Modern bluegrass was born on July 4, 1957 when the original Country Gentlemen took the stage at the Admiral Grill in Baileys Crossroads, Virginia. The foursome heard on this disc is the “classic” Country Gentlemen—Charlie Waller, John Duffey, Eddie Adcock, and Tom Gray, one of the greatest ensembles in bluegrass history. This reissue of the Gents’ 1973 album catches the band in its prime. 28-page booklet. 16 tracks. 46 minutes.
Going Back to the Blue Ridge Mountains
2 Going to the Races
3 Azzuro Campana
4 Dark As a Dungeon
5 Copper Kettle
6 Billy in the Low Ground
7 I Saw the Light
8 Tom Dooley # 2
9 Brown Mountain Light
10 Electricity
11 Daybreak in Dixie
12 Mary Dear
13 Sad and Lonesome Day
14 Cripple Creek
15 Don’t This Road Look Rough and Rocky?
16 Muleskinner Blues