The Real Music Box: 25 Years of Rounder Records

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD: Hills of Home: 25 Years of Folk Music on Rounder Records
2▶CD: Hills of Home: 25 Years of Folk Music on Rounder Records
3▶CD: Louisiana Spice: 25 Years of Louisiana Music on Rounder Records (City disc)
4▶CD: Louisiana Spice: 25 Years of Louisiana Music on Rounder Records (Country disc)
5▶CD: Deep Blue: 25 Years of Blues Music on Rounder Records
6▶CD: Deep Blue: 25 Years of Blues Music on Rounder Records
7▼CD: Hand‐Picked: 25 Years of Bluegrass on Rounder Records
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1The Old Home Place
banjo and baritone vocals:
J.D. Crowe (in 1975-01)
double bass [bass]:
Bobby Slone (Bluegrass fiddle player) (in 1975-01)
guitar and lead vocals:
Tony Rice (in 1975-01)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Ricky Skaggs (in 1975-01)
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Jerry Douglas (US guitar and dobro player) (in 1975-01)
recorded at:
Track Recorders (location listed as Maryland or Washington, DC) in Silver Spring, Maryland, United States (in 1975-01)
cover recording of:
Old Home Place (bluegrass standard: "what have they done to the old home place...") (in 1975-01)
writer:
Mitch Jayne and Dean Webb (US bluegrass mandolinist, member of The Dillards)
publisher:
Lansdowne Music Publishers and WINSTON MUSIC PUBLISHERS
J.D. Crowe and the New South2:49
2Along About Daybreak
recording of:
Along About Daybreak
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe ("The Father of Bluegrass")
Joe Val and The New England Bluegrass Boys3:20
3High on a Mountain
engineer:
R.N. Drevo
banjo:
Bill Runkle (bluegrass musician) (in 1972-08)
double bass:
Jerry McCoury (US bluegrass bassist) (in 1972-08)
fiddle:
Bill Sage (US bluegrass fiddler) (in 1972-08)
guitar:
Del McCoury (in 1972-08)
mandolin:
Dick Staber (in 1972-08)
vocals:
Del McCoury (in 1972-08)
recorded at:
Urban Recordings in Bethesda, Maryland, United States (in 1972-08)
recording of:
High on a Mountain (in 1972-08)
composer:
Ola Belle Reed (old-time singer & banjo player)
cover recording of:
High on a Mountain
composer:
Ola Belle Reed (old-time singer & banjo player)
Del McCoury2:52
4Barrel of Fun
Country Cooking2:53
5West Virginia, My Home
double bass [bass]:
Carolyn Kellock (US bassist)
fiddle:
Carl Nelson (bluegrass musician)
guitar and background vocals [harmony vocal]:
John Baker (bluegrass guitarist)
mandolin:
Ron Thomason
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Roger Williams (dobro player)
lead vocals:
Hazel Dickens
recording of:
West Virginia My Home
lyricist and composer:
Hazel Dickens
Hazel Dickens4:32
6Blue Eyed Boston Boy
The Bluegrass Cardinals3:05
7The Old Swinging Bridge
recording of:
The Old Swinging Bridge
lyricist and composer:
Glen Neaves
Ted Lundy2:21
8Golden Ring
recording of:
Golden Ring
writer:
Bobby Braddock and Rafe Van Hoy (American songwriter, musician and producer)
Dry Branch Fire Squad4:21
9Things in Life
banjo:
Don Stover
bass:
Joe Diviney (US bluegrass bassist)
fiddle:
John Hall (US bluegrass fiddler)
guitar:
Dave Dillon (US bluegrass guitarist) and Dan Marcus (US bluegrass guitarist and banjoist)
mandolin:
David Grisman
vocals:
Don Stover
recording of:
Things in Life
lyricist and composer:
Don Stover
Don Stover3:07
10The Last Old Shovel
recording of:
Last Old Shovel
lyricist and composer:
Jim Scott
Phyllis Boyens2:23
11Sourwood Mountain
recording of:
Sourwood Mountain
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 754)
Allen Shelton0:35
12When Someone Wants to Leave
cover recording of:
When Someone Wants to Leave
lyricist and composer:
Dolly Parton
The Allen Brothers2:24
13I Ain’t Broke (But I’m Badly Bent)
recording of:
I Ain't Broke but I'm Badly Bent
lyricist and composer:
Fred Carter, Jr.
David Grisman1:59
14Take Me Back to Happy Valley
Bailey Brothers2:40
15Home Is Where the Heart Is
Connie and Babe & The Backwoods Boys2:02
16Drifting Too Far From the Shore
Boone Creek4:00
17Montana Cowboy
recording of:
Montana Cowboy
writer:
Ray Park (Bluegrass)
Hazel & Alice2:20
18At the End
recording of:
At the End
lyricist and composer:
Buzz Busby (US bluegrass mandolinist)
Leon Morris & Buzz Busby2:38
19You Tried to Ruin My Name
Wilma Lee Cooper2:29
20I’ll Be on That Good Road Someday
Butch Robins2:57
21Crazy Creek
banjo:
Bill Keith
double bass [bass]:
Tom Gray (US bluegrass bassist)
fiddle:
Ken Kosek
guitar:
Tony Rice
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Jim Rooney (folk musician, later producer/engineer)
mandolin:
David Grisman
recording of:
Crazy Creek
composer:
Tommy Jackson (bluegrass fiddler)
Bill Keith2:56
22When Springtime Comes Again
engineer:
Bob Shumaker
banjo:
Keith Little (from 1980 until 1981)
double bass [acoustic bass]:
Kevin Thompson (double bassist) (from 1980 until 1981)
fiddle:
Ed Neff (from 1980 until 1981)
guitar:
Delbert Williams (from 1980 until 1981)
mandolin:
Vern Williams (from 1980 until 1981)
vocals:
Kevin Thompson (double bassist) (from 1980 until 1981), Delbert Williams (from 1980 until 1981) and Vern Williams (from 1980 until 1981)
recorded at:
1750 Arch Studios in Berkeley, California, United States (from 1980 until 1981)
recording of:
When Springtime Comes Again (from 1980 until 1981)
writer:
A.P. Carter
Vern Williams2:52
23Old Train
bass:
Todd Phillips (double bassist)
guitar and lead vocals:
Tony Rice
mandolin and baritone vocals:
Sam Bush (bluegrass fiddler/mandolinist)
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Jerry Douglas (US guitar and dobro player)
violin and tenor vocals:
Ricky Skaggs
recording of:
Old Train
lyricist and composer:
Herb Pedersen and Nikki Pedersen
cover recording of:
Old Train
lyricist and composer:
Herb Pedersen and Nikki Pedersen
The Tony Rice Unit2:11
24Ragtime Annie
banjo [high banjo]:
John Hickman (banjo)
banjo [low banjo]:
John Hartford
banjo [middle banjo]:
Doug Dillard
bones:
Cecil Hiatt (US bluegrass musician)
double bass [upright bass]:
Bill Plummer
fiddle:
Byron Berline
guitar:
Dan Crary
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Vince Gill
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Skip Conover
recording of:
Ragtime Annie
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Byron Berline3:26
25Blue Days, Black Nights
banjo:
Béla Fleck
double bass [bass]:
Mark Schatz
guitar:
Pat Enright
mandolin:
Jack Tottle (American mandolinist, singer/songwriter)
vocals:
Pat Enright
recording of:
Blue Days, Black Nights
lyricist and composer:
Ben Hall (Texas based singer, songwriter, label owner, active 1950s/60s; studio owner through 1990s)
publisher:
Palace Music, Unichappell Music, Inc. and Valley Publishers, Inc. (not to be confused with Valley Pub. Inc)
Tasty Licks2:23
26The Model Church
The Bluegrass Album Band4:15
8▶CD: Hand‐Picked: 25 Years of Bluegrass on Rounder Records
9▶CD: The Real Music Box: 25 Years of Rounder Records (bonus disc)