''The Bluegrass Album'' is the debut album by bluegrass supergroup,

Bluegrass Album Band Bluegrass Album Band was a bluegrass supergroup, founded by Tony Rice and J. D. Crowe in 1980. Originally, there was no intention to build a permanent group and the main reason for the collaboration was to record a solo album for Tony Rice ...

, released in 1981. It's a collection of bluegrass standards by

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 ...

Bill Monroe William Smith Monroe ( ; September 13, 1911 – September 9, 1996) was an American mandolinist, singer, and songwriter who created the bluegrass music genre. Because of this, he is often called the " Father of Bluegrass". The genre takes its n ...

Earl Scruggs Earl Eugene Scruggs (January 6, 1924 – March 28, 2012) was an American musician noted for popularizing a three-finger banjo picking style, now called "Scruggs style", which is a defining characteristic of bluegrass music. His three-finge ...

Ralph Stanley Ralph Edmund Stanley (February 25, 1927 – June 23, 2016) was an American bluegrass artist, known for his distinctive singing and banjo playing. He began playing music in 1946, originally with his older brother Carter Stanley as part of The ...

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/ref> Ultimately, four volumes were released, recorded between 1980 and 1985. The Bluegrass Compact Disc ounder CD 11502, c. 1986is a 20-song release drawn from volumes 1-4 of The Bluegrass Album.

"Album" Track listing

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

Personnel

Tony Rice David Anthony Rice (June 8, 1951 – December 25, 2020) was an American bluegrass guitarist and singer. He was an influential acoustic guitar player in bluegrass, progressive bluegrass, newgrass and acoustic jazz. He was inducted into the In ...

- guitar, vocals *

J.D. Crowe James Dee Crowe (August 27, 1937December 24, 2021) was an American banjo player and bluegrass band leader. He first became known during his four-year stint with Jimmy Martin in the 1950s. Crowe led the bluegrass group New South from 1971 until ...

- banjo, vocals *

Doyle Lawson Doyle Wayne Lawson (born April 20, 1944) is an American traditional bluegrass and Southern gospel musician. He is best known as a mandolin player, vocalist, producer, and leader of the 6-man group Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver. Lawson was inducte ...

- mandolin, vocals *

Bobby Hicks Robert Caldwell Hicks (July 21, 1933 – August 16, 2024) was a Grammy Award-winning American bluegrass fiddler and musician with more than fifty years of experience. He was inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame in 2017. L ...

- fiddle, vocals * Todd Philips - bass

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bluegrass Album 1981 debut albums Tony Rice albums Rounder Records albums