Flatt & Scruggs - The Essential Flatt & Scruggs: 'Tis Sweet to Be Remembered
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Artist: Flatt & ScruggsEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1997-01-28
Music Label: Sony
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- Come Back Darling - Flatt & Scruggs, Flatt, Lester
- I'm Head over Heels in Love - Flatt & Scruggs, Flatt, Lester
- I'm Workin' on a Road (To Glory Land) - Flatt & Scruggs, Flatt, Lester
- 'Tis Sweet to Be Remembered - Flatt & Scruggs, Wiseman, Mac
- Earl's Breakdown - Flatt & Scruggs, Scruggs, Earl
- Flint Hill Special - Flatt & Scruggs, Scruggs, Earl
- Foggy Mountain Chimes - Flatt & Scruggs, Scruggs, Earl
- That Old Book of Mine - Flatt & Scruggs, Seckler, Curly
- Till the End of the World Rolls Around - Flatt & Scruggs, Thomas, Newton
- Foggy Mountain Special - Flatt & Scruggs, Certain, Louise
- Randy Lynn Rag - Flatt & Scruggs, Scruggs, Earl
- Shuckin' the Corn - Flatt & Scruggs, Certain, Louise
- Don't Let Your Deal Go Down - Flatt & Scruggs, Flatt, Gladys Stace
- I'll Never Shed Another Tear - Flatt & Scruggs, Flatt, Lester
- Big Black Train - Flatt & Scruggs, Sherry, George
- Crying My Heart Out over You - Flatt & Scruggs, Certain, Louise
- Cabin on the Hill - Flatt & Scruggs, Shook, Bolivar Lee
- Polka on a Banjo - Flatt & Scruggs, Luallen, Leon
- Just Ain't - Flatt & Scruggs, Willis, Hal
- Go Home - Flatt & Scruggs, Wheeler, Onie
- The Legend of the Johnson Boys - Flatt & Scruggs, Scruggs, Earl
- The Ballad of Jed Clampett - Flatt & Scruggs, Henning, Paul
- New York Town - Flatt & Scruggs, Guthrie, Woody
- Pearl, Pearl, Pearl - Flatt & Scruggs, Henning, Paul
- My Saro Jane - Flatt & Scruggs, Scruggs, Earl
- I'm Troubled - Flatt & Scruggs, Traditional
- You Are My Flower - Flatt & Scruggs, Carter, A.P.
- Petticoat Junction - Flatt & Scruggs, Henning, Paul
- Workin' It Out - Flatt & Scruggs, Silverstein, Shel
- I Still Miss Someone - Flatt & Scruggs, Cash, Johnny
- Nashville Cats - Flatt & Scruggs, Sebastian, John
- California Uptight Band - Flatt & Scruggs, Hall, Tom T.
- Down in the Flood - Flatt & Scruggs, Dylan, Bob
- Foggy Mountain Breakdown - Flatt & Scruggs, Scruggs, Earl
Free Music Notes for The Essential Flatt & Scruggs: 'Tis Sweet to Be Remembered
Free Music Review: Fun Collection Of Classic Bluegrass
Hit: 4 Stars
The first CD features Flatt and Scruggs' Columbia recordings from the 1950's. These are mostly originals and have a more traditional bluegrass sound, with favorites such as "Tis Sweet To Be Remembered" and "Cabin In The Hills". The second CD is focused on their songs from the 1960's. Many of these songs enjoyed mainstream success, such as their TV themes for "Petticoat Junction" and "The Beverly Hillibillies. This side also includes many covers of artists such as the Carter Family, Johnny Cash and even the Lovin' Spoonful.
This is a collection of very accessible bluegrass and I enjoyed listening to it from the beginning. While Scruggs' talent on the banjo is beyond reproach, some bluegrass purists may be put off by the commerical corniness of certain songs from the 60's. The overall tone is one of fun playfulness and the songs may not stand the test of time as well as those by Bill Monroe and the Stanley Brothers. But their instrumentals, like "Foggy Mountain Breakdown", rank up their with the very best and this is certainly a fine collection of music well worth owning.
The Essential Flatt & Scruggs: 'Tis Sweet to Be Remembered Poster
With ample doses of talent, spirit, and charisma, Flatt and Scruggs rose to the popular peak of the bluegrass heap during their 17-year association with Columbia. With Lester Flatt's casual vocal style and Earl Scruggs's groundbreaking banjo technique, the Foggy Mountain Boys brought bluegrass into the country mainstream more so than either Bill Monroe or the Stanley Brothers. Disc one picks up where the legendary Mercury recordings left off. High-powered originals such as "Come Back Darling," "Head Over Heels," "Til the End of the World Rolls Round," and "I'll Never Shed Another Tear" add to their classic repertoire, while the spectacular instrumental rags and breakdowns showcase Scruggs's banjo prowess. Disc two finds the pair diversifying their portfolio, as it were, with readings of popular television themes and covers of everyone from the Carter Family, Woody Guthrie, and Johnny Cash to John Sebastian, Bob Dylan, Tom T. Hall, and even Shel Silverstein. --Marc GreilsamerCountry Music CDs
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