Second Generation Bluegrass [Import]

Second Generation Bluegrass [Import]

ASIN: B0002IQW4I

Track Listings

1. Dooley

2. Gathering Flowers For The Master's Bouquet (With Ralph Stanley)

3. Poor Ellen Smith

4. Me And The Juke Box

5. Banjo Whiz

6. I'll Never See You Anymore

7. Old Man At The Mill

8. Rock Bottom (With Ralph Stanley)

9. Lonesome Wind

10. Rollin' Stone

11. When You're Out Of My Arms

12. Country Strings

13. Flint Hill Special

14. My Main Trial (With Ralph Stanley)

15. One Track Mind

16. High Lonesome

17. Bury Me Beneath The Willow

18. Where Will This End

19. Will There Be A Rainbow

20. Take Me Back (With Ralph Stanley)

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Tracks:

Don't Cheat In Our Hometown
Dream Of A Miner's Child
Memories Of Mother
Poor Monroe
Daybreak In Dixie
All I Ever Loved Was You
My Deceitful Heart
Son Of Hobert
Sea Of Regret
Those Two Blue Eyes
Wildwood Flower
This Weary Heart You Stole Away

Customer Reviews:

About time.......2005-12-28

It's about time these early albums were released again on CD. This one is superb, and may actually surprise you. Most of us think of Lefty Frizzel when we hear Keith Whitley. And Ricky Skaggs is often considered the father of new generation/mainstream bluegrass. But, with this album, you'll hear Keith Whitley handle the lead vocals and guitar work on 12 numbers. And folks, Keith can pick a guitar.....and his voice was pure bluegrass without even a hint of Lefty! The harmonies and mandolin provided by Ricky are phenomenal. The album begins with "Dont Cheat in Our Hometown", a song that Ricky would later release as a solo act, and continues through a few brilliant instrumentals, and some of the finest bluegrass you will ever hear, including: "Poor Monroe", "Those Two Blue Eyes", and "Memories of Mother". This CD was released by Rebel Records in 1990, and the recording is excellent. Give it a listen.

Sweet stuff from the early '70s.......2002-10-30

These early '70s recordings capture two young members of Ralph Stanley's Clinch Mountain Boys just as they were about to go out on their own as vanguard members of the newgrass generation. Both Whitley and Skaggs cut new roads in the '70s country renaissance, and in the next decade each also successfully moved into the world of commercial Top 40 Country. But here they are, young and earnest as can be, singing pure, sweet bluegrass and playing with a magical melodic grace. This album was originally a modest release, not entirely off the radar, and a welcome surprise for the bluegrass faithful, though not a blockbuster hit by a long shot. Now, decades later, it's a wonderful document of two master musicians in their early years. Plus, it's just enchanting -- great music performed with real feeling. Thank goodness Rebel dusted this one off for modern listeners to check out again... it's highly recommended!

timeless bluegrass.......2000-06-23

Natives of east Kentucky, Whitley and Skaggs first met in 1969 at a fiddlers' convention in Ezel, Kentucky. Their voices blended naturally and Skaggs joined Whitley's bluegrass band. In 1970, still in their early teens, Skaggs and Whitley were singing their tight bluegrass/gospel harmonies as members of Ralph Stanley's Clinch Mountain Boys (1970-73 and 1975-77). On occasion, during these periods, they were asked to sing duets and some of these appeared on a 1971 album Second Generation Bluegrass, reissued on vinyl and tape in the 1980s, but now reissued as a CD in 1994 by Rebel Records. It is amazing to think that this album features two young teenagers. They are so at ease belting out that timeless bluegrass sound. It has the same impeccable singing and musicianship we now expect automatically from Skaggs and the musicians who work with him. Truly this album hits the gold standard. Some of the songs are original Skaggs compositions and that alone makes the album a must for all Skaggs fans. The only strange thing is that the CD is listed under Whitley rather than Skaggs. Whitley left bluegrass to move into mainstream country, whereas Skaggs, after a twelve-year stint in mainstream country, has now returned to his bluegrass roots.

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Second Generation Bluegrass
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Manufacturer: Country Stars
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0002IQW4I
Release Date: 2004-06-28

Tracks:

Dooley
Gathering Flowers For The Master's Bouquet (With Ralph Stanley)
Poor Ellen Smith
Me And The Juke Box
Banjo Whiz
I'll Never See You Anymore
Old Man At The Mill
Rock Bottom (With Ralph Stanley)
Lonesome Wind
Rollin' Stone
When You're Out Of My Arms
Country Strings
Flint Hill Special
My Main Trial (With Ralph Stanley)
One Track Mind
High Lonesome
Bury Me Beneath The Willow
Where Will This End
Will There Be A Rainbow
Take Me Back (With Ralph Stanley)
Talking Banjo
Tragic Highway
Hills And Home
Shady Grove

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