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25 Bluegrass Classics: Vintage 60's - Songs of Rural America

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AllMusic Review by Zac Johnson

Rural Rhythm's compilation 25 Bluegrass Classics: Vintage 60's - Songs of Rural America rips through a whole mess of fun and rollicking traditional bluegrass songs from the likes of Don Reno, Hylo Brown, Vassar Clements, and Red Smiley & the Bluegrass Cut Ups. These long-forgotten down-home gems have been overshadowed by the bigger names of the era (Flatt & Scruggs, Bill Monroe, Jim & Jesse, Osborne Brothers), but hopefully the release of this disc will bring more attention to these artists.

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	Title/Composer	Performer	Time
1	Roll On Buddy	Red Smiley & the Bluegrass Cut-Ups	1:36
2	Whoa Mule	Bobby Smith & The Boys From Shilo	1:45
3	Pretty Polly	The Stoney Mountain Boys / Jim McCall / Earl Taylor	1:58
4	Red Rocking Chair M. Christian / Traditional	The Tennessee Cut-Ups / Bill Harrell / Don Reno	1:33
5	Flop Eared Mule	Raymond Fairchild	1:42
6	Mule Skinner Blues	Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys / The Bluegrass Cut-Ups / Ernie & Mack	2:09
7	Ain't Nobody Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone Lester Flatt	Red Smiley & the Bluegrass Cut-Ups	1:41
8	This Rambler's Ramblin'	Mac Martin	2:12
9	Preacher and the Bear	Hylo Brown	2:11
10	Fast Travelin'	Vassar Clements	0:56
11	Cotton Eyed Joe Traditional	Log Cabin Boys	2:08
12	Shady Grove Traditional	Red Smiley & the Bluegrass Cut-Ups	1:15
13	East Virginia Blues	The Bluegrass Cut-Ups / Ernie & Mack	1:38
14	Nobody's Business Traditional	The Tennessee Cut-Ups / Bill Harrell / Don Reno	1:55
15	Kickin' Mule	Raymond Fairchild	1:39
16	Girl in the Blue Velvet Band Cliff Carlisle / Mel Foree	Hylo Brown	3:02
17	Ruby	The Bluegrass Band / The Bluegrass Cut-Ups / Ernie & Mack	2:16
18	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy A.P. Carter	Jim Greer & The Mac-O-Chee Valley Folks	1:56
19	I Ain't Gonna Work Here Tomorrow	Frosty Mountain Boys / Raymond Fairchild	2:17
20	Banjo Signal	Hylo Brown & The Timberliners	0:43
21	Poor Rebel Soldier	The Stoney Mountain Boys / Jim McCall / Earl Taylor	2:11
22	Cindy	Ernie & Mack	1:40
23	Banks of the Ohio Traditional	Red Smiley & the Bluegrass Cut-Ups	2:20
24	Poor Ellen Smith M. Christian / Traditional	The Tennessee Cut-Ups / Bill Harrell / Don Reno	2:01
25	Fireball Mail	Hylo Brown	1:36

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25 Bluegrass Classics: Vintage 60's - Songs of Rural America

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