Cat. No. 2758: NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND ~ WILL THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKEN. VOL. 2. BGO RECORDS BGOCD400. (IMPORT).
THIS ALBUM FOLLOWS THE SAME PATTERN AS VOLUME 1. (A SUCCESSFUL TRIPLE LP WHICH WAS THE BAND’S FIRST GOLD ALBUM ALONG WITH TWO GRAMMY NOMINATIONS NOW AVAILABLE AS A 2CD SET). THE ORIGINAL ALBUM FEATURED A STELLAR CAST OF COUNTRY MUSIC LEGENDS, ROY ACUFF, MOTHER MAYBELLE CARTER, EARL SCRUGGS, DOC WATSON, MERLE TRAVIS, JIMMY MARTIN, ROY ‘JUNIOR’ HUSKEY, VASSAR CLEMENTS PLUS MANY OTHERS.
THIS ALBUM WAS RECORDED IN 1989 AND THE LIST OF GUEST ARTISTS ON THE ALBUM READS LIKE A “WHO’S WHO” OF COUNTRY MUSIC, JOHNNY CASH, THE CARTER FAMILY, ROY ACUFF, CHET ATKINS, BELA FLECK, PAULETTE CARLSON, JUNE CARTER CASH, JOHN DENVER, EMMYLOU HARRIS, THE CARTER FAMILY AND THE LIST GOES ON. THIS ALBUM WENT GOLD IN BOTH THE US AND CANADA, WAS SELECTED AS ALBUM OF THE YEAR BY THE CMA IN NASHVILLE, WON THREE GRAMMY AWARDS AND STAYED IN THE US ALBUM CHART FOR THREE MONTHS. THIS ALBUM IS A BRILLIANT COMPANION TO “WILL THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKEN. VOL.1.” ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT ******
*Please note that only the lead vocalist(s) or musician(s) are listed with each song as the list of artists performing on each song is far too numerous to list. The complete listing is contained in the accompanying booklet.
TRACK LISTING: Life’s Railway To Heaven (lead vocal & guitar: Johnny Cash / harmony vocals: The Carter Family) / Grandpa Was A Carpenter (lead vocal & guitar: John Prine / lead guitar & vocal harmony: Jeff Hanna) / When I Get My Rewards (lead vocal: Levon Helm / guitar & harmony vocal: Jeff Hanna) / Don’t You Hear Jerusalem Moan (mandolin & vocals: Sam Bush / vocals: John Cowan / accordion & vocals: Bob Carpenter) / Little Mountain Church (lead vocal & guitar: Ricky Skaggs / harmony vocals: Jeff Hanna & Jimmy Ibbotson) / And So It Goes (lead vocal: John Denver / guitar & harmony vocal: Jimmy Ibbotson) / When It’s Gone (lead vocal & mandolin: Jimmy Ibbotson / guitar & harmony vocal: Jeff Hanna) / Mary Danced With Soldiers (lead vocal & guitar: Emmylou Harris / guitar & harmony vocal: Jeff Hanna) / Riding Alone (lead vocal & piano: Bob Carpenter / lead vocal: Emmylou Harris / guitar: Chet Atkins) / I’m Sitting On Top Of The World (lead vocal & guitar: Jimmy Martin / guitar & harmony vocal: Jeff Hanna) / Lovin’ On The Side (lead vocal: Paulette Carlson / mandolin & harmony vocal: Jeff Hanna) / Lost River (lead vocal & guitar: Michael Martin Murphey / guitar & vocals: Jeff Hanna) / Bayou Jubilee & (lead vocal & guitar: Jeff Hanna / mandolin & harmony vocal: Jimmy Ibbotson) / Blues Berry Hill (instr.) (washboard: Jeff Hanna / guitar: Jimmy Ibbotson) / Turn Of The Century (mandolin & vocals: Jimmy Ibbotson / guitar & vocals: Jeff Hanna) / One Step Over The Line (lead vocal & guitar: John Hiatt / lead vocal: Rosanne Cash / guitar & harmony vocal: Jeff Hanna) / You Ain’t Going Nowhere (twelve string guitar & vocals: Roger McGuinn / guitar & vocals Chris Hillman) / The Valley Road (lead vocal & piano: Bruce Hornsby / guitar & harmony vocal: Jeff Hanna) / Will The Circle Be Unbroken (lead vocals: Johnny Cash, Roy Acuff, Ricky Skaggs, Leon Helm, Emmylou Harris, Jimmy Ibbotson / harmony vocals: The Carter Family plus ensemble) / Amazing Grace (instr.) (guitar: Randy Scruggs).
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