The Country Gentlemen - Vanguard VSD-79331

Recorded at the Vanguard Recording Studios, New York, NY

Released: 1973

Song Tracks:

01. Travelling Kind
02. Don Quixote
03. On Morning In May
04. Casey's Last Ride
05. The Leaves That Are Green
06. Paradise
07. House Of The Rising Sun
08. Catfish John
09. Mother Of A Miner's Child
10. Bringing Mary Home
11. Souvenirs
12. The City Of New Orleans

Personnel:

Charlie Waller - Guitar and Vocals
Bill Emerson - Banjo and Vocals
Doyles Lawson - Mandolin, Electric Bass, and Vocals
Bill Yates - Bass
Mike Auldridge - Dobro
Ricky Skaggs - Fiddle
Al Rogers - Drums

In 1972, the Country Gentlemen signed with Vanguard Records, an association that would produce two albums. The first is the most contemporary and illustrates teh in fluence that Bill Emerson was having upon the Gentlemen repertoire at the time.

Another Charlie Waller standard was a lesser known Kris Kristofferson effort, "Casey's Last Ride". This album was Bill Emerson's last recorded appearance with The Country Gentlemen, who departed to join the U.S. Navy Band , and head up their country and bluegrass unit (Country Current).





Going Back To The Blue Ridge Mountains - Folkways Records FTS-31031

Recorded at the Vanguard Recording Studios, New York, NY

Released: 1973

Song Tracks:

01. Going Back To The Blue Ridge Mountains
02. Going To The Races
03. Azzuro Campana (Blue Bell)
04. Dark As A Dungeon
05. Copper Kettle
06. Billy In The Low Ground
07. I Saw The Light
08. Tom Dooley # 2
09. Brown Mountain Lights
10. Electricity
11. Daybreak In Dixie
12. Mary Dear
13. 0h Sad and Lonesome Day
14. Cripple Creek
15. Don't This Road Look Rough and Rocky
16. Mule Skinner Blues

Personnel:

Charlie Waller - Guitar and Vocals
John Duffey - Mandolin and Vocals
Eddie Adcock - Banjo and Vocals
Ed Ferris - Bass

Actually this album first came out in Japan in 1967 under the title The Country Gentlemen in Concert (London, SLH-86). it was the fourth album in the Folkway's catalog of Country Gentlemen recordings. The songs are all from a live performance in Syracuse, New York, shortly before "Bringing Mary Home" was recorded.






The Country Gentlemen Yesterday and Today Vol. 1 - Rebel Records SLP-1521

Recorded: (See individual songs)

Released: 1973

01. Are You Waiting Just For Me - (Berryville, Va. - 1967)
02. The Fields Have Turned Brown - (1971)

03. Tom Dooley - (Martha's Vineyard, Mass. - 1963)
04. Less Of Me - (1970)
05. Long Black Veil - (Berryville, Va. - 1967)
06. When They Ring Those Golden Bells - (Mid-1960's)
07. I Never Will Marry - (Martha's Vineyard, Mass. - 1963)
08. Electricity - (1964)
09. Under The Double Eagle - (Berryville, Va. - 1967)
10. Blue Yodel #4 - (1964)
11. Get In Line Brother - (Berryville, Va. - 1967)
12. Mrs. Robinson - (1969)

Personnel:

Charlie Waller - Guitar and Vocals
John Duffey - Mandolin and Vocals
Eddie Adcock - Banjo and Vocals
Tom Gray - Bass and Vocals
Ed Ferris - Bass and Vocals
Jimmy Gaudreau - Mandolin and Vocals
Doyle Lawson - Mandolin and Vocals
Bill Emerson - Banjo and Vocals
Bill Yates - Bass
Mike Auldridge - Dobr0
Kenny Gaddock - Dobro
Pete "Roberts" Kuykendall - Guitar
Bobbi Woods - Tambourine




The Country Gentlemen Yesterday and Today Vol. 2- Rebel Records SLP-1521

Recorded: (See individual songs_

Released: 1973

Song Tracks:

01. Columbus Stockade Blues - (Martha's Vineyard, Mass. - 1963)
02. Girl Behind The Bar - (1971)
03. Man Of Constant Sorrow - (Martha's Vineyard, Mass. - 1963)
04. Aunt Dinah's Quilting Party - (1963)
05. Cripple Creek - (Berryville, Va. - 1967)
006. Philadelphia Lawyer - (1962)
07. This Land Is Your Land - (Martha's Vineyard, Mass. - 1963)
08. Lord I'm Coming Home - (1968)
09. Windy And Warm (Fincastle, Va - 1967)
10. Doin' My Time - (1969)
11. East Virginia Blues - (1963)
12. Over The Hills To The Poor House - (1970)

Personnel:

Charlie Waller - Guitar and Vocals
John Duffey - Mandolin and Vocals
Eddie Adcock - Banjo and Vocals
Tom Gray - Bass and Vocals
Ed Ferris - Bass and Vocals
Jimmy Gaudreau - Mandolin and Vocals
Doyle Lawson - Mandolin and Vocals
Bill Emerson - Banjo and Vocals
Bill Yates - Bass
Mike Auldridge - Dobr0
Kenny Gaddock - Dobro
Pete "Roberts" Kuykendall - Guitar
Bobbi Woods - Tambourine

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