The Essential Bluegrass Album

by Mac Wiseman, Osborne Brothers

Overview

The Essential Bluegrass Album features 24 of the finest songs Mac Wiseman and the Osborne Brothers recorded together in the '60s and '70s. Instead of adhering to the rigid traditionalism of Bill Monroe, the Osbornes and Wiseman open the music up, bringing in a drummer and elements of Western swing, Tex-Mex and traditional country. It's an excellent collection, epitomizing the best of progressive bluegrass in the '60s and '70s. ~ Thom Owens

Product Details

Release Date:	04/16/1995
Label:	Cmh Records
UPC:	0027297901629
Rank:	105753

Tracks

1. Midnight Flyer
2. Shackels and Chains
3. Four Walls Around Me
4. I'm a Stranger Here
5. You're the Girl of My Dreams
6. Family Bible
7. Mother Maybelle
8. Poison Love
9. Take Me Back to Renfro Valley
10. Mountain Fever
11. 'Tis Sweet to Be Remembered
12. Keep on the Sunny Side
13. It's Goodbye and So Long to You
14. Shenandoah Waltz
15. I'll Still Write Your Name in the Sand
16. Pins and Needles (In My Heart)
17. Are You Coming Back to Me
18. The Bluebirds Are Singing for Me
19. Old Brush Arbors
20. Don't Let Your Sweet Love Die
21. Travelin' This Lonesome Road
22. I Wonder How the Old Folks Are at Home
23. I've Always Wanted to Sing (In Renfro Valley)
24. Little White Chruch

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Mac Wiseman   Primary Artist,Vocals,Soloist,Guitar (Rhythm)
Osborne Brothers   Primary Artist
Mac Wiseman & The Osborne Brothers   Primary Artist
Buddy Spicher   Guest Artist,Fiddle
Blaine Sprouse   Guest Artist,Fiddle
Jerry Douglas   Guest Artist,Dobro
Benny Birchfield   Hi String Guitar,Vocals (Background),Vocals
Wynn Osborne   Banjo
Josh Graves   Dobro
Sonny Osborne   Banjo,Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Bobby Osborne   Drums,Vocals,Mandolin
Jim Brock   Bass
Ray Edenton   Guitar,Guitar (Rhythm)
Jimmy D. Brock   Bass

Technical Credits

Robin Wrathall   Design,Art Direction
Karrie M. Miller   Graphic Design
Raymond Contere   Composer
Gary Garett   Composer
Darrell Edwards   Composer
Willie Nelson   Composer
Buddy Starcher   Composer
Brownie McGhee   Composer
Zeke Manners   Composer
Jimmie Davis   Composer
Claude Gray   Composer
Clyde Moody   Composer
Floyd Jenkins   Composer
Paul Buskirk   Composer
Paul Craft   Composer
Sonny Terry   Composer
Sonny Osborne   Producer
Ken Harding   Composer
Bill Monroe   Composer
Chubby Wise   Composer
Joe Maphis   Composer
Elmer Laird   Composer
Eugene Wellman   Composer
M. Christian   Arranger,Composer
Mac Wiseman   Composer
Walt Breeland   Composer
Lester Flatt   Composer
Hudson Whittaker   Composer
Ron McMaster   Mastering
Rose Lee Maphis   Composer
A.P. Carter   Composer
Osborne Brothers   Performer
Jack Linneman   Engineer
Woody Woodward   Design,Art Direction
Ken Kim   Photography
John Lair   Composer
Clark VanNess   Composer
Ron Rae   Liner Notes
R. "Eek-A-Mouse" Hylton   Composer
Harold Breau   Composer
John Eberle   Remastering