| Bluegrass Hootenanny | ||||
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| Released | 1964 | |||
| Recorded | January 1964, Columbia Recording Studio, Nashville, TN | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Label | United Artists | |||
| Producer | Pappy Daily | |||
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Bluegrass Hootenanny is an album by American country music artists George Jones and Melba Montgomery released in 1964 on the United Artists Records.
Bluegrass Hootenanny was the second duet album by Jones and Montgomery, the first being the bluegrass-tinged What's In Our Heart. As the title implies, this second Jones/Montgomery collection brings this sound into focus, a departure of sorts for Jones, who was known primarily for his hardcore honky tonk sound and soulful ballad singing. The album features several bluegrass interpretations of classic country songs written by Bill Monroe, Lester Flatt, and Hank Williams. Jones co-wrote two songs with Johnny Mathis, the rollicking "Jump In The Mississippi" and the plaintive "I'd Dreamed My Baby Came Home", while "Will There Ever Be Another" and "I'll Be There To Welcome You Home" were co-written by Montgomery. The album was a hit, reaching number 12 on the country album chart, although not quite as successful as What's In Our Heart had been, which had risen to number three.
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