It all began in 1956 with the release of the historic Folkways album American Banjo: Three-Finger and Scruggs Style, the first-ever full-length bluegrass LP. From that point on, Folkways Records was synonymous with great bluegrass music. Folkways founder Moses Asch released scores of bluegrass albums, and this collection comprises the cream of the crop from these recordings, including works from giants of the genre such as Red Allen & Frank Wakefield, Bill Monroe, Doc Watson, the Stanley Brothers, and The Country Gentlemen. It serves as an outstanding introduction to the wealth of great bluegrass Smithsonian Folkways has to offer. Extensive notes, photos, 62 minutes. Compiled and annotated by Lee Michael Demsey and Jeff Place.
- White House Blues (aka `McKinley Blues`) 2:01
- Our Last Goodbye 2:36
- When He Reached Down His Hand For Me 2:48
- Tiny Broken Heart 3:05
- New Camptown Races 2:34
- Suzanne 2:40
- I Heard My Mother Call My Name In Prayer 3:10
- Teardrops In My Eyes 2:29
- Cumberland Gap 1:34
- Live and Let Live 2:48
- The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise 2:41
- Hello City Limits 2:22
- (Legend of the) Brown Mountain Light 2:36
- Lonesome Road Blues 1:14
- The Train That Carried My Girl From Town 2:19
- The Little Girl and the Dreadful Snake 3:31
- Little Birdie 2:41
- Rabbit In A Log 2:24
- Grey Eagle 2:51
- Wayfaring Stranger 5:11
- Billy In The Lowground 1:03
- The Rebel Girl 3:00
- Train 45 2:23
- `Neath That Cold Grey Tomb of Stone 3:07
- Get Up John 2:37
Item #: QM1720-CD
