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MELVIN GOINS AND FRIENDS - I WOULDN'T MISS IT (REB-1797), 2004

Musicians
Melvin Goins: Guitar, Vocals
Billy Rose: Banjo, Vocals
Joe Clark: Mandolin
John Neely: Guitar, Vocals
Danny Cripple: Bass
Michael Cleveland: Fiddle
Guests:
Dave Evans
John Rigsby
Larry Sparks
Paul Williams

Production Credits
Produced by: Melvin Goins
Recorded and Mixed at: River Track Studio, Fort Gay, WV
Engineered by: Otis Lynn Dillon and Robert Maynard
Mixed by: Otis Lynn Dillon
Mastered by: John Eberly at Americana Mastering, Nashville, TN

One of the great first class veterans of traditional Bluegrass, Melvin Goins has been a key part of the scene since his early days with the Lonesome Pine Fiddlers. On this very nicely done 13-song all gospel album he is joined by 3 other Bluegrass legends: Larry Sparks, Dave Evans and Paul Williams (who was an early member of the Lonesome Pine Fiddlers himself). Sparks shines on his two songs, "Shouting On The Hills Of Glory" and "God Holds It All In His Hands", as does Evans on "He Took Your Place" and "Let Me Walk, Lord, By Your Side". Williams sounds equally fine on "Voice Of My Savior" and "The Shut-Ins Prayer". Melvin does an excellent job on the remaining songs, with two Tom & Dixie Hall songs being especially nice ("Light On The Mountain" and "Beautiful River Of Life"). A fine album by one of the unsung heroes of Bluegrass.