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CLIFF WALDRON - THE BEST OF (REB-1124), 1998

Musicians
Cliff Waldron: Guitar, Lead Vocals
Jimmy Arnold: Banjo, Lead Guitar on tracks 2 & 13, Baritone Vocals on tracks 10 & 11
Dave Auldridge: Mandolin, Tenor Vocals
Jack Auldridge: Snare Drum on tracks 5, 7, 12 & 16
Mike Auldridge: Dobro, Baritone Vocals
Ben Eldridge: Banjo
Ron Endicott: Snare Drum on tracks 10 & 11
Ed Ferris: Bass
Ronnie Freeland: Snare Drum on tracks 2, 6, 9, 12 & 14
Gene Johnson: Mandolin, Tenor Vocals on tracks 10 & 11
Curly Lambert: Mandolin, Baritone Vocals on tracks 2 & 12
Tommy Neal: Banjo on tracks 2, 6, 9 & 13
Akira Otsuka: Mandolin on track 15
Arthur Penn: Bass on track 15
Bill Poffinberger: Fiddle
Bill Wheeler: Banjo on track 15
Steve Wilson: Dobro, Baritone Vocal on track 15

Production Credits
Produced by Charles R. Freeland
Recorded at R.D. Homer Associates, Clinton, MD
Engineered by Roy Homer
Remastered by David Glasser at Airshow Mastering, Boulder, CO

Cliff Waldron was the most impressive new Bluegrass singer to emerge in the latter half of the 1960s. He recorded an imaginative, wide-ranging selection of songs, always with top-flight sidemen. Waldron was among the first to transition from the traditional to the more modern Bluegrass sound. "Four Strong Winds", from the Ian and Sylvia folk duo, is an excellent example. "Wash My Face in the Morning Dew" was one of the first recordings by a Bluegrass band of a song with a social message.

Cliff Waldron has been featured on sixteen albums on the Rebel label over the years. This compilation of influential tracks are selections representative of the different band configurations as well as a mix of traditional Bluegrass along with contemporary country and pop songs that were adapted to the Bluegrass format from the first stage of his solo career.