Classic Bluegrass

~ Release by Larry Sparks (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1CD
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1Tennessee 1949
engineer:
Denny Chandler (engineer)
producer:
Larry Sparks
banjo:
Barry Crabtree (banjo player)
bass and tenor vocals:
Larry D. Sparks
guitar and lead vocals:
Larry Sparks
mandolin:
David Harvey (mandolin player)
vocals:
Larry Sparks
recorded at:
Chandler Audio in Ashland, Kentucky, United States (on 1986-10-30)
recording of:
Tennessee 1949
writer:
Leroy Drumm and Pete Goble (American bluegrass musician and songwriter)
publisher:
Brandykeg Music
3:32
2Kentucky Girl2:57
3John Deere Tractor
bass:
Bob Goff (bluegrass bass player)
fiddle:
Kirk Brandenberger (bluegrass fiddle player)
guitar:
Larry Sparks
resonator guitar [dobro] and tenor vocals:
Tommy Boyd (Bluegrass banjo & dobro player)
vocals:
Larry Sparks
recording of:
John Deere Tractor
lyricist and composer:
Lawrence A. Hammond
4:34
4Love of the Mountains
banjo and tenor vocals:
Tommy Boyd (Bluegrass banjo & dobro player)
bass:
Mike Carter (bluegrass bass player)
fiddle:
Kirk Brandenberger (bluegrass fiddle player)
guitar:
Larry Sparks
vocals:
Larry Sparks
recording of:
Love of the Mountains
lyricist and composer:
Allen Mills
3:02
5A Face in the Crowd
banjo and baritone vocals:
Mike Lilly
bass:
Art Wynder (US bluegrass bassist)
guitar:
Larry Sparks
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Wendy Miller (bluegrass mandolinist)
vocals:
Larry Sparks
3:30
6Just Lovin’ You
banjo and baritone vocals:
Mike Lilly
bass:
Art Wynder (US bluegrass bassist)
guitar:
Larry Sparks
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Wendy Miller (bluegrass mandolinist)
vocals:
Larry Sparks
recording of:
Just Loving You
writer:
Bernice Sparks (sister of Larry Sparks) and Larry Sparks
publisher:
Fort Knox Music Inc. and Trio Music Company
2:32
7Six More Miles
banjo:
Dave Evans (Bluegrass artist (banjo) from Portsmouth, OH)
bass:
Art Wynder (US bluegrass bassist)
fiddle:
Joe Meadows (US bluegrass fiddler)
guitar:
Larry Sparks
mandolin:
Wendy Miller (bluegrass mandolinist)
vocals:
Larry Sparks
recording of:
Six More Miles (To the Graveyard)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1948-11-30)
2:20
8Cannonball Blues
banjo:
Mike Lilly
bass:
Art Wynder (US bluegrass bassist)
guitar:
Larry Sparks
mandolin:
Wendy Miller (bluegrass mandolinist)
instrumental recording of:
Cannonball Blues
lyricist and composer:
A.P. Carter
2:11
9Smoky Mountain Memories
banjo:
Mike Lilly
bass:
Art Wynder (US bluegrass bassist)
fiddle, mandolin and baritone vocals [high baritone vocals]:
Ricky Skaggs
guitar:
Larry Sparks
resonator guitar [dobro] and tenor vocals:
Tommy Boyd (Bluegrass banjo & dobro player)
vocals:
Larry Sparks
recording of:
Smokey Mountain Memories
writer and composer:
Earl Thomas Conley and Richard Heard
3:34
10Roving Gambler
banjo and baritone vocals:
Mike Lilly
bass:
Art Wynder (US bluegrass bassist)
guitar:
Larry Sparks
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Wendy Miller (bluegrass mandolinist)
vocals:
Larry Sparks
recording of:
Roving Gambler
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 498)
2:45
11You Could Have Called
banjo:
Mike Lilly
bass:
Art Wynder (US bluegrass bassist)
fiddle, mandolin and baritone vocals [high baritone vocals]:
Ricky Skaggs
guitar:
Larry Sparks
resonator guitar [dobro] and tenor vocals:
Tommy Boyd (Bluegrass banjo & dobro player)
vocals:
Larry Sparks
3:54
12Don’t Neglect the Rose
bass:
Larry D. Sparks
guitar:
Larry Sparks
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Tim Sargent (bluegrass dobro player)
vocals:
Larry Sparks
recording of:
Don't Neglect the Rose
lyricist and composer:
Emma Smith (US bluegrass musician and songwriter)
3:20
13Great High Mountain
bass:
Mike Carter (bluegrass bass player)
fiddle:
Kirk Brandenberger (bluegrass fiddle player)
guitar and mandolin:
Larry Sparks
vocals:
Larry Sparks
recording of:
Great High Mountain
writer:
Keith Whitley (American country music singer)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
3:25
14Blue Love
banjo:
Mike Lilly
bass:
Art Wynder (US bluegrass bassist)
fiddle:
Chubby Wise
guitar:
Larry Sparks
mandolin:
Ricky Skaggs
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Tommy Boyd (Bluegrass banjo & dobro player)
vocals:
Larry Sparks
recording of:
Blue Love (in My Heart)
lyricist and composer:
Floyd Jenkins (songwriter)
2:45
15Too Late to Walk the Floor
banjo and baritone vocals:
Mike Lilly
bass:
Art Wynder (US bluegrass bassist)
guitar:
Larry Sparks
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Wendy Miller (bluegrass mandolinist)
vocals:
Larry Sparks
2:08
16Waltz of the Wind
bass:
Art Wynder (US bluegrass bassist)
fiddle:
Chubby Wise
guitar:
Larry Sparks
mandolin:
Ricky Skaggs
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Tommy Boyd (Bluegrass banjo & dobro player)
vocals:
Larry Sparks
2:52
17Girl at the Crossroads Bar
banjo and tenor vocals:
Tommy Boyd (Bluegrass banjo & dobro player)
bass:
Mike Carter (bluegrass bass player)
fiddle:
Kirk Brandenberger (bluegrass fiddle player)
guitar:
Larry Sparks
vocals:
Larry Sparks
recording of:
Girl at the Cross Roads Bar
lyricist and composer:
Bill Bryson (bass player)
2:42
18Blue Virginia Blues
banjo:
Barry Crabtree (banjo player)
bass:
Larry D. Sparks
guitar:
Larry Sparks
mandolin:
David Harvey (mandolin player)
vocals:
Larry Sparks
recording of:
Blue Virginia Blues
writer:
Leroy Drumm and Pete Goble (American bluegrass musician and songwriter)
publisher:
Brandykeg Music
4:06