Nitty Gritty Dirt Band release ‘Will The Circle Be Unbroken,’ their seventh album featuring Roy Acuff, Doc Watson, Earl Scruggs and Merle Travis among other guests (1972)
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band‘s ‘Will the Circle be Unbroken’ is their seventh album featuring Roy Acuff, Doc Watson, Earl Scruggs, Merle Travis among other guests and released in November 1972 by United Artists
WATCH
1 . The Grand Ole Opry Song
2 . Grand Ole Opery Song (w/ Jimmy Martin & Vassar Clements)
3 . Keep On The Sunny Side (w/ Alison Krauss, “50th Anniversary”)
4 . Keep On The Sunny Side (w/ Carter Sisters)
5 . Tennessee Stud (w/ Vince Gill, “50th Anniversary”)
6 . Nine Pound Hammer (w/ Vince Gill, “50th Anniversary”)
7 . Honky Tonkin’ (w/ Jimmie Fadden, “50th Anniversary”)
8 . Walkin’ Shoes (w/ Jimmy Martin)
9 . Walkin’ Shoes
10 . Earl’s Breakdown (w/ Earl Scruggs)
11 . Will The Circle Be Unbroken (Documentary)
12 . (Augusta, Maine, 1991)
Track Listing : 1.Grand Ole Opry Song (Hylo Brown) – 02:59 . 2.Keep On The Sunny Side (A.P. Carter, Gary Garett) – 03:35 . 3.Nashville Blues (Earl Scruggs) – 03:10 . 4.You Are My Flower (A.P. Carter) – 03:35 . 5.The Precious Jewel (Roy Acuff) – 03:30 . 6.Dark As A Dungeon (Merle Travis) – 02:45 . 7.Tennessee Stud (Jimmie Driftwood) – 04:22 . 8.Black Mountain Rag (Traditional, Thomas Magness) – 02:10 . 9.Wreck On The Highway (Dorsey Dixon) – 03:24 . 10.The End Of The World (Fred Rose) – 03:53 . 11.I Saw The Light (Hank Williams) – 03:45 . 12.Sunny Side Of The Mountain (Byron Gregory, Harry Mcauliffe) – 02:14 . 13.Nine-Pound Hammer (Merle Travis) – 02:14 . 14.Losin’ You (Might Be The Best Thing Yet) (Edria A. Humphrey, Jimmy Martin) – 02:44 . 15.Honky Tonkin’ (Hank Williams) – 02:19 . 16.You Don’T Know My Mind (Jimmie Skinner) – 02:45 . 17.My Walkin’ Shoes (Jimmy Martin, Paul Williams) – 02:02 . 18.Lonesome Fiddle Blues (Vassar Clements) – 02:41 . 19.Cannonball Rag (Merle Travis) – 01:15 . 20.Avalanche (Millie Clements) – 02:50 . 21.Flint Hill Special (Earl Scruggs) – 02:12 . 22.Togary Mountain (Walter Mceuen) – 02:25 . 23.Earl’S Breakdown (Earl Scruggs) – 02:34 . 24.Orange Blossom Special (Ervin T. Rouse) – 02:14 . 25.Wabash Cannonball (A.P. Carter) – 02:00 . 26.Lost Highway (Leon Payne) – 03:37 . 27.Way Downtown (Traditional, Doc Watson) – 03:30 . 28.Down Yonder (Arr. Doc Watson) – 01:48 . 29.Pins And Needles (In My Heart) (Floyd Jenkins) – 02:53 . 30.Honky Tonk Blues (Hank Williams) – 02:22 . 31.Sailin’ On To Hawaii (Beecher Kirby) – 02:00 . 32.I’M Thinking Tonight Of My Blue Eyes (A.P. Carter) – 04:25 . 33.I Am A Pilgrim (Traditional) – 02:55 . 34.Wildwood Flower (A.P. Carter) – 03:34 . 35.Soldier’S Joy (John Mceuen, Earl Scruggs) – 02:05 . 36.Will The Circle Be Unbroken (A.P. Carter) – 04:50 . 37.Both Sides Now (Joni Mitchell) – 02:19 . 38.Foggy Mountain Breakdown (Earl Scruggs) – 02:39 . 39.Remember Me (Scotty Wiseman) – 01:32
Musicians : Nitty Gritty Dirt Band – Band . Bill John Mceuen – Guitar On (30) On (30) . Doc Watson – Guitar On (2) . Earl Scruggs – Banjo On (2 – 3 – 11 – 21 – 23 – 32 – 35 – 36), Earl Scruggs – Guitar On (10 – 25 – 29 – 31 – 34 – 4 – 5 – 9) . Ellis Padget – Bass On (18 – 24) . Gary Scruggs – Guitar On (21), Background Vocals On (1 – 2 – 12 – 16 – 17 – 36) . Jeff Hanna – Drums On (26), Guitar On (15), Lead Vocal On (30), Washboard On (18 – 20 – 28 – 3), Background Vocal On (27 – 7 – 1 – 2 – 11 – 12 – 13 – 16 – 17 – 32 – 36 – 4 – 6) . Jim Ibbotson -Drums On (15 – 16 – 30), Guitar On (18 – 20 – 22 – 26 – 27 – 28 – 34 – 7 – 8), Lead Vocal On (26), Snare On (12 – 13 – 14 – 17 – 21 – 23 – 24 – 29 – 33 – 4), Background Vocals On (1 – 2 – 11 – 13 – 32 – 36 – 6) . Jimmie Fadden – Autoharp On (4), Harmonica On (11 – 12 – 13 – 14 – 16 – 17 – 18 – 20 – 21 – 25 – 27 – 28 – 29 – 3 – 33 – 36 – 5 – 6 – 7 – 8 – 9), Lead Vocal On (15) . Jimmy Martin – Lead Vocal, Guitar On (1) . John Mceuen – Banjo On (1 – 12 – 13 – 14 – 16 – 17 – 18 – 20 – 22 – 24 – 26 – 27 – 28 – 29 – 3 – 4 – 5 – 7 – 8), Mandolin On (2 – 11 – 32 – 36 – 6), Uncle Dave Macon’S Banjo On (35) . Les Thompson – Background Vocals On (1 – 2 – 2 – 11 – 12 – 13 – 16 – 17 – 32 – 36 – 36 – 4 – 6), Guitar On (7 – 8 – 10 – 11 – 25 – 27 – 28 – 31 – 36), Lead Vocal On (7 – 27), Mandolin On (5 – 1 – 12 – 14 – 15 – 16 – 17 – 18 – 20 – 21 – 22 – 23 – 24 – 26 – 27 – 28 – 29 – 34 – 8 – 9) . Merle Travis – Guitar On (6 – 13 – 19 – 32 – 33 – 36), Lead Vocal On (13 – 33 – 6), Background Vocals On (2) . Mother Maybelle Carter – Lead Vocal On (2 – 32 – 36), Autoharp On (34 – 36), Guitar On (2 – 32) . Norman Blake – Dobro On (15 – 21 – 22 – 26 – 3 – 30 – 4) . Pete Oswald Kirby – Dobro On (2 – 10 – 11 – 25 – 29 – 31 – 32 – 36 – 5 – 9) . Randy Scruggs – Autoharp On (2 – 11 – 5), Background Vocals On (32 – 36 – 4), Guitar On (18 – 23 – 24 – 3 – 37 – 4) . Ray Martin – Guitar On (12 – 14 – 16 – 17 – 24 – 36), Ray Martin – Lead Vocal On (12 – 14 – 16 – 17 – 36), Ray Martin – Background Vocals On (1 – 11 – 12 – 16 – 17 – 36) . Roy Acuff – Lead Vocal On (36 – 11 – 29 – 5 – 9) . Roy Junior Huskey – Bass On (1 – 2 – 10 – 11 – 12 – 13 – 14 – 15 – 16 – 17 – 19 – 20 – 21 – 22 – 23 – 25 – 26 – 27 – 28 – 29 – 3 – 30 – 31 – 32 – 33 – 34 – 36 – 4 – 5 – 6 – 7 – 8 – 9) . Vassar Clements – Fiddle On (1 – 11 – 12 – 14 – 16 – 16 – 17 – 18 – 20 – 21 – 22 – 23 – 24 – 26 – 27 – 28 – 29 – 3 – 30 – 32 – 36 – 5 – 7 – 8 – 9), Lead Guitar On (15) . Alice John Mceuen – Background Vocals On (36) . Atkins – Guitar On (36) . Betty Merle Travis – Background Vocals On (36) . Chet Flippo – Background Vocals On (36) . Fred Cross – Background Vocals On (36) . Gloria Belle – Background Vocals On (36) . Larry Murray – Background Vocals On (36) . Louise Scruggs – Background Vocals On (36) . Martha Flippo – Background Vocals On (36) . Mike Carr – Background Vocals On (36) . Steve Scruggs – Background Vocals On (36) . Timmy Ray Martin – Background Vocals On (36)
Production : Produced By William Mceuen .
Recorded August 1971
Released November 1972 By United Artists
(Source Nitty Gritty Dirt Band – Will The Circle Be Unbroken | Official Site)
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