1948–1959

~ Release by Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Packaging is LP sized box with individual jewel cases + large format booklet.

Annotation last modified on 2018-04-02 02:28 UTC.

Tracklist

▶CD 1
▶CD 2
▼CD 3
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1Reunion in Heaven
double bass [string bass]:
Jody Rainwater (American bluegrass bassist) (on 1952-11-09)
guitar and lead vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1952-11-09)
guitar [lead guitar] and baritone vocals:
Earl Scruggs (on 1952-11-09)
bass vocals:
Benny Martin (bluegrass fiddler and guitar player) (on 1952-11-09)
tenor vocals:
Curly Seckler (on 1952-11-09)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1952-11-09)
2:55
2Pray for the Boys
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1952-11-09) and Earl Scruggs (on 1952-11-09)
vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1952-11-09), Benny Martin (bluegrass fiddler and guitar player) (on 1952-11-09), Earl Scruggs (on 1952-11-09) and Curly Seckler (on 1952-11-09)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1952-11-09)
2:50
3I’ll Go Stepping Too
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1953-08-29)
double bass [string bass]:
Bob L. Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader) (on 1953-08-29)
fiddle:
Benny Martin (bluegrass fiddler and guitar player) (on 1953-08-29)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1953-08-29)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Louis T. Innis (on 1953-08-29)
mandolin:
Curly Seckler (on 1953-08-29)
vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1953-08-29) and Curly Seckler (on 1953-08-29)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1953-08-29)
2:54
4I’d Rather Be Alone
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1953-08-29)
double bass [string bass]:
Bob L. Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader) (on 1953-08-29)
fiddle:
Benny Martin (bluegrass fiddler and guitar player) (on 1953-08-29)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1953-08-29)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Louis T. Innis (on 1953-08-29)
mandolin:
Curly Seckler (on 1953-08-29)
vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1953-08-29), Earl Scruggs (on 1953-08-29) and Curly Seckler (on 1953-08-29)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1953-08-29)
recording of:
I'd Rather Be Alone (on 1953-08-29)
composer:
Lester Flatt
2:47
5Foggy Mountain Chimes
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1953-08-29)
double bass [string bass]:
Bob L. Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader) (on 1953-08-29)
fiddle:
Benny Martin (bluegrass fiddler and guitar player) (on 1953-08-29)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1953-08-29)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Louis T. Innis (on 1953-08-29)
mandolin:
Curly Seckler (on 1953-08-29)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1953-08-29)
recording of:
Foggy Mountain Chimes (on 1953-08-29)
composer:
Earl Scruggs
2:18
6Someone Took My Place With You
recorded in:
United States (from 1953-08-29 until 1953-08-30)
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1953-08-29, from 1953-08-29 until 1953-08-30)
bass:
Bob Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader) (from 1953-08-29 until 1953-08-30)
double bass [string bass]:
Bob L. Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader) (on 1953-08-29)
fiddle:
Benny Martin (bluegrass fiddler and guitar player) (on 1953-08-29, from 1953-08-29 until 1953-08-30)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1953-08-29) and Louis Innis (from 1953-08-29 until 1953-08-30)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Louis T. Innis (on 1953-08-29) and Lester Flatt (from 1953-08-29 until 1953-08-30)
mandolin:
Curly Seckler (on 1953-08-29, from 1953-08-29 until 1953-08-30)
vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1953-08-29, from 1953-08-29 until 1953-08-30)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1953-08-29)
2:52
7Mother Prays Loud in Her Sleep
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1953-08-30)
double bass [string bass]:
Bob L. Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader) (on 1953-08-30)
fiddle:
Benny Martin (bluegrass fiddler and guitar player) (on 1953-08-30)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1953-08-30)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Louis T. Innis (on 1953-08-30)
mandolin:
Curly Seckler (on 1953-08-30)
vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1953-08-30), Earl Scruggs (on 1953-08-30) and Curly Seckler (on 1953-08-30)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1953-08-30)
3:17
8That Old Book of Mine
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1953-08-30)
double bass [string bass]:
Bob L. Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader) (on 1953-08-30)
fiddle:
Benny Martin (bluegrass fiddler and guitar player) (on 1953-08-30)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1953-08-30)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Louis T. Innis (on 1953-08-30)
mandolin:
Curly Seckler (on 1953-08-30)
vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1953-08-30) and Curly Seckler (on 1953-08-30)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1953-08-30)
2:44
9Your Love Is Like a Flower
recorded in:
United States (from 1953-08-29 until 1953-08-30)
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (from 1953-08-29 until 1953-08-30, on 1953-08-30)
bass:
Bob Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader) (from 1953-08-29 until 1953-08-30)
double bass [string bass]:
Bob L. Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader) (on 1953-08-30)
fiddle:
Benny Martin (bluegrass fiddler and guitar player) (from 1953-08-29 until 1953-08-30, on 1953-08-30)
guitar:
Louis Innis (from 1953-08-29 until 1953-08-30) and Lester Flatt (on 1953-08-30)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Lester Flatt (from 1953-08-29 until 1953-08-30) and Louis T. Innis (on 1953-08-30)
mandolin:
Curly Seckler (from 1953-08-29 until 1953-08-30, on 1953-08-30)
vocals:
Lester Flatt (from 1953-08-29 until 1953-08-30, on 1953-08-30) and Curly Seckler (from 1953-08-29 until 1953-08-30, on 1953-08-30)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1953-08-30)
recording of:
Your Love Is Like a Flower (on 1953-08-30)
writer:
Lester Flatt, Everett Lilly and Earl Scruggs
2:36
10Be Ready for Tomorrow May Never Come
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1953-08-30)
double bass [string bass]:
Bob L. Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader) (on 1953-08-30)
fiddle:
Benny Martin (bluegrass fiddler and guitar player) (on 1953-08-30)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1953-08-30)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Louis T. Innis (on 1953-08-30)
mandolin:
Curly Seckler (on 1953-08-30)
vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1953-08-30) and Curly Seckler (on 1953-08-30)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1953-08-30)
2:42
11Till the End of the World Rolls Around
recorded in:
United States (on 1954-05-19)
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1954-05-19)
bass and double bass [string bass]:
Jake Tullock (country stand-up bass) (on 1954-05-19)
fiddle:
Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1954-05-19)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1954-05-19) and Louie Innis (on 1954-05-19)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Lester Flatt (on 1954-05-19) and Louis T. Innis (on 1954-05-19)
mandolin:
Curly Seckler (on 1954-05-19)
vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1954-05-11, on 1954-05-19), Curly Seckler (on 1954-05-11, on 1954-05-19) and Earl Scruggs (on 1954-05-19)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1954-05-19)
recording of:
Till the End of the World Rolls Round
writer:
Newton Thomas
publisher:
Universal Cedarwood Publishing
2:36
12You’re Not a Drop in the Bucket
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1954-05-19)
double bass [string bass]:
Jake Tullock (country stand-up bass) (on 1954-05-19)
fiddle:
Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1954-05-19)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1954-05-19)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Louis T. Innis (on 1954-05-19)
mandolin:
Curly Seckler (on 1954-05-19)
vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1954-05-19), Curly Seckler (on 1954-05-19) and Jake Tullock (country stand-up bass) (on 1954-05-19)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1954-05-19)
2:30
13Don’t This Road Look Rough and Rocky
recorded in:
United States (on 1954-05-19)
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1954-05-19)
bass and double bass [string bass]:
Jake Tullock (country stand-up bass) (on 1954-05-19)
fiddle:
Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1954-05-19)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1954-05-19) and Louie Innis (on 1954-05-19)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Lester Flatt (on 1954-05-19) and Louis T. Innis (on 1954-05-19)
mandolin:
Curly Seckler (on 1954-05-19)
vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1954-05-19), Earl Scruggs (on 1954-05-19) and Curly Seckler (on 1954-05-19)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1954-05-19)
recording of:
Don’t This Road Look Rough and Rocky (on 1954-05-19)
writer:
Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs
publisher:
Peermusic III, Ltd. (BMI) and Scruggs Music, Inc.
3:08
14Foggy Mountain Special
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1954-05-19)
double bass [string bass]:
Jake Tullock (country stand-up bass) (on 1954-05-19)
fiddle:
Chubby Wise (on 1954-05-19)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1954-05-19)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Louis T. Innis (on 1954-05-19)
mandolin:
Curly Seckler (on 1954-05-19)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1954-05-19)
recording of:
Foggy Mountain Special (on 1954-05-19)
2:05
15You Can Feel It in Your Soul
double bass [string bass]:
Jake Tullock (country stand-up bass) (on 1955-01-23)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1955-01-23)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Earl Scruggs (on 1955-01-23)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Eddie Hill (Musician, Songwriter, Country Music DJ) (on 1955-01-23)
mandolin:
Curly Seckler (on 1955-01-23)
vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1955-01-23), Earl Scruggs (on 1955-01-23), Curly Seckler (on 1955-01-23) and Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1955-01-23)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1955-01-23)
2:31
16Old Fashioned Preacher
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1955-01-23)
double bass [string bass]:
Jake Tullock (country stand-up bass) (on 1955-01-23)
fiddle:
Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1955-01-23)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1955-01-23)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Eddie Hill (Musician, Songwriter, Country Music DJ) (on 1955-01-23)
vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1955-01-23), Earl Scruggs (on 1955-01-23), Curly Seckler (on 1955-01-23) and Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1955-01-23)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1955-01-23)
2:40
17Before I Met You
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1955-01-23)
double bass [string bass]:
Jake Tullock (country stand-up bass) (on 1955-01-23)
fiddle:
Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1955-01-23)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1955-01-23)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Eddie Hill (Musician, Songwriter, Country Music DJ) (on 1955-01-23)
mandolin:
Curly Seckler (on 1955-01-23)
vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1955-01-23), Earl Scruggs (on 1955-01-23) and Curly Seckler (on 1955-01-23)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1955-01-23)
recording of:
Before I Met You (on 1955-01-23)
writer:
Charles L. Seitz (recording and mastering engineer at RCA Studios, Nashville; also songwriter and arranger), Jim Denny and Joe Lewis (American country singer-songwriter)
2:39
18I’m Gonna Sleep With One Eye Open
recorded in:
United States (on 1955-01-23)
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1955-01-23)
bass and double bass [string bass]:
Jake Tullock (country stand-up bass) (on 1955-01-23)
fiddle:
Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1955-01-23)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1955-01-23) and Eddie Hill (Musician, Songwriter, Country Music DJ) (on 1955-01-23)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Eddie Hill (Musician, Songwriter, Country Music DJ) (on 1955-01-23) and Lester Flatt (on 1955-01-23)
mandolin:
Curly Seckler (on 1955-01-23)
vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1955-01-23), Earl Scruggs (on 1955-01-23) and Curly Seckler (on 1955-01-23)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1955-01-23)
recording of:
I'm Gonna Sleep With One Eye Open (on 1955-01-23)
lyricist and composer:
Lester Flatt
2:38
19Randy Lynn Rag
recorded in:
United States (on 1955-09-02)
producer:
Don Law
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1955-09-02)
bass and double bass [string bass]:
Ernie Newton (contrabassist) (on 1955-09-02)
fiddle:
Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1955-09-02)
guitar and guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Lester Flatt (on 1955-09-02) and Jack Shook (on 1955-09-02)
mandolin:
Curly Seckler (on 1955-09-02)
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Buck "Josh" Graves (on 1955-09-02)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1955-09-02)
recording of:
Randy Lynn Rag (on 1955-09-02)
composer:
Earl Scruggs
2:05
20On My Mind
producer:
Don Law
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1955-09-02)
double bass [string bass]:
Ernie Newton (contrabassist) (on 1955-09-02)
fiddle:
Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1955-09-02)
guitar and lead vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1955-09-02)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Jack Shook (on 1955-09-02)
mandolin:
Curly Seckler (on 1955-09-02)
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Josh Graves (on 1955-09-02)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1955-09-02)
2:47
21Blue Ridge Cabin Home
producer:
Don Law
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1955-09-02)
double bass [string bass]:
Ernie Newton (contrabassist) (on 1955-09-02)
fiddle:
Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1955-09-02)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1955-09-02)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Jack Shook (on 1955-09-02)
mandolin:
Curly Seckler (on 1955-09-02)
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Josh Graves (on 1955-09-02)
vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1955-09-02) and Curly Seckler (on 1955-09-02)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1955-09-02)
recording of:
Blue Ridge Cabin Home (on 1955-09-02)
writer:
Gladys Stacy and Louise Certain
2:57
22Some Old Day
producer:
Don Law
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1955-09-02)
double bass [string bass]:
Ernie Newton (contrabassist) (on 1955-09-02)
fiddle:
Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1955-09-02)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1955-09-02)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Jack Shook (on 1955-09-02)
mandolin:
Curly Seckler (on 1955-09-02)
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Josh Graves (on 1955-09-02)
vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1955-09-02) and Curly Seckler (on 1955-09-02)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1955-09-02)
recording of:
Some Old Day (on 1955-09-02)
writer:
Gladys Stacey and Louise Certain
2:31
23It Won’t Be Long
producer:
Don Law
double bass [string bass]:
Bob L. Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader) (on 1955-09-03)
fiddle:
Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1955-09-03)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1955-09-03)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Earl Scruggs (on 1955-09-03)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Chet Atkins (on 1955-09-03)
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Josh Graves (on 1955-09-03)
vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1955-09-03), Earl Scruggs (on 1955-09-03), Curly Seckler (on 1955-09-03) and Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1955-09-03)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1955-09-03)
2:32
24No Mother in This World
producer:
Don Law
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1955-09-03)
double bass [string bass]:
Bob L. Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader) (on 1955-09-03)
fiddle:
Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1955-09-03)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1955-09-03)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Chet Atkins (on 1955-09-03)
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Josh Graves (on 1955-09-03)
vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1955-09-03), Earl Scruggs (on 1955-09-03) and Curly Seckler (on 1955-09-03)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1955-09-03)
2:50
25Gone Home
producer:
Don Law
double bass [string bass]:
Bob L. Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader) (on 1955-09-03)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1955-09-03)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Earl Scruggs (on 1955-09-03)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Chet Atkins (on 1955-09-03)
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Josh Graves (on 1955-09-03)
vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1955-09-03), Earl Scruggs (on 1955-09-03), Curly Seckler (on 1955-09-03) and Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1955-09-03)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1955-09-03)
2:28
26Bubbling in My Soul
producer:
Don Law
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1955-09-03)
double bass [string bass]:
Bob L. Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader) (on 1955-09-03)
fiddle:
Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1955-09-03)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1955-09-03)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Chet Atkins (on 1955-09-03)
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Josh Graves (on 1955-09-03)
vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1955-09-03), Earl Scruggs (on 1955-09-03), Curly Seckler (on 1955-09-03) and Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1955-09-03)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1955-09-03)
2:23
27Joy Bells
producer:
Don Law
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1956-05-06)
double bass [string bass]:
Onie Wheeler (American country and bluegrass musician) (on 1956-05-06)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1956-05-06)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Harold Ray Bradley (on 1956-05-06)
mandolin:
Curly Seckler (on 1956-05-06)
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Josh Graves (on 1956-05-06)
vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1956-05-06), Earl Scruggs (on 1956-05-06), Curly Seckler (on 1956-05-06) and Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1956-05-06)
recorded at:
Music City Recording (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1956-05-06)
2:26
28What’s Good for You
producer:
Don Law
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1956-05-06)
double bass [string bass]:
Onie Wheeler (American country and bluegrass musician) (on 1956-05-06)
fiddle:
Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1956-05-06)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1956-05-06)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Harold Ray Bradley (on 1956-05-06)
mandolin:
Curly Seckler (on 1956-05-06)
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Josh Graves (on 1956-05-06)
vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1956-05-06) and Curly Seckler (on 1956-05-06)
recorded at:
Music City Recording (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1956-05-06)
2:41
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