Country Songs, Old and New
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Country Songs, Old and New is the debut album by the progressive bluegrass
band Country Gentlemen
, recorded in 1960 and reissued in 1991.
Progressive bluegrass
Progressive bluegrass is one of two major subgenres of bluegrass music. It is also known as newgrass, a term attributed to New Grass Revival member Ebo Walker. Musicians and bands John Hartford, New Grass Revival, J.D. Crowe and the New South, The Dillards, Boone Creek, Country Gazette, and the...
band Country Gentlemen
The Country Gentlemen
The Country Gentlemen were a bluegrass band that originated during the 1950s in the area of Washington, DC, United States, and recorded and toured with various members until the death in 2004 of Charlie Waller, one of the group's founders who in its later years served as the group's "focal point...
, recorded in 1960 and reissued in 1991.
Track listing
- Roving Gambler (trad.) 3:07
- Little Sparrow (Duffey) 3:31
- Drifting Too Far 3:27
- Weeping Willow (York) 2:01
- Tomorrow's My Wedding Day 2:09
- Story of Charlie Lawson 3:03
- Turkey Knob (Adcock) 2:18
- Paul and Sila (trad.) 2:26
- Ellen Smith (De Graff) 2:13
- Long Black VeilLong Black Veil (song)"Long Black Veil" is a 1959 country ballad, written by Danny Dill and Marijohn Wilkin and originally recorded by Lefty Frizzell.A saga song, "Long Black Veil" is told from the point of view of an executed man falsely accused of murder...
(Danny DillDanny DillHorace Eldred Dill , known professionally known as Danny Dill, was an American country music singer and songwriter...
, Marijohn WilkinMarijohn WilkinMarijohn Wilkin , née Melson, was an American songwriter, famous in the country music genre for writing a number of hits. Wilkin won numerous awards over the years and was referred to as "The Den Mother of Music Row," as chronicled in her 1978 biography from Word Books--Lord, Let Me Leave a Song...
) 3:35 - Honkey Tonk Rag (Duffey) 2:26
- Jesse James 2:35
- Have Thine Own Way 2:51
- Good Woman's Love (Coben) 3:25
- Double Eagle 2:54
- Darling Alalee 2:04
Personnel
- Charlie Waller - guitar, vocals
- John DuffeyJohn DuffeyJohn H. Duffey was a Washington DC-based bluegrass music innovator and musician....
- mandolin, vocals - Eddie AdcockEddie AdcockEddie Adcock was born in Scottsville, Virginia, USA, on June 21, 1938. His professional musical career as a 5 string banjoist began in 1953 when he joined Smokey Graves & His Blue Star Boys, who had a regular show at a radio station in Crewe, VA. His exposure with Graves led to jobs with other...
- banjo, vocals - Jim Cox - bass, vocals
External links
- http://www.lpdiscography.com/c/Cgentlemen/cgent.htm