Bluegrass - High Lonesome

BLUEGRASS INTRODUCTION

In the l940s and l950s, as mainstream country music embraced more sophisticated arrangements and electric instruments, a branch of it rebelled and began to develop new styles with the classic acoustic instruments like the banjo, the fiddle, and the mandolin. By the early l950s people were starting to call this music Bluegrass, in deference to the band that defined it, Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys. One critic called it "folk music in overdrive," as it emphasized breathtaking tempos, dazzling instrumental virtuosity, jazz-like solos, and sky-high vocal harmonies.

The great founders of Bluesgrass,

the bands of Bill Monroe and of Flatt and Scruggs, are well represented in the Bear Family catalogue, as are the other first generation pioneers like The Osborne Brothers, Jim and Jesse, Hylo Brown, and Jimmy Martin. Here are the recordings that defined modern bluegrass. They’re required listening for anyone interested in the genre.

Related to bluegrass is another series of Bear Family sets, these devoted to old-time country and gospel music--the music that was the foundation for bluegrass. Here are classic singers like Molly O'Day, Rose Maddox, Sara and Maybelle Carter, and Grandpa Jones, in performances that helped keep country in touch with its folk roots.

 CHARLES WOLFE

BLUEGRASS INTRODUCTION In the l940s and l950s, as mainstream country music embraced more sophisticated arrangements and electric instruments, a branch of it rebelled and began to develop new... read more »
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Bluegrass - High Lonesome

BLUEGRASS INTRODUCTION

In the l940s and l950s, as mainstream country music embraced more sophisticated arrangements and electric instruments, a branch of it rebelled and began to develop new styles with the classic acoustic instruments like the banjo, the fiddle, and the mandolin. By the early l950s people were starting to call this music Bluegrass, in deference to the band that defined it, Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys. One critic called it "folk music in overdrive," as it emphasized breathtaking tempos, dazzling instrumental virtuosity, jazz-like solos, and sky-high vocal harmonies.

The great founders of Bluesgrass,

the bands of Bill Monroe and of Flatt and Scruggs, are well represented in the Bear Family catalogue, as are the other first generation pioneers like The Osborne Brothers, Jim and Jesse, Hylo Brown, and Jimmy Martin. Here are the recordings that defined modern bluegrass. They’re required listening for anyone interested in the genre.

Related to bluegrass is another series of Bear Family sets, these devoted to old-time country and gospel music--the music that was the foundation for bluegrass. Here are classic singers like Molly O'Day, Rose Maddox, Sara and Maybelle Carter, and Grandpa Jones, in performances that helped keep country in touch with its folk roots.

 CHARLES WOLFE

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1968-1974 (4-CD Deluxe Box Set)
OSBORNE BROTHERS: 1968-1974 (4-CD Deluxe Box Set) Art-Nr.: BCD15748

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4-CD box (LP-size) with 24-page book, 109 tracks. Playing time approx. 285 mns. After Rocky Top , the Osbornes became the most successful act in bluegrass, and tried hard to bridge the gap to mainstream country music. The 115 songs in...
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1956-1968 (4-CD Deluxe Box Set)
OSBORNE BROTHERS: 1956-1968 (4-CD Deluxe Box Set) Art-Nr.: BCD15598

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The bluegrass world has never recovered from the Osborne Brothers band that walked on-stage in 1956'; wrote one commentator. Sonny and Bobby Osborne changed the rules. They came out of a rich tradition and had played with many bluegrass...
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Blue Grass 1970-1979 (4-CD Deluxe Box Set)
Bill Monroe: Blue Grass 1970-1979 (4-CD Deluxe Box Set) Art-Nr.: BCD15606

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4-CD boxed set (LP-size) with 31-page book, 99 tracks. Playing time approx. 277 mns. Later the elder statesman of bluegrass, Bill Monroe 's stature was universally recognized by the '70s. He was still making fine music, and attracting...
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& Clinch Mountain Boys, 1953-58 & 1959 (2-CD)
Stanley Brothers: & Clinch Mountain Boys, 1953-58 & 1959 (2-CD) Art-Nr.: BCD15681

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2-CD with 32-page booklet, 49 tracks. Playing time approx. 120 mns. Carter and Ralph Stanley were Bill Monroe's first rivals in the 1940s. By the 1950s, their version of bluegrass was honed to razor-sharp perfection, and their 46...
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Bluegrass And More (5-CD Deluxe Box Set)
JIM & JESSE: Bluegrass And More (5-CD Deluxe Box Set) Art-Nr.: BCD15716

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5-CD box (LP-size) with 32-page book, 136 tracks. Playing time approx. 341 mns. During the '60s, younger musicians began experimenting with bluegrass. Among the first to stretch the boundaries were Jim & Jesse . From 1960 to 1969 they...
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Jim & Jesse 1952-1955 (CD)
JIM & JESSE: Jim & Jesse 1952-1955 (CD) Art-Nr.: BCD15635

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1-CD with 16-page booklet, 20 tracks. Playing time approx. 51 mns. Jim & Jesse McReynolds start here. These 20 recordings for Capitol mark the beginning on record of one of the most consistently innovative partnerships in bluegrass...
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The Stanley Brothers & The Clinch Mountain Boys 1949-1952 (CD)
Stanley Brothers: The Stanley Brothers & The Clinch Mountain Boys... Art-Nr.: BCD15564

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1-CD with 20-page booklet, 24 tracks. Playing time approx. 66 mns. These are cornerstone recordings by the greatest bluegrass brother act--as essential as our volume of the Stanleys' Mercury sides. Here's the classic haunting Stanley...
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1948-1959 (4-CD Deluxe Box Set)
Flatt & Scruggs: 1948-1959 (4-CD Deluxe Box Set) Art-Nr.: BCD15472

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4-CD boxed set (LP-size) with 15-page book, 112 tracks. Playing time approx. 294 mns. The 5-star reviews for this set showed that Flatt & Scruggs are far from forgotten since they split up in 1969. Here we have their complete Mercury...
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Western Swing & Steel Instrumentals (CD)
Howard White: Western Swing & Steel Instrumentals (CD) Art-Nr.: BCD15575

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1-CD with 28-page booklet, 14 tracks. Playing time approx. 35 mns. Steel guitarist Howard White's 1990 book, 'Every Highway Out Of Nashville', was the logbook of a journeyman session musician. In 1976 he recorded a western swing album...
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Blue Grass 1959-1969 (4-CD Deluxe Box Set)
Bill Monroe: Blue Grass 1959-1969 (4-CD Deluxe Box Set) Art-Nr.: BCD15529

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4-CD boxed set (LP-size) with 28-page book, 120 tracks. Playing time approx. 305 mns. ...continues the story of BCD15423. This was the period when Bluegrass had moved to the festival circuit, but it didn't matter to Bill Monroe . He...
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Busy Bee Cafe (1982)
Marty Stuart: Busy Bee Cafe (1982) Art-Nr.: CDSH3726

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(SUGAR HILL) 11 tracks (32:47) legendary record back in stock! Pickin' & singin' by: Johnny Cash, Earl Scruggs, Doc & Merle Watson, Carl Jackson, Jerry Douglas a.o.
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Songs Of The Famous Carter Family
Flatt & Scruggs: Songs Of The Famous Carter Family Art-Nr.: CDCK08464

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(2008/COLUMBIA) 12 tracks, original recordings
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