"Bluegrass Cafe" Playlist - 1/8/2012

Hi Folks.

This show occurred on the "Eighth of January" which happens to be the title of an old American fiddle tune.  Marti and I celebrated with Rhonda Vincent's instrumental version as well as Jimmie Driftwood's version with lyrics known as "The Battle Of New Orleans."

January 8th is also Elvis Presley's birthday, so we took advantage of that to explore one of the songs that helped launch his career -- a song he borrowed from the one and only Bill Monroe -- "Blue Moon of Kentucky."  We played Monroe's original 1946 recording followed by Elvis', then the Stanley Brothers', and then Monroe's re-recording that included the 4/4 section halfway through.  All of the last three versions were recorded within about a three-month period in 1954.  We also played a few more current versions of the song recently released by Laurie Lewis, Frank Wakefield, and Bobby Osborne.  The history of this song and its influence is one of the reasons Bill Monroe is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

We also acknowledged Randall Hylton's, Curly Ray Cline's, and of course Earl Scruggs' birthdays, all of which occur near or on this date, and Jimmy Martin's recording of "You Don't Know My Mind" that he recorded January 13, 1960.

To top off Bluegrass Cafe this day, we had an interview with Brandon Rickman who will be performing a solo show at The Outer Space in Hamden, CT, Saturday January 21, 2012.  You can find more information about the show and buy tickets in advance at http://guitartownct.com

Be sure to tune in next Sunday for another great afternoon of the best in bluegrass music.

Jim Beaver

requests are red

Title / Artist / Album / Label

• Fire On The Mountain / Michael Cleveland / Sawing On The "C" String / Self-released
• I'm Going Back To Old Kentucky / Audie Blaylock and Redline / I'm Going Back To Old Kentucky / Rural Rhythm
• Chilly Winds / Johnny Williams et al / Close Kin / Mountain Roads
• Eighth Of January / Rhonda Vincent / Destination Life / Rounder
• The Battle Of New Orleans / Jimmie Driftwood / Americana / Bear Family
• Don't Act / Rhonda Vincent / All American Bluegrass Girl / Rounder
• You Won't Be Satisfied That Way / Dave Evans / Goin' Round This World / Rebel
• Jimmie Brown, The Newsboy / Flatt & Scruggs / Foggy Mountain Jamboree / Columbia
• Flint Hill Special / Flatt & Scruggs / Foggy Mountain Jamboree / Columbia
• Blue Moon of Kentucky (1946) / Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys / The Essential / Columbia
• Blue Moon of Kentucky / Elvis Presley / Elvis At Sun / BMG
• Blue Moon of Kentucky / The Stanley Brothers / 1953-1958 & 1959 / Bear Family
• Blue Moon of Kentucky (1954) / Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys / Blue Grass 1950-1958 / Bear Family
• Heart And Soul / The Gillis Brothers / Heart And Soul / Rebel
• Brand New Tennessee Waltz / Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys / 1971-1973 / Rebel
• Old Richmond Prison / Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys / Classic Bluegrass / Rebel
• You Don't Know My Mind / Jimmy Martin / You Don't Know My Mind / Rounder
• Deep River / Ashley Blankenship and Blades of Blue / Blades of Blue / Mountain Fever
• Frozen In Time / The Gibson Brothers / Help My Brother / Compass
• Blue Moon of Kentucky / Laurie Lewis / Skippin' and Flyin' / Spruce and Maple
• The Working Man / Shannon Slaughter / The Sideman Steps Out / Elite Circuit
• Brakeman's Blues / The Del McCoury Band / Old Memories / McCoury Music
• Eighteen Wheels / Crowe Brothers / Bridging The Gap / Rural Rhythm
• Going Back To Old Virginia / Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper / Fired Up / Rounder
• Mississippi Sawyer / George Pegram / Self-titled / Rounder
• Bring Back My Blue Eyed Boy To Me / Lilly Brothers & Don Stover / Early Recordings / Rebel
• When The Snow Falls On The Bluegrass / Cody Shuler & Pine Mountain Railroad / Self-titled / SteelTown
• Pretty Polly / NewTown / NewTown / Self-released
• My Time / Lee Marcus / Grandpa's Pond / Self-released
• Just As Soon As I Get Over You / Junior Sisk and Ramblers Choice / The Heart Of A Song / Rebel
• Put Me In Your Pocket / Taylors Grove / Keep On The Sunny Side / Fishtraks
• Rabbit In The Pea Patch / Peter Feldman & The Pea Patch Quintet / Grey Cat On The Tennessee Farm / Self-released
• Blue Moon of Kentucky / Frank Wakefield w. Audie Blaylock / A Tribute To Bill Monroe / Patuxent
• Cry Lonesome Dove / Wayne Taylor & Appaloosa / It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Day / Raincoe
• Flint Hill Special (bed) / Rick Spinney / Off The Cuff / Self-released
• Nine Pound Hammer (bed) / Rick Spinney / Off The Cuff / Self-released
• That's Just Me Lovin' You / Darin & Brooke Aldridge / So Much In Between / Mountain Home
• Sharecropper's Son / Carolina Road / Back To My Roots / Rural Rhythm
• I Wouldn't Change You If I Could / Ricky Skaggs / Country Hits Bluegrass Style / Skaggs Family
• The Old Home Place / The Dillards / There Is A Time (1963-70) / Vanguard
• Blue Moon of Kentucky / Bobby Osborne & Rocky Top X-Press / Bill Monroe 100th Year Celebration at Bean Blossom / Rural Rhythm
• Brown Check / Larry Cordle / Pud Marcum's Hangin' / Mighty Cord
• Record Time Machine / Lonesome River Band / Still Learning / Rural Rhythm
• Always Have, Always Will / Brandon Rickman / Young Man, Old Soul / Rural Rhythm
• Interview with Brandon Rickman 
• Meanwhile / Balsam Range / Trains I Missed / Mountain Home
• Before Judgment Day / J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers / 30 Old Time Favorites / Gusto
• Wings Of Angels / Jay Armsworthy / I Couldn't Make It Without Him / Blue Circle
• Give Me Just A Little More Time / The Bluegrass Gospel Project / The Blue Morpho / Vital
• Walking In A Dream / Fred Etheridge / Pickin' and Singin' / Self-released