Songs of the American Spirit
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Songs of the American Spirit is the last studio album by the progressive bluegrass
band Country Gentlemen
. The album was released August 24, 2004, just six days after the death of Charlie Waller.
with
Progressive bluegrass
Progressive bluegrass is one of two major subgenres of bluegrass music. It is also known as newgrass, a term attributed to New Grass Revival member Ebo Walker. Musicians and bands John Hartford, New Grass Revival, J.D. Crowe and the New South, The Dillards, Boone Creek, Country Gazette, and the...
band Country Gentlemen
The Country Gentlemen
The Country Gentlemen were a bluegrass band that originated during the 1950s in the area of Washington, DC, United States, and recorded and toured with various members until the death in 2004 of Charlie Waller, one of the group's founders who in its later years served as the group's "focal point...
. The album was released August 24, 2004, just six days after the death of Charlie Waller.
Track listing
- Fighting Side of Me (Haggard) 03:11
- Be Quiet When Willie Walks By (O'Reilly ) 03
- Between Fire and Water (Care, Marcus, Seiler) 02:14
- Crying in the Chapel (Glenn) 03:04
- Joe (Hall, Hall) 02:35
- A Miner's Life (Dailey) 02:22
- Black Berry Blossom [instrumental] (Traditional) 02:42
- There's a Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere (Darnell, Roberts) 03:06
- My Heart Is On the Mend (Hylton) 02:36
- River of Tears (Dawson) 02:32
- Stay in the Wagon Yard (Jones) 01:26
- The Vision (Waller) 02:53
- Let Me Fly Low (Hall) 02:48
Personnel
- Charlie Waller - guitar, vocals
- Dan Aldridge - mandolin, guitar, vocals
- Greg Corbett - banjo, vocals
- Ronnie Davis - bass, vocals
with
- Gene Libbea -bass
- Greg Luck - violin, bass, guitar
- Rickie Simpkins - mandolin
- Kenny Smith - guitar
- Jaret Carter - Dobro
- Sammy Shelor - banjo, guitar
- Clay Jones - guitar
External links
- http://www.lpdiscography.com/c/Cgentlemen/cgent.htm