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Will the Circle Be Unbroken (30th Anniversary Edition)
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Product Details/SpecificationsRecording label: Capitol EAN: 0724353514822Binding: Audio CDFormat: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered, Release Date: 2002-03-26Universal product code (UPC): 724353514822Number of discs: 2Product Description All products are BRAND NEW and factory sealed. Fast shipping and 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed.
Amazon.com In an age when the old-timey soundtrack to O Brother, Where Art Thou? sells 5 million copies, it's hard to imagine how revolutionary Will the Circle Be Unbroken seemed upon its release 30 years ago. The triple album (now rereleased as a two-CD set) paired many of Nashville's venerable country and bluegrass performers (Roy Acuff, Mother Maybelle Carter, Earl Scruggs, Doc Watson, Merle Travis, Jimmy Martin, Vassar Clements) with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, or as Acuff called them, "a bunch of long-haired West Coast boys." The idea seemed nearly as foreign as Martians setting down in Tennessee, but the Dirt Band were Colorado hippies steeped in the genre, so there was no disputing the authenticity of the music, or its earthy appeal. Aside from the sheer joy of the performances (listen to Jimmy Martin's "whoop" on "Sunny Side of the Mountain"), there's great fun in hearing Roy Acuff give the boys a lesson in doing a song right the first time (and using the word hell before launching into a religious number). And Mother Maybelle wafts through like a benevolent ghost, or at least a patron saint. One caveat: The boast of four previously unreleased tracks is balderdash, since three are really between-track conversations and rehearsals, and only "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" qualifies as a real song. But that's nitpicking. Buy it. Love it. Wallow in it. O brother, that's country music! --Alanna Nash
Brand: CapitolDisc 1 Tracks: 1. Grand Ole Opry Song2. Keep On The Sunny Side3. Nashville Blues4. You Are My Flower5. The Precious Jewel6. Dark As A Dungeon7. Tennessee Stud8. Black Mountain Rag9. Wreck On The Highway10. The End Of The World11. I Saw The Light12. Sunny Side Of The Mountain13. Nine Pound Hammer14. Losin' You (Might Be The Best Thing Yet)15. Honky Tonkin'16. You Don't Know My Mind17. My Walkin' ShoesDisc 2 Tracks: 1. Lonesome Fiddle Blues2. Cannonball Rag3. Avalanche4. Flint Hill Special5. Togary Mountain6. Earl's Breakdown7. Orange Blossom Special8. Wabash Cannonball9. Lost Highway10. Doc Watson & Merle Travis: First Meeting (Dialogue)11. Way Downtown12. Down Yonder13. Pins And Needles (In My Heart)14. Honky Tonk Blues15. Sailin' On To Hawaii16. I'm Thinking Tonight Of My Blue Eyes17. I Am A Pilgrim18. Wildwood Flower19. Soldier's Joy20. Will The Circle Be Unbroken21. Both Sides Now22. Foggy Mountain Breakdown23. Warming Up for "The Opry" (talk)24. Sunny Side (talk)25. Remember MePublishers: Capitol
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