates on Cline's classy early 1960's recordings, which consist of two great original albums, a string of fine singles and a long list of outtakes that werte eventually released on posthumous albums released after her tragic aircrash death in 1963.

From "Showcase" (1962) 3 songs are included. Her big ballad and hit "Crazy" written Willie Nelson along with another fine ballad "I Love You so Much" and one of the few pure country tacks "San Antonio Rose".

Strange that some of the strongest material from that album has been left out ( "I Fall to Pieces", "Seven Lonely Days" or "The Wayward Wind" )

The last album released in her own lifetime "Sentimentally Yours" is better represented with great ballads like "She's Got You", "Your Cheating Heart" , "Lonely Street" and "I Can't Help it". Also from that album are sheer pop-songs like "Heartaches" and "Anytime".

Several fine recording were released posthumously on albums like "A Tribute to Patsy Cline", "In Memoriam" and "A Portrait". Among those her version of the old standard "Love Letters in the Sand" deserves to be brought out. "Why Can't He Be You" is also great.

Only early song is her breakthrough country hit "Walking After Midnight"

All in all a solid compilation though leaving out quite a few great songs like "You Belong to Me" and "That's How a Heartache Begins" - but you can't have them all on a single CD anyway, so . . .

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Essential Collection
Bill Monroe
Manufacturer: Umvd Import
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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General | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B000083LQ9
Release Date: 2003-04-14

Tracks:

Uncle Pen
I'm Blue, I'm Lonesome
New Mule Skinner Blues
Nine Pound Hammer
Blue Moon of Kentucky
I Saw the Light
Footprints in the Snow
You're Drifting Away
Rocky Road Blues
Cry, Cry Darling
Scotland
Gotta Travel On
Long Black Veil
Toy Heart
Jimmy Brown the Newsboy
Fireball Mail
Kentucky Waltz

Album Description

The 'Essential Collection' provides a superb introduction to bluegrass music from the man many consider to be it's inventor. This compilation cherry picks the 1950s & 1960s Decca masters which includes the hits, 'Scotland' & 'Gotta Travel On', in addition to the glorious remakes of Monroe's glorious 1940s legacy, including his most famous song, 'Blue Moon Of Kentucky'. 17 tracks in all. Spectrum. 2003.

Album Details

The Father of Bluegrass Music is Feted on this Special Budget Compilation that Cherry Picks the 1950s and 1960s Us Decca Masters which Included Country Chart Hits Such as the Atmospheric "Scotland" and "Gotta Travel On" in Addition to the Wonderful Remakes of Monroe's Glorious 1940s Legecy, Including his Most Famous Song "Blue Moon of Kentucky".

Average customer rating:

Essential-not exactly
Essential?--Not Hardly
Essential?--Not Hardly

Essential Bluegrass Collection
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Cmh Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000658GI
Release Date: 2002-04-30

Customer Reviews:

Essential-not exactly.......2003-06-10

There is some enjoyable music on this collection, but I was suprised at some of the selections. Some of the songs on this collection are not bluegrass. For example, track 12 on CD 3 "Love Gonna Get You" sounds more like sixties country rock/boogie. How it ever made it on this collection of essential bluegrass is beyond me. Unfortunately, it is not the only song on this collection that is not bluegrass.

Essential?--Not Hardly.......2002-08-16

I bought this CD hoping to find at least a few good tunes, ones I didn't recognize from the track listing, but I was disappointed. There are great artists on this 4 CD set, and the technical sound quality is great, but there are no undiscovered gems, to my musical taste anyway. Calling them "64 Legendary performances" is textbook marketing hyperbole, as any knowledgeable bluegrass fan can tell by looking at the track listings. I only ripped a couple tracks onto my MusicMatch jukebox, just to avoid it being a complete waste. Buy Flatt & Scruggs "Carnegie Hall Concert". If you don't like that, you will never like bluegrass.

Essential?--Not Hardly.......2002-08-16

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Bluegrass: The Essential Collection
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Metro
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000OCZ914
Release Date: 2007-04-16

Album Details

This Compilation Represents the First Generation Golden Age of Bluegrass. The Recordings Are Original Tracks from the Mid 1940s - 1960s.

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Music Album