''Early Dawg'' is a live album by American mandolinist

David Grisman David Jay Grisman (born March 23, 1945) is an American mandolinist. His music combines bluegrass, folk, and jazz in a genre he calls "Dawg music". He founded the record label Acoustic Disc, which issues his recordings and those of other acousti ...

, released in 1980. With

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on guitar and vocals, Jerry McCoury on bass, Bill Keith on banjo plus other well-known musicians, Grisman offers a mix of traditional songs, compositions by

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and his own contributions, mainly of bluegrass and progressive bluegrass style. These are some of Grisman's earliest solo recordings from March 1966, except track 16 with

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was recorded in June 1973. The album was released on Sugar Hill.

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Track listing

All tracks composed by David Grisman except where indicated # "Fanny Hill" # "Sugar Hill Ramble" # "Little Maggie" (Traditional) # "Blue Grass Twist" (

) # "Shenandoah Breakdown" (Bill Monroe) # "Opus 57" # "

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" (Guy Massey) # "

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" (Traditional) # "Rawhide" (Bill Monroe) # " Little Sadie" (Traditional) # "Dark Hollow" (Bill Browning) # "Dear Old Dixie" (

Lester Flatt Lester Raymond Flatt (June 19, 1914 – May 11, 1979) was an American bluegrass (music), bluegrass guitarist and mandolinist, best known for his collaboration with banjo picker Earl Scruggs in the duo Flatt and Scruggs. Flatt's career spanned ...

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) # "Opus 38" # "I Wonder Where You Are Tonight" (Johnny Bond) # "Caravan" (

Duke Ellington Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) was an American Jazz piano, jazz pianist, composer, and leader of his eponymous Big band, jazz orchestra from 1924 through the rest of his life. Born and raised in Washington, D ...

) # "Black Mountain Rag" (Traditional)

Personnel

* David Grisman – mandolin, baritone vocal (14) *

– guitar, vocals * Artie Rose – guitar (2, 6, 10, 13, 15) * Bill Keith – banjo (2, 6, 10, 15) * Winnie Winston – banjo *

– mandolin (16) * Jerry McCoury – bass

References

{{Bluegrass music David Grisman live albums Sugar Hill Records live albums Albums produced by David Grisman 1980 live albums