It seemed only fitting to start and end the show in a similar fashion -- with music from the "King Of Bluegrass," Jimmy Martin, who would have celebrated his 86th birthday on August 10th. Included was music recorded by Jimmy Martin when he worked as a Blue Grass Boy, as well as music he made with his own Sunny Mountain Boys. We also included a couple of Martin songs recorded by other performers, and two songs written in tribute to Jimmy Martin.
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| Sam getting some BBU recognition - February 2011 (photo courtesy Ted Lehmann) |
We couldn't let the show pass without remembering a country music songwriting legend who died this past week: Cowboy Jack Clement. One of the first bands Cowboy Jack played music with was Washington D.C. Bluegrass legend, Buzz Busby & the Bayou Boys, so he wasn't a completely unfamiliar figure in the Bluegrass world. We featured a couple of Bluegrass covers of Cowboy Jack songs, and threw in an amusing Johnny Cash song written by Clement.
August is a big month for birthdays of country music legends, too, and while we didn't get to play a whole lot of music from two Country Music Hall of Famers born on August 12th -- Porter Wagoner in 1927 and Buck Owens in 1929 -- we did play a couple of Bluegrass covers of music originally recorded by each of these gentlemen. We'll play a bit more from their respective catalogs during next week's show.
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| Lou Reid & Carolina - celebrating 20 years with a new live CD! |
Hope you'll be sure to join us next Sunday for another packed edition of Bluegrass Cafe!
Amy
SONG / TITLE / ALBUM / LABEL (request is RED)
- Katy Hill / Del McCoury Band / RockyGrass / Blue Planet
- In The Pines / Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys / The King And The Father / MME
- Mary Ann / Jimmy Martin & the Sunny Mountain Boys / Bean Blossom / MCA
- Memories Of Mother And Dad / Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys / The King And The Father / MME
- Sunny Side Of The Mountain / Jimmy Martin / You Don't Know My Mind / Rounder
- I Cried Again / Audie Blaylock / A Tribute To Jimmy Martin / Koch Records
- Blue-Eyed Darlin' / WhiteHouse / WhiteHouse / Pinecastle
- Hold Whatcha Got / Hot Mustard / Live At The Mole Hill Theatre / Howling Cat Records
- Jimmy Martin Songs For Dinner / Gary Brewer / Jimmy Martin Songs For Dinner / Stretchgrass Productions
- My Name Is Jimmy Martin (Do You Remember Me?) / Ray Edwards & Hard Rock Mountain / Portrait Of A Bluegrass Songwriter / Rural Rhythm
- My Walking Shoes Don't Fit Me Anymore / Tidwell Brothers & the Cedar Mountain Boys / single / no label
- Headed Home For Maine / Fred Pike, Sam Tidwell & the Kennebec Valley Boys / The Last Log Drive / Revonah
- Horse story / Sam Tidwell / Down On The Farm / Self-Produced
- The Last Log Drive / Fred Pike, Sam Tidwell & the Kennebec Valley Boys / The Last Log Drive / Revonah
- Show and tell / Sam Tidwell / Down On The Farm / Self-Produced
- Tidwell Pike / Jimmy Gaudreau / Pieces & Bits / Goose Creek Music
- The Game I Can't Win / Lonesome River Band / Chronology, Volume 2 / Rural Rhythm
- I'd Worship You / Stanley Brothers / The Early Starday King Years, 1958-1961 / Gusto
- Shamrock / Jason Davis / Second Time Around / Mountain Fever Records
- Everybody's Somebody's Fool / Sierra Hull / Secrets / Rounder
- Don't This Road Look Rough And Rocky / Allerton & Alton / Black, White & Bluegrass / Bear Family
- Old McDonald / Mark Newton & Steve Thomas / Reborn / Pinecastle
- Someone I Used To Know / Patty Loveless with Jon Randall / Mountain Soul / Epic
- Got Leavin' On Her Mind / Mark Newton Band / Charlie Lawson's Still / Rebel
- I Know One / Barry & Holly Tashian / Straw Into Gold / Rounder
- Spell Of A Freight Train / Ricochet / Ricochet / Rebel
- Miller's Cave / Michael Cleveland with Audie Blaylock / Let 'Er Go, Boys! / Rounder
- The One On The Right Is On The Left / Johnny Cash / The Essential Johnny Cash / Columbia
- Heart Of A Little Mountain Girl / Lou Reid & Carolina / Live At The Down Home / KMA Records
- A Dollar Down / Reno & Harrell / single / John-Boy & Billy, Inc.
- Your Love Is Dying / Reno & Smiley / On Stage / Copper Creek
- Big Marshall / Spinney Brothers / No Borders / Mountain Fever Records
- Keepin' It Between The Lines (Old School) / Peter Rowan / The Old School / Compass Records
- Stormy Horizons / The Expedition Show / Stormy Horizons / Mountain Fever Records
- If Teardrops Were Pennies / Big Country Bluegrass / Memories Of The Past / Rebel
- I'll Take A Page From Your Book / Straight Drive / I'll Take A Page From Your Book / Cabinwood Music
- Howdy Neighbor Howdy / The Traditional Grass / Howdy Neighbor Howdy / Rebel
- Misery Loves Company / Johnson Mountain Boys / Favorites / Rounder
- Open Up Your Heart / Terry Baucom with the Gibson Brothers / In A Groove / John-Boy & Billy, Inc.
- My Heart Skips A Beat / Lynn Morris Band / The Lynn Morris Band / Rounder
- Home From The Mills / Northern Lights / Living In The City / Red House Records
- Six More Miles / Don Rigsby / Doctor's Orders / Rebel
- So Blue / Stanley Brothers / Selected Cuts, 1955-1956 / JSP Records
- You're In My Heart / Weary Hearts / By Heart / Flying Fish
- Prayer Bell Of Heaven / Jimmy Martin / This World Is Not My Home / MME
- I'll Fly Away / The Rosenthals / Fly Away / American Melody
- I'm Rollin' Through This Unfriendly World / Nashville Bluegrass Band / The Boys Are Back In Town / Sugar Hill
- A Voice From On High / Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys / High Lonesome / CMH
- On The Right Side / Flatt Lonesome / Flatt Lonesome / Pisgah Ridge
- Walking In Good Company / Junior Sisk & Ramblers Choice / The Story Of The Day That I Died / Rebel
- When We Look On His Face / Bill Emerson with Cliff Waldron / Reunion / Webco
- Pray The Clouds Away / Jimmy Martin / This World Is Not My Home / MME
- Blue Grass Twist / Johnson Mountain Boys / Requests / Rounder
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