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Bluegrass

David and Billie Ray Johnson
Bluegrass Guitarist Billie Ray Johnson (c. 1929–2013) joins son David (b. 1954) on this 1983 instrumental album, which consists of traditional and contemporary bluegrass songs; the artists arranged all of them paying particular homage to the bluegrass styles of Bill Monroe and Earl Scruggs. David was taught to play guitar by his father at a very young age. “By the time I was 4 or 5 years old,” he explains, “I would get [my dad’s] guitar and bang around on it. He started showing me the proper way to make chords. Finally be bought me my own guitar and he started teaching me how to play.” Liner notes include background information about each of the 12 selections.

Track Listing

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Blue Grass Breakdown David and Billie Ray Johnson 03:17
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Sally Goodin' David and Billie Ray Johnson 03:26
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103
Kentucky Waltz David and Billie Ray Johnson 03:45
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104
Billy in the Lowground David and Billie Ray Johnson 02:46
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105
Beaumont Rag David and Billie Ray Johnson 03:09
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106
Earl's Breakdown David and Billie Ray Johnson 02:38
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Grey Eagle David and Billie Ray Johnson 02:54
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202
Back Up and Push David and Billie Ray Johnson 02:42
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203
Rose Conley (Down in the Willow Garden) / Wildwood Flower (medley) David and Billie Ray Johnson 02:59
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204
Fisher's Hornpipe David and Billie Ray Johnson 03:32
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Gold Rush David and Billie Ray Johnson 03:29
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Groundspeed David and Billie Ray Johnson 02:16