| Life of Sorrow | ||||
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| Released | 2003 | |||
| Studio | Dawg Studios, Atwell Studios, BayView Studios, Cowboy Arms, Petrucci | |||
| Genre | Bluegrass | |||
| Length | 60:08 | |||
| Label | Acoustic Disc | |||
| Producer | David Grisman | |||
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| The Music Box |  [2] |
Life of Sorrow is an album by American mandolinist David Grisman. He offers a collection of bluegrass songs by Lester Flatt, Ralph Stanley, and others. [1] [3]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "A Life Of Sorrow" (with Nashville Bluegrass Band) | Carter Stanley | 3:20 |
| 2. | "Doin' My Time" (with John Hartford) | Jimmie Skinner | 4:45 |
| 3. | "We Can't Be Darlings Anymore" (with Del McCoury Band) | Lester Flatt, Curly Seckler | 3:03 |
| 4. | "When You And I Were Young Maggie" (with Mac Wiseman) | James Butterfield, George Johnson | 5:14 |
| 5. | "All The Good Times Are Past And Gone" (with Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys) | A.P. Carter | 3:26 |
| 6. | "Tragic Romance" (with Alan O'Bryant) | Grandpa Jones | 3:35 |
| 7. | "Seven Year Blues" (with Mac Wiseman) | Eddie Hill, I. Louvin, C. Louvin | 3:53 |
| 8. | "You're The Girl Of My Dreams" (with Mac Wiseman) | Mac Wiseman | 2:23 |
| 9. | "Unwanted Love" (with Del McCoury Band) | Don Reno, Red Smiley, Fred Swift | 2:56 |
| 10. | "Man Of Constant Sorrow" (with Ralph Stanley) | Carter Stanley | 3:57 |
| 11. | "Tennessee Waltz" (with Del McCoury) | Redd Stewart, Pee Wee King | 3:07 |
| 12. | "Bury Me Under The Weeping Willow" (with Ralph Rinzler) | traditional | 4:21 |
| 13. | "Pretty Saro" (with John Nagy) | traditional | 3:06 |
| 14. | "Cabin Of Love" (with Del McCoury Band) | Birch Monroe | 2:47 |
| 15. | "Farther Along" (with Bryan Bowers) | traditional | 10:06 |
The Stanley Brothers were an American bluegrass duo of singer-songwriters and musicians, made up of brothers Carter Stanley and Ralph Stanley. Ralph and Carter performed as The Stanley Brothers with their band, The Clinch Mountain Boys, from 1946 to 1966. Ralph kept the band name when he continued as a solo artist after Carter's death, from 1967 until his own death in 2016.
Ralph Edmund Stanley was an American bluegrass artist, known for his distinctive singing and banjo playing. He began playing music in 1946, originally with his older brother Carter Stanley as part of The Stanley Brothers, and most often as the leader of his band, The Clinch Mountain Boys. Ralph was also known as Dr. Ralph Stanley.
Old & In the Way was a bluegrass group formed in 1973. It was composed of Peter Rowan, Vassar Clements (fiddle), Jerry Garcia, David Grisman, and John Kahn. When the group was forming, it was intended that John Hartford would be the fiddle player. Based on Hartford's engagements, and Clements' reputational stature in the bluegrass community, Clements became the group's fiddler.
Old & In the Way is the first album by the bluegrass band Old & In the Way. It was recorded 8 October 1973 at the Boarding House in San Francisco by Owsley Stanley and Vickie Babcock utilizing eight microphones mixed live onto a stereo Nagra tape recorder. The caricature album cover was illustrated by Greg Irons. It was, for many years, the top selling bluegrass album of all time. Eventually, however, the soundtrack album for O Brother, Where Art Thou? surpassed its sales.
Franklin Delano Wakefield was an American mandolin player in the bluegrass music style. Wakefield was known for his collaborations with a number of well-known musical artists, including Red Allen, Jimmy Martin, Don Reno, Jerry Garcia, David Grisman, The Stanley Brothers, and the Greenbriar Boys.
Not for Kids Only is an album of children's songs released by Jerry Garcia and David Grisman. Most of the songs come from the Southeast region of the United States. It was released by Acoustic Disc.
Grateful Dawg is the soundtrack to the 2000 film of the same name. It is a collaboration between Jerry Garcia and David Grisman. It was released on the Acoustic Disc record label.
The David Grisman Rounder Record is an album by American musician David Grisman, released in 1976.
Dawg Jazz/Dawg Grass is an album by American musician David Grisman, released in 1983.
Down the Old Plank Road: The Nashville Sessions is a 2002 album by The Chieftains. It is a collaboration between the Irish band and many top country music musicians including Ricky Skaggs, Vince Gill, Lyle Lovett, Martina McBride and Alison Krauss.
Here Today is a bluegrass album by five American musicians David Grisman, Emory Gordy Jr., Herb Pedersen, Jim Buchanan and Vince Gill, released in 1983 on Rounder Records. This was the only album this group recorded and each continued separate careers in bluegrass, newgrass, and country music.
DGQ-20 is a 1996 compilation album by American musician David Grisman, recorded with his group David Grisman Quintet. Spanning the period from 1976 to 1996, this triple-CD set offers 39 songs, 18 of which were not released by Grisman before. Musicians include Tony Rice, Béla Fleck, Sam Bush, Mark O'Connor, Stephane Grappelli and others.
Dawg Duos is a collaborative bluegrass album by David Grisman and 12 different artists, released in 1999. Each of them performs a duo with Grisman on mandolin or mandola. The instruments are as diverse as drums, accordion, autoharp, besides banjo, guitar, string bass, and violin. . This album can be compared with similar effort by Béla Fleck, Double Time, where Grisman performs duo with Fleck on one of the tracks.
Home Is Where the Heart Is is an album by American musician David Grisman released in 1987. After the 1987 jazz album, Svingin' with Svend, this record contains more traditional bluegrass and includes such stars of the genre as Doc Watson, Tony Rice, J.D. Crowe and others.
Bluegrass Reunion is an album by American musician David Grisman released in 1991. For this album of traditional bluegrass, he put together five musicians with whom he cooperated before in some way, especially guitarist Red Allen, who provides his tenor voice for this album.
Hold On, We're Strummin' is an album by American musicians David Grisman and Sam Bush. It features Grisman and Bush on a number of different instruments. They are accompanied by Sam Grisman, members of the David Grisman Quintet, and other guests.
Early Dawg is a live album by American mandolinist David Grisman, released in 1980. With Del McCoury on guitar and vocals, Jerry McCoury on bass, Bill Keith on banjo plus other well-known musicians, Grisman offers a mix of traditional songs, compositions by Bill Monroe and his own contributions, mainly of bluegrass and progressive bluegrass style. These are some of Grisman's earliest solo recordings from March 1966, except track 16 with Frank Wakefield was recorded in June 1973. The album was released on Sugar Hill.
Will the Circle Be Unbroken, Volume III is the 2002 album from The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. This album reached 18 on the US Country chart. Earlier albums in the series include Will the Circle Be Unbroken and Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Volume II.
Songs of Inspiration II is the twenty-first studio album and the second gospel album by American country music group Alabama, released on March 27, 2007. It was their final studio album for the RCA Records label. The album peaked at No. 33 in Billboard 200 album charts., No. on the Christian Album chart and No. 3 on the Country Albums chart.
Before the Dead is an album by Jerry Garcia. It is a compilation of early recordings of Garcia playing folk and bluegrass music with various other musicians. The recordings were made from 1961 to 1964, before Garcia co-founded the rock band the Grateful Dead. Produced as a four-CD box set, and also as a five-LP limited edition box set, it was released on May 11, 2018.
