[Western Music] Bluegrass masterpieces: recommended popular and signature songs
Bluegrass music is an acoustic genre that developed in the United States based on the traditional music of Scotland and Ireland.
Because the pioneering figure Bill Monroe was from Kentucky, the term “bluegrass,” which is both the name of a pasture grass and the state’s nickname, came into use.
It features ensembles centered on acoustic instruments, with the bright, lively sounds of banjo and fiddle being especially characteristic.
In this article, we present a lineup focused on classic songs in the traditional bluegrass style.
It’s a recommended selection even for beginners, so please take this opportunity to check it out.
Playlist
| [Western Music] Bluegrass masterpieces: recommended popular and signature songs | |||
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| show_chart | Title | Playlist | Review |
| 1 | Foggy Mountain BreakdownEarl Scruggs & Friends | play_arrow | In 1949, Mr. Earl Scruggs made/created/played... |
| 2 | I Am A Man Of Constant SorrowSoggy Bottom Boys | play_arrow | Around 1913, a blind musician, Di... |
| 3 | Blue Moon of KentuckyBill Monroe & The Bluegrass Boys | play_arrow | Composed by Bill Monroe in 1946, … |
| 4 | Rocky TopOsborne Brothers | play_arrow | Composed by the Bryants in 1967, O… |
| 5 | Church Street BluesTony Rice | play_arrow | Bob Dylan’s 1969 album… |
| 6 | Black Mountain RagDoc Watson | play_arrow | Known as a blind guitarist and singer, … |
| 7 | Appalachian Mountain GirlAlan Jackson | play_arrow | The second album in 1990, “Here…” |
| 8 | Tortured, Tangled HeartsDixie Chicks | play_arrow | Root music such as country and bluegrass... |
| 9 | Nine Pound HammerTony Rice | play_arrow | Passed away at the age of 69 in December 2020... |
| 10 | I’ll Fly AwayGillian Welch & Alison Krauss | play_arrow | In 1929, Albert E. Bramley sa… |
| 11 | Orange Blossom SpecialThe Charlie Daniels Band | play_arrow | A luxurious passenger train connecting New York and Miami... |
| 12 | Dueling BanjosEric Weissberg & Steve Mandell | play_arrow | 4-string pick banjo and 5-string bluegrass… |
| 13 | Old Mountain DewGrandpa Jones | play_arrow | Mr. Bascom Lamar Lunsford is 1… |
| 14 | Sunny Side Of The MountainJimmy Martin | play_arrow | Lyrics by Dorothy Fields, Jimmy … |
| 15 | JOHN HENRYTHE LILLY BROTHERS | play_arrow | The Lilly Brothers were primarily active from the 1950s... |
| 16 | White House BluesDel McCoury | play_arrow | Active from the 1920s to the early 1930s… |
| 17 | Atlanta Is BurningThe Boys From Indiana | play_arrow | London is burning—no, Atlanta is… |
| 18 | Angel BandThe Stanley Brothers | play_arrow | Originally, it was “My Latest Sun …” |
| 19 | Bringing Mary HomeCountry Gentlemen | play_arrow | Within traditional bluegrass music... |
| 20 | Tennessee 1949Larry Sparks | play_arrow | "Tennessee 1949" is a 198… |
| 21 | I Don’t Believe You’ve Met My BabyThe Louvin Brothers | play_arrow | Ira Lonnie Loudermil… |
| 22 | Poison & WineThe Civil Wars | play_arrow | Vocalist Joy Williams and... |
| 23 | Roll In My Sweet Baby’s ArmsFlatt & Scruggs | play_arrow | An American traditional song. This... |
| 24 | Heard It In A Love SongThe Marshall Tucker Band | play_arrow | The Marshall Tucker … |
| 25 | Fox On The RunEmerson&Waldron | play_arrow | "Fox On The Run" is 196… |
| 26 | Paper AirplaneAlison Krauss & Union Station | play_arrow | Bluegrass & country singer-songwriter… |
| 27 | Wildwood FlowerEmpty Bottle String Band | play_arrow | Originally, The Carter Famil... |
| 28 | Wagon WheelOld Crow Medicine Show | play_arrow | From northeastern New England to North Caroli... |
| 29 | Mr. BojanglesThe Nitty Gritty Dirt Band | play_arrow | Originally a singer-songwriter from the ’60s… |
| 30 | JoleneDolly Parton | play_arrow | American country music ar... |
| 31 | The Wayfaring StrangerHayde | play_arrow | 「The Wayfaring Stran… |
| 32 | Footprints in the SnowMac Wiseman | play_arrow | The Voice with a Hea… |
| 33 | Darlin’ CoreyThe Seldom Scene | play_arrow | The Seldom Scene is a 19… |
| 34 | Little Glass of WineThe Stanley Brothers | play_arrow | The Stanley Brothers… |
| 35 | Swing Low Sweet ChariotWestwood Bluegrass Band | play_arrow | The African American spiritual “Swing L… |
| 36 | The Christian LifeThe Louvin Brothers | play_arrow | In the 1940s, in gospel music, K… |
| 37 | Guitars, CadillacsDwight Yoakam | play_arrow | American country music ar... |
| 38 | Dream of a Miner’s ChildKeith Whitley & Ricky Skaggs | play_arrow | Keith Whitley was an American co… |
| 39 | Only MeRhonda Vincent & The Rage | play_arrow | A bluegrass musician from Missouri in the United States... |
| 40 | Gentle On My MindGlen Campbell | play_arrow | Written by John Hartford… |
| 41 | Fireball MailLonesome River Band | play_arrow | Lonesome River Band is… |
| 42 | AnthonyNickel Creek | play_arrow | Progressive acoustic trio... |
| 43 | You Don’t Seem To Miss MePatty Loveless & George Jones | play_arrow | Also worked on songs by the Dixie Chicks… |
| 44 | Kentucky WaltzPaul Brewster | play_arrow | Paul Brewster is from the state of Tennessee... |
| 45 | Bringing Mary HomeRed Sovine | play_arrow | Chaw mank and Joe Kingst… |
| 46 | You and MeSara Watkins | play_arrow | American singer-songwriter and fi... |
| 47 | Old Rosin the BeauThe 2nd South Carolina String Band | play_arrow | The 2nd South Caroli… |
| 48 | Can the circle be unbrokenThe Carter Family | play_arrow | The Carter Family is, 1… |
| 49 | Where Does Love Come From?Tim O’Brien | play_arrow | Tim O’Brien plays instruments like the guitar and fiddle... |
| 50 | Insult and an ElbowYonder Mountain String Band | play_arrow | Formed in 1998 in the U.S. state of Colorado… |
| 51 | Old Dan TuckerGrandpa Jones | play_arrow | Known as Grandpa Jones… |
| 52 | Little Rosewood CasketReno and Smiley | play_arrow | Reno and Smiley is Don… |
| 53 | Wabash CannonballClaire Lynch | play_arrow | American bluegrass musician… |
| 54 | Down In The Willow GardenDave Evans | play_arrow | 「Down In The Willow … |
| 55 | Soldier’s JoyDoc Watson & David Grisman | play_arrow | American folk music a… |
| 56 | Elvis Presley BluesGillian Welch | play_arrow | An American singer-songwriter... |
| 57 | Eighteen Wheels And A Dozen RosesKathy Mattea | play_arrow | Country music songwriter… |
| 58 | HeartbrokeRicky Skaggs | play_arrow | Guy, a songwriter in Nashville… |
| 59 | Over The EdgeSarah Jarosz | play_arrow | American bluegrass artist, S... |
| 60 | Poor Ellen SmithThe Kossoy Sisters | play_arrow | “Poor Ellen Smith” is … |
| 61 | The Blind Leaving the BlindPunch Brothers | play_arrow | Punch Br… formed in New York |
| 62 | ParadiseJohn Prine | play_arrow | American country music sing… |


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