Earl Scruggs/Watson/Skaggs - The Three Pickers

Artist:

Scruggs, Earl

Description:

Full performer name: Earl Scruggs/Doc Watson/Ricky Skaggs.
Personnel: Earl Scruggs (vocals, acoustic guitar, banjo); Ricky Skaggs (vocls, acoustic guitar, banjo, mandolin); Doc Watson (vocals, acoustic guitar); Alison Krauss (vocals, fiddle); Gary Sgruggs (vocals, electric bass); Brad Davis, Darrin Vincent, Paul Brewster (acoustic guitar, background vocals); Cody Kilby, Richard Watson (acoustic guitar); John Jorgenson (electric guitar, mandolin, background vocals); Jim Mills (banjo); Rob Ickes (dobro); Glen Duncan (fiddle, background vocals); Andy Leftwich (fiddle).
Recorded live at the R.J. Reynolds Auditorium, Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Includes liner notes by Jim Brown.
THE THREE PICKERS was nominated for the 2004 Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Album. "Pick Along" was nominated for Best Country Instrumental Performance.
This concert recorded for public television is a summit meeting of three of the most legendary bluegrass musicians around. Earl Scruggs pioneered bluegrass banjo technique, Doc Watson was the key bluegrass guitarist of the `60s, and Ricky Skaggs spent the `70s and `80s bringing the tradition into contemporary parlance. Here they tackle a mix of traditional songs and original material, lovingly picked by all three, with a minimum of fuss and plenty of country soul. Singing and picking together, they are the ultimate bluegrass dream team; high lonesome harmonies and earthy-but-flawless instrumental runs are the rule of the day. During sections of the performance, each artist got a solo spot accompanied by his own musicians, but it`s the trio material that`s truly awe-inspiring, displaying the simple majesty that`s at the heart of the best bluegrass.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Feast Here Tonight
2. What Would You Give In Exchange For Your Soul?
3. Spoken Introduction
4. Who Will Sing For Me?
5. Spoken Introduction
6. Soldier`s Joy
7. Walk On Boy
8. Daybreak Blues - (CD only, bonus track)
9. Don`t Let Your Deal Go Down
10. Pick Along
11. Spoken Introduction
12. What Is A Home Without Love?
13. Doin` My Time - (CD only, bonus track)
14. Earl`s Breakdown
15. Storms Are On The Ocean, The
16. Down In The Valley To Pray
17. Banks Of The Ohio, The
18. Ridin` That Midnight Train - (CD only, bonus track)
19. Spoken Introduction
20. Road To Spencer
21. Katy Hill
22. Foggy Mountain Top
23. Roll In My Sweet Baby`s Arms

Album Information

Release Date:

07/15/2003

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Country

Subgenre:

Bluegrass

Label:

Rounder Records

Producer:

Ricky Skaggs; Sarah Cullen

Catalog Number:

610 526

Original Release Year:

2003

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Live

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Guest Artist:

Alison Krauss; Paul Brewster; Glen Duncan; Brad Davis; John Jorgenson; Richard Watson

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