Biography

1. LITTLE MAGGIE – FROSTY MOUNTAIN BOYS
2. DEEP ELM BLUES – JIM GREER
3. UNCLE PEN – ERNIE & MACK
4. MARTIN & THE COYS – HYLO BROWN
5. RABBIT IN THE LOG – LOG CABIN BOYS
6. YONDER COMES THE SHERIFF – BOB ENSIGN
7. WHEN IT’S TIME FOR THE WHIPPOORWILL TO SING – JIM GREER
8. CRIPPLE CREEK – FROSTY MOUNTAIN BOYS
9. WHOA, MULE WHOA – J.E. MAINER (featuring Morris Herbert)
10. IF I COULD HEAR MY MOTHER PRAY AGAIN – HYLO BROWN
11. GATHERING FLOWERS FROM THE HILLSIDE – JAMES WALL
12. FOGGY MOUNTAIN TOP – RAYMOND FAIRCHLD
13. TUPELO COUNTY JAIL – RED SMILEY
14. ROLLING IN MY SWEET BABY’S ARMS – FROSTY MOUNTAIN BOYS
15. SHADY GROVE – J.E. MAINER & RED SMILEY
16. DON’T LET YOUR DEAL GO DOWN – JIM GREER
17. BRING A LITTLE WATER SYLVIE – HYLO BROWN
18. BLACK EYED SUSAN – TATER TATE
19. MY CLINCH MOUNTAIN HOME – JAMES WALL
20. WHY DO YOU WONDER – ERNIE & MACK
21. JOHN HARDY – JIM GREER
22. DOWN IN THE WILLOW GARDEN – EARL TAYLOR & JIM McCALL
23. SWEET FERN – HYLO BROWN
24. JOHN HENRY – RED WHITE
25. I WONDER HOW THE OLD FOLKS ARE AT HOME – ERNIE & MACK
26. PALLET ON THE FLOOR – J.E. MAINER ( featuring Morris Herbert)
27. PLANT SOME FLOWERS BY MY GRAVE – RED SMILEY
28. I’LL BE ALL SMILES TONIGHT – HYLO BROWN
29. CHURCH IN THE WILDWOODS – JIM GREER
30. OLD MOUNTAIN DEW – RAYMOND FAIRCHILD

THE LEADER IN CLASSIC BLUEGRASS COLLECTIONS! Continuing with Rural Rhythm’s highly successful POWER PICKS COLLECTION Series comes 30 APPALACHIAN BLUEGRASS CLASSICS – POWER PICKS: Vintage Collection containing 30 authentic performances and beloved timeless classics by many Bluegrass legends and pioneers.

The recent upsurge of interest in bluegrass has reconnected America with its past. Rural Rhythm was foremost among the labels that recorded bluegrass. From its inception in 1955, Rural Rhythm’s founder, Uncle Jim O’Neal, loved traditional music and probably knew as many songs from early times as any folklorist. He would encourage his artists to keep these songs alive, and, as a result, Rural Rhythm is a treasure trove of traditional American music. The old songs tell us so much about the way our ancestors lived and about the way the country has changed since the first settlers arrived.