45 Years of Memories

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45 Years Of Memories
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Studio album by
Released2002
Recorded2002
Genre Bluegrass
Progressive bluegrass
Label Pinecastle
Producer Greg Corbett, Tom Riggs
The Country Gentlemen chronology
Complete Vanguard Recordings
(2002)
45 Years Of Memories
(2002)
Songs of the American Spirit
(2004)
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45 Years Of Memories features new recordings of audience favorites by the progressive bluegrass band The Country Gentlemen. Credited to "Charlie Waller & The Country Gentlemen," it features Waller showcases from all eras of band, the earliest song dating from 1961. [1]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The House of the Rising Sun"trad.3:18
2."The Little Grave"Loudermilk2:30
3."Don Quixote" Gordon Lightfoot 2:55
4."Young Fisherwoman"Donald McHan4:18
5."Catfish John"McDill, Reynolds2:31
6."Remembrance of You"Pete Roberts (Pete Kuykendall)3:29
7."Amelia Earhart"Waller3:00
8."City of New Orleans" Steve Goodman 2:54
9."One Morning in May"Bill Keith, Jim Rooney3:11
10."Dark As a Dungeon"Merle Travis3:37
11."Circuit Rider"Drumm, Goble2:29
12."Billy Mcghee the Drummer Boy"Drumm, Goble2:42
13."Travelling Kind"Steve Young3:30

Personnel

The Country Gentlemen

Additional Musicians

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References

  1. 1 2 "45 Years Of Memories Overview". Allmusic . Retrieved 6 May 2011.