Various Artists - Blazing Bluegrass [4xCD Set]

Blazing Bluegrass puts us in touch with Bill Monroe, Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs, the Stanley Brothers, Jim & Jesse, Reno & Smiley and a number of other ambassadors of a genre that survives and continues to blossom into the 21st century. This set presents the foundations laid by the great and good originators of this music.

Featuring 4 cds of digitally remastered music this is another typically authoritative, great value Properbox in new slimline format, with comprehensive notes and discographical detail in a 52 page illustrated booklet.

Disc 1

• The Coupon Song - Monroe, Bill
• Were You There  - Monroe, Bill
• True Life Blues - Monroe, Bill
• Goodbye Old Pal - Monroe, Bill
• Blue Grass Special - Monroe, Bill
• Mansions For Me - Monroe, Bill
• Shine Hallelujah Shine  - Monroe, Bill
• Summertime Is Past And Gone 2:52 - Monroe, Bill
• Wicked Path Of Sin - Monroe, Bill
• Little Cabin Home On The Hill - Monroe, Bill
• That Home Above - Monroe, Bill
• I'm Going Back To Old Kentucky  - Monroe, Bill
• It's Mighty Dark To Travel - Monroe, Bill
• Blue Grass Breakdown - Monroe, Bill
• Old Cross Road Is Waitin - Monroe, Bill
• Remember The Cross  - Monroe, Bill
• Molly And Tenbrooks - Monroe, Bill
• Heavy Traffic Ahead - Monroe, Bill
• Toy Heart - Monroe, Bill
• Can't You Hear Me Calling - Monroe, Bill
• Travelin' This Lonesome Road - Monroe, Bill
• Alabama Waltz - Monroe, Bill
• I'm Blue I'm Lonesome - Monroe, Bill
• Y'All Come - Monroe, Bill
• Blue Moon Of Kentucky - Monroe, Bill

Disc 2

• Tis Sweet To Be Remembered - Flatt & Scruggs
• Earl's Breakdown - Flatt & Scruggs
• I'm Gonna Settle Down - Flatt & Scruggs
• I'm Lonesome And Blue  - Flatt & Scruggs
• Over The Hills To The Poorhouse - Flatt & Scruggs
• My Darling's Last Goodbye - Flatt & Scruggs
• Get In Line Brothers - Flatt & Scruggs
• Brother I'm Getting Ready To Go - Flatt & Scruggs
• Why Did You Wander - Flatt & Scruggs 
• Flint Hill Special - Flatt & Scruggs
• Thinking About You - Flatt & Scruggs
• If I Should Wander Back To You - Flatt & Scruggs
• Dim Lights Thick Smoke  - Flatt & Scruggs
• Dear Old Dixie - Flatt & Scruggs
• I'll Go Steppin' Too - Flatt & Scruggs
• I'd Rather Be Alone - Flatt & Scruggs
• Foggy Mountain Chimes - Flatt & Scruggs
• Someone Took My Place With You - Flatt & Scruggs
• Mother Prays Loud In Her Sleep - Flatt & Scruggs
• Be Ready For Tomorrow May Never Come - Flatt & Scruggs
• Reunion In Heaven - Flatt & Scruggs
• Till The End Of the World Rolls Around - Flatt & Scruggs
• You're Not A Drop In The Bucket - Flatt & Scruggs
• Don't This Road Look Rough And Rocky - Flatt & Scruggs
• Foggy Mountain Special - Flatt & Scruggs

Disc 3

• Gathering Flowers For the Master's Bouquet - Stanley Brothers
• The Fields Have Turned To Brown - Stanley Brothers
• Hey Hey Hey - Stanley Brothers
• Pretty Polly - Stanley Brothers
• The Lonesome River - Stanley Brothers
• Sweetest Love - Stanley Brothers
• The Wandering Boy - Stanley Brothers
• The Little Girl And the Dreadful Snake - Stanley Brothers
• Little Glass Of Wine - Stanley Brothers
• Are You Waiting Just For Me - Stanley Brothers
• Little Birdie  - Stanley Brothers
• Say You Won't Be Mine - Stanley Brothers
• This Weary Heart You Stole Away - Stanley Brothers
• I'm Lonesome Without You - Stanley Brothers
• Our Last Goodbye - Stanley Brothers
• Poison Lies - Stanley Brothers
• Dickson County Breakdown - Stanley Brothers
• I Long To See The Old Folks - Stanley Brothers
• A Voice From On High - Stanley Brothers
• Memories Of Mother - Stanley Brothers
• Could You Love Me (One More Time)  - Stanley Brothers
• I Just Got Wise - Stanley Brothers
• Harbour Of Love  - Stanley Brothers
• Blue Moon Of Kentucky - Stanley Brothers
• Calling From Heaven - Stanley Brothers

Disc 4

• Story Of The Knoxville Girl - Blue Sky Boys
• In The Hills Of Roane County - Blue Sky Boys
• Little Birdie - Mainer, Wade
• The Girl I Left In Sunny Tennessee - Mainer, Wade& Trio
• Lonely Tombs - Mainer, J.E/Mountaineers
• Have You Forgotten - Bailey Brothers
• Beautiful Brown Eyes - Bailey Brothers
• Heart's Hall Of Fame - Bailey Brothers
• When I Safely Reach The Other Shore - Magness, Tommy
• Little Country Preacher - Magness, Tommy
• Crazy Finger Blues - Reno & Smiley
• I'm Gone Long Gone - Reno & Smiley
• I'm the Talk Of the Town - Reno & Smiley
• There's Another Baby Waiting For Me Down The Line - Reno & Smiley
• Tennessee Cut-up Breakdown - Reno & Smiley
• I'll Wash Your Love From My Heart - Jim & Jesse
• Air Mail Special - Jim & Jesse
• Doin' My Time - Skinner, Jimmie
• Will You Be Ready - Skinner, Jimmie
• Can't Live With 'Em - Martha Mattie & Minnie
• Wiggle Worm Wiggle - Eanes, Jim
• Ridin' The Waves - Shenandoah Valley Boys
• My Lonely Heart - Martin, Jimmy
• She's Just A Cute Thing - Martin, Jimmy & Osborne Brothers
• Blue Eyed Darling - Martin, Jimmy & Osborne Brothers
• Save It Save It - Martin, Jimmy
• It Won't Be Long - Hodges Brothers
• Banjo Twist - McCormick Brothers