The Bluegrass Album

For the album by Alan Jackson, see The Bluegrass Album (Alan Jackson album).

1981 studio album by Bluegrass Album Band

The Bluegrass Album

Studio album by

Bluegrass Album Band

Released| 1981
Recorded| September 22–24, 1980; 1750 Arch Studios, Berkeley, California
Genre| Bluegrass
Label| Rounder
Producer| Tony Rice
Bluegrass Album Band chronology
|  | The Bluegrass Album
(1981)  | Bluegrass Album, Vol. 2
(1982)

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Tony Rice chronology
| Mondo Mando
(1981)  | The Bluegrass Album
(1981)  | Backwaters
(1982)

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The Bluegrass Album is the debut album by bluegrass supergroup, Bluegrass Album Band, released in 1981. It's a collection of bluegrass standards by Lester Flatt, Bill Monroe, Earl Scruggs, Ralph Stanley and others.[1][2] Ultimately, six volumes were released, recorded between 1980 and 1996.

The Bluegrass Compact Disc [Rounder CD 11502, c. 1986] is a 20-song release drawn from volumes 1-4 of The Bluegrass Album.

## "Album" Track listing

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1. Blue Ridge Cabin Home (Louise Certain, Gladys Stacey)
2. We Can't Be Darlings Anymore (Lester Flatt, John Ray "Curly" Seckler)
3. Molly And Tenbrooks (Bill Monroe)
4. I Believe In You Darling (Bill Monroe)
5. Model Church (Traditional)
6. On My Way Back To The Old Home (Bill Monroe)
7. Gonna Settle Down (Lester Flatt)
8. Toy Heart (Bill Monroe)
9. Pain In My Heart (Larry Richardson, Bobby Osborne)
10. Chalk Up Another One (H. Winston & Wilmer Neal)
11. River Of Death (Bill Monroe)

## Personnel

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* Tony Rice \- guitar, vocals
* J.D. Crowe \- banjo, vocals
* Doyle Lawson \- mandolin, vocals
* Bobby Hicks \- fiddle, vocals
* Todd Philips \- bass

## References

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1. ^ Album info on www.rounder.com[permanent dead link]
2. ^ Album info on www.cduniverse.com

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Bluegrass Album Band

* Tony Rice
* J. D. Crowe
* Doyle Lawson
* Bobby Hicks
* Jerry Douglas
* Todd Philips
* Mark Schatz
* Vassar Clements

Discography|

* The Bluegrass Album (1980)
* Bluegrass Album, Vol. 2 (1982)
* Bluegrass Album, Vol. 3 - California Connection (1983)
* Bluegrass Album, Vol. 4 (1984)
* Bluegrass Album, Vol. 5 – Sweet Sunny South (1989)
* Bluegrass Album, Vol. 6 – Bluegrass Instrumentals (1996)

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Bluegrass music

Typical instruments|

* Guitar
* acoustic
* resonator
* Banjo
* Double bass
* Fiddle
* technique
* Mandolin
* resonator
* technique

Stylistic origins|

* Blues
* Country music
* Jazz
* Old-time music

Sub- and fusion genres|

* Traditional bluegrass
* Czech bluegrass

Notable festivals|

* High Sierra Music Festival
* Festival of the Bluegrass
* Merlefest
* Podunk Bluegrass Festival
* Telluride Bluegrass Festival
* Tottenham Bluegrass Festival
* List of bluegrass music festivals

Notable performers|

* List of bluegrass musicians
* List of bluegrass bands
* List of bluegrass mandolinists

Other|

* International Bluegrass Music Museum
* International Bluegrass Music Association
* International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame
* Bluegrass Unlimited magazine
* Central Canadian Bluegrass Awards
* International Bluegrass Music Awards

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* Portal

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