Best Old-Time Country
Includes Drunkard's Special Coley Jones; Peg and Awl Carolina Tar Heels; Frankie Mississippi John Hurt; Engine 143 Carter Family; Indian War Whoop Hoyt Ming & His Pep-Steppers; Newport Blues Cincinnati Jug Band; John the Revelator Blind Willie Johnson; Fifty Miles of Elbow Room Rev. McGee; Sugar Baby Dock Boggs; See That My Grave Is Kept Clean Blind Lemon Jefferson; The Lone Star Trail Ken Maynard, and many more! The Harry Smith Connection: A Live Tribute To The Anthology Of American Folk Music. Classic Maritime Music from Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Smithsonian Folkways American Roots Collection. Classic Mountain Songs from Smithsonian Folkways. Classic Blues From Smithsonian Folkways. Folkways: The Original Vision See all Editorial Reviews.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Great gift."
"It is all it's cracked up to be."
"As much as I love Bob, I have to say that everything on this album is better than most of Bob's work."
"As someone in their mid sixties the folk music resurgence was very popular in my formative years."
"I have been waiting a long time to get this."
"What an unbelievable compilation of old musi; lyrics, history, original old "stuff" thoughout."
"this is simply the most astounding collection of music ever assembled."
"Harry Smith's carefully chosen selection of folk, religious, and popular music from the early days of American sound recording still sounds weird and wonderful--like music from a parallel universe that's strangely familiar."
2003 album featuring a trio of Bluegrass legends: Earl Scruggs, Doc Watson and Ricky Skaggs.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Earl Scruggs, Doc Watson and Ricky Skaggs team up on what has to be as good as bluegrass music gets. Doc Watson begins this hymn, as simple and pure as your grandmother's pound cake, and is then joined by the voices of Skaggs and Scruggs, along with Krauss, in an a capella arrangement that will send chills down your spine."
"You should not demand of the reviewer a certain number of words."
"Excellent recording, wonderful performance."
"I was lucky enough, and I do consider it very lucky, to have heard Doc Watson and his son Merle from about 30 feet dead center at a blue grass festival in Virginia back in the 1970's."
"If you get a chance to listen to Doc Watson or Earl Scruggs or Ricky Skaggs, take it."
"Earl and Doc are gone and left us with some of the greatest instrument mastery in history."
Jim & Jesse; Orange Blossom Special Stanley Bros.; Dueling Banjos Eric Weissberg and Steve Mandell; You Don't Know My Mind Jimmy Martin; Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms Del McCoury; Dooley Dillards, and more, 18 high, lonesome cuts on the CD, 12 on the cassette! That explains why along with timeless standards such as Flatt & Scruggs ' "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" and the Osborne Brothers ' "Rocky Top" we also get "Dueling Banjos" from the film Deliverance , a cut that is to classic bluegrass what Walter Murphy is to Beethoven.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I especially love 'Foggy Mountain Breakdown' by Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys!"
"I bought this as a birthday present for my son who loves and performs Bluegrass as well as other styles, but Bluegrass is about his favorite."
"these songs are show a side of America in the Appalachians., It's not just good music, it gives you a small sample of part of a culture."
"I had one of these and lost it."
"Pefect , love the music and fast, fast, fast shipping !!"
"Have been looking for a good version of "Rocky Top" and found it here."
"Again, I cannot actually review this because it is a Christmas gift for my grandson which is two weeks away yet."
"The quality and speed of delivery was satisfactory."
Best Traditional Country
NEW Combo BLUWAVS CD and FLAC FILE.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I've never enjoyed the western cowboy genre before, but this album changed it for me.Ian Tyson writes quite poetic lyrics for some of the songs on this cd."
"It's a great CD with over 70 minutes of cowboy songs."
"Great cd."
"Although I already have several Ian Tyson CDs, I really like having a majority of my favorites on this CD."
"Classic Ian Tyson in the unique Canadian western cowboy laments like: Spring Time in Alberta; The Wonder of It All; Barrel Racing Angel; Navajo Rug; and for nostalgic humor "Magpie"."
"If you're wanting to give someone thoughtful a thoughtful gift, something that might challenge their overly civilized sensibilities but not leave their ears twanging, then this is a great introduction to great lyrics and good, memorable music, celebrating really good lives."
"This is the album that led me to loving this guy's music."
"Ian's music simply reminds us of the real Western US, reliving the themes like Lonesome Dove and Centennial."
Best Memphis Blues
Includes Drunkard's Special Coley Jones; Peg and Awl Carolina Tar Heels; Frankie Mississippi John Hurt; Engine 143 Carter Family; Indian War Whoop Hoyt Ming & His Pep-Steppers; Newport Blues Cincinnati Jug Band; John the Revelator Blind Willie Johnson; Fifty Miles of Elbow Room Rev. McGee; Sugar Baby Dock Boggs; See That My Grave Is Kept Clean Blind Lemon Jefferson; The Lone Star Trail Ken Maynard, and many more! The Harry Smith Connection: A Live Tribute To The Anthology Of American Folk Music. Classic Maritime Music from Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Smithsonian Folkways American Roots Collection. Classic Mountain Songs from Smithsonian Folkways. Classic Blues From Smithsonian Folkways. Folkways: The Original Vision See all Editorial Reviews.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"The first time I played this, I felt somewhat let down, since it had such a massive online build-up and had been dubbed something like "the most important folk album in music history"--one that had influenced countless pop and rock musicians."
"Great gift."
"It is all it's cracked up to be."
"As much as I love Bob, I have to say that everything on this album is better than most of Bob's work."
"As someone in their mid sixties the folk music resurgence was very popular in my formative years."
"I have been waiting a long time to get this."
"What an unbelievable compilation of old musi; lyrics, history, original old "stuff" thoughout."
"this is simply the most astounding collection of music ever assembled."
Best Delta Blues
Includes Drunkard's Special Coley Jones; Peg and Awl Carolina Tar Heels; Frankie Mississippi John Hurt; Engine 143 Carter Family; Indian War Whoop Hoyt Ming & His Pep-Steppers; Newport Blues Cincinnati Jug Band; John the Revelator Blind Willie Johnson; Fifty Miles of Elbow Room Rev. McGee; Sugar Baby Dock Boggs; See That My Grave Is Kept Clean Blind Lemon Jefferson; The Lone Star Trail Ken Maynard, and many more! The Harry Smith Connection: A Live Tribute To The Anthology Of American Folk Music. Classic Maritime Music from Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Smithsonian Folkways American Roots Collection. Classic Mountain Songs from Smithsonian Folkways. Classic Blues From Smithsonian Folkways. Folkways: The Original Vision See all Editorial Reviews.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"The first time I played this, I felt somewhat let down, since it had such a massive online build-up and had been dubbed something like "the most important folk album in music history"--one that had influenced countless pop and rock musicians."
"Great gift."
"It is all it's cracked up to be."
"As much as I love Bob, I have to say that everything on this album is better than most of Bob's work."
"As someone in their mid sixties the folk music resurgence was very popular in my formative years."
"I have been waiting a long time to get this."
"What an unbelievable compilation of old musi; lyrics, history, original old "stuff" thoughout."
"this is simply the most astounding collection of music ever assembled."
Best Traditional Folk
Includes Drunkard's Special Coley Jones; Peg and Awl Carolina Tar Heels; Frankie Mississippi John Hurt; Engine 143 Carter Family; Indian War Whoop Hoyt Ming & His Pep-Steppers; Newport Blues Cincinnati Jug Band; John the Revelator Blind Willie Johnson; Fifty Miles of Elbow Room Rev. McGee; Sugar Baby Dock Boggs; See That My Grave Is Kept Clean Blind Lemon Jefferson; The Lone Star Trail Ken Maynard, and many more! The Harry Smith Connection: A Live Tribute To The Anthology Of American Folk Music. Classic Maritime Music from Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Smithsonian Folkways American Roots Collection. Classic Mountain Songs from Smithsonian Folkways. Classic Blues From Smithsonian Folkways. Folkways: The Original Vision See all Editorial Reviews.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"The first time I played this, I felt somewhat let down, since it had such a massive online build-up and had been dubbed something like "the most important folk album in music history"--one that had influenced countless pop and rock musicians."
"Great gift."
"It is all it's cracked up to be."
"As much as I love Bob, I have to say that everything on this album is better than most of Bob's work."
"As someone in their mid sixties the folk music resurgence was very popular in my formative years."
"I have been waiting a long time to get this."
"What an unbelievable compilation of old musi; lyrics, history, original old "stuff" thoughout."
"this is simply the most astounding collection of music ever assembled."
Best Appalachian Music
These Copland performances have been the preferred versions since they were first issued--better even than the composer's own, later recordings.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I'm a sucker for sentiment, so I particularly love Appalachian Spring: Doppio movimento (sometimes called Variations on a Shaker Tune or Simple Gifts), but it's all wonderful."
"Considering that this is played in the car with the road noise, and player electronics, this recording was a nice relief to commute traffic."
"This CD must be in every American music collection!"
"A classic set of recordings."
"What more could you ask for -- Copland and Bernstein."
"On the last part of Appalachian Spring track 8 Moderato - Coda, the phrasing of the string section is absolutely gorgeous, and every note is played with such feeling and clarity."
"This recording of Hoe Down is sharper and clearer than is the Boston Pops rendition, but I do prefer the slightly slower pace of that recording."
Best Nashville Country
2009 essential greatest hits collection gathers all of Glen Campbell's hit songs in one contemporary package.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I was feeling nostalgic when Glen Campbell passed away so I knew I had to add this Greatest Hits album to my music collection."
"Good sounding a must for all who like glen cambell."
"Bought as a present."
"a very good collection of his songs."
"Great collection of a legend."
"Most of the songs I wanted."
Best Bakersfield Sound
This comprehensive hits package includes all 40 of his #1 hits on 2 Cds, with legendary songs such as: "The Fugitive," "Mama Tried," "Sing Me Back Home," "Hungry Eyes" "Grandma Harp," "I Think I'll Stay Here and Drink."
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I consider myself a fan of old country and have several Merle albums, but i need something that would cover a wide range of his songs in one shot."
"Hits the Merle spot !!!"
"2 cd's full of the music from one of the best country singers, up there with the big boys Merle."
"I didn't have any recordings by Merle, and this one contains really good ones."
"All the Merle Haggard best songs."
"Great album by a great artist who is no longer with us."
"Love all the music on this album."