Who was/is Country Gentlemen ? - CDs, Vinyl LPs, DVD and more

Gründungsmitglieder: Charlie Waller, Gesang, Gitarre- John Duffey, Gesang, Mandoline, Dobro- Bill Emerson, Gesang, Banjo- Jim Cox, Bass Record Labels: Dixie, Starday, Folkways, Mercury, Pickwick, Hilltop, Seven Seas, Rebel, Zap, Vanguard, Sugar Hill Erster Hit: Bringing Mary Home (1965) Country Gentlemen, so nennt sich eine 1957 gegründete Bluegrassgruppe, die zur damaligen Zeit als sehr progressiv galt und fast immer ohne Fiddle spielte. Die Formation arbeitete vor allem in der Gegend um Washington D.C.. Ihr Repertoire ist weit gespannt und reicht von Bob Dylan, Tom Paxton und den Beatles bis hin zum alten Volkslied. Die Country Gentlemen unterlagen im Verlauf der Jahrzehnte einem häufigen personellen Wechsel. Mit dabei waren unter anderem: Eddie Adcock, Banjo- Ed Ferris, Bass- Tom Gray, Bass- Bill Yates, Bass- Doyle Lawson, Mandoline- Mike Auldridge, Dobro- Jimmy Gaudreau, Mandoline- Ricky Skaggs, Fiddle- Al Rogers, Schlagzeug- Jerry Douglas, Dobro- Jim Bailey, Banjo- Bill Holden, Banjo- Spider Gilliam, Bass- Ronnie Bucke, Schlagzeug- Rick Allred, Mandoline- Kent Dowell, Banjo- Dick Smith, Gitarre- Steve Wilson, Dobro- Robbie Magruder, Schlagzeug, Jimmy Arnold, Gitarre, Mundharmonika- Carl Nelson, Fiddle, Piano. Einziges, auch heute noch präsentes Gründungsmitglied ist der Leadsänger und Gitarrist Charlie Waller aus Louisiana, der mit seiner markanten Stimme und seinem rasanten Gitarrenstil den Sound der Gruppe wesentlich geprägt hat.

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Folk Songs & Bluegrass
COUNTRY GENTLEMEN: Folk Songs & Bluegrass Art-Nr.: CDFW40022

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(1992/Folkways) 16 tracks digisleeve
$20.34
On The Road - And More (CD)
COUNTRY GENTLEMEN: On The Road - And More (CD) Art-Nr.: CDFW40133

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(Smithsonian Folkways Recodings) 19 tracks digipack With folk and bluegrass enjoying widespread popularity at the time, the Country Gentlemen-who blended the two into a unique, progressive style-struck a chord in the early '60s. This...
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Going Back to the Blue Ridge Mountains, Vol. 4
COUNTRY GENTLEMEN: Going Back to the Blue Ridge Mountains, Vol. 4 Art-Nr.: CDFW31031

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(2012/Folkways) 18 tracks digisleeve Washington DC's The Country Gentleman bring together a collection of classic Bluegrass songs from the Blue Ridge Mountains. The album compiles a mix of both fast energetic songs and slow ballads that...
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Joe's Last Train (CD)
The Country Gentlemen: Joe's Last Train (CD) Art-Nr.: CDREB1559

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​(Rebel Records) 12 tracks Die Country Gentlemen bewegten sich oft am Rande des Monroe-Stanley-Bluegrass, und man hört die erwarteten meisterhaften Instrumentalisten, aber die Gesangsarbeit bildet das Fundament.
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Early Classics 1963-69
COUNTRY GENTLEMEN: Early Classics 1963-69 Art-Nr.: CDREB7508

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Includes: Six tracks previously unreleased on CD, including two songs previously unreleased on Rebel; Two of the Gents' most popular numbers, 'Bringing Mary Home' and 'Matterhorn,' now together on one CD; Digitally remastered
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